Missoula County Commissioners unanimously approved the release of $50,000 for the county attorney's office to pursue a declaratory judgment against the U..S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.
In the past few weeks, Missoula has experienced a spike in violent crimes, from the shooting of a police officer, to home invasions, to burglaries, to armed robberies of motels and convenience stores, even a coffee kiosk.
Missoula police are investigating an armed robbery at a coffee stand on Southwest Higgins that occurred Sunday morning, January 26, at approximately 11 a.m.
Three men walking home after buying beer at a convenience store were attacked and beaten early Saturday morning, January 18, leaving one man seriously injured.
UPDATE 6:00 p.m. Monday, January 6
After Missoula police investigated the shooting incident on Cooley Street early Monday morning, they determined that the victim shot himself.
A Deer Lodge man, Birch Bergeson, 25, appeared in Missoula Justice Court on Monday, January 6, charged with starting a fire that damaged the Missoula Senior Citizen Center on April 12, 2013.
Missoula police are investigating a home invasion robbery that was reported at about 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, December 29, in the 1800 block of Wyoming Street.