sex crimes

The Missoula County Attorney’s Office filed 20 new criminal complaints this week.

37 year-old Samuel Fawcett, a former school resource officer in Stevensville, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with sex crimes involving a minor child.

Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst has released her office’s 2016 annual report, containing an increase in the number of crimes reported in 2015.

Some Evacuees of Roaring Lion Fire allowed to return home.

In Missoula, two men are in jail on sex crime charges, one involving a five year-old child. Both are in jail on over $100,000 bond.

Missoula area law enforcement received active school shooter training on Friday in Potomac.

Two men, Lance Ring and William Russell both appeared in Missoula Justice Court on Friday charged with unrelated sex crimes.

Late in December of 2013, the Montana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force spread a net for individuals who expressed interest in having sex with a 12 year-old girl.

32 year-old Todd Leichliter appeared in justice court via video from the Missoula County Jail on Tuesday afternoon charged with felony sexual abuse of children.

Cole Francisco, dubbed 'the Lolo Flasher' entered a plea of not guilty in Missoula District Court on Tuesday morning.