Montana State Crime Lab

A Missoula Police Department Officer was dispatched to WinCo for a report of theft.

A Missoula Police Department officer was dispatched to a reported hazard at the intersection of Russell St. and Broadway St.

A Missoula Police Department Officer was dispatched to Ernest Avenue for a report of suspicious activity.

A Missoula Police Department Officer was contacted by Montana Probation and Parole regarding a request for assistance.

Lake County Sheriff Don Bell released details on Thursday afternoon of a suspected homicide that occurred near Ronan on October 8.

The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the discovery of a body near the old Smurfitt-Stone Mill near Frenchtown at about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.

35 year-old Aaron Thiel of Ronan was struck by a vehicle late Friday night after standing in the middle of the road and allegedly waving a rifle at a person in traffic.

Last Thursday, a gathering of law enforcement officials in Missoula laid out the goals and successes of a program called the ‘Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative’ to fight crime in Missoula County.

On February 23, KGVO reported that Derek Thrush, a former chemist at the Montana State Crime Lab in Missoula, had allegedly stolen samples of methamphetamine for his own use.

The bones recovered form a shed in Missoula that were being investigated as possibly belong to three missing children from Michigan, have now been confirmed as ‘historical’.