CRIME & SAFETY
Missing Missoula woman found
MISSOULA, Mont. — Update: Missoula Police reports Hazel Evans was found at 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening. The Montana Department of Justice issued a Missing Endangered Person Advisory for Hazel Evans, who was last seen April 23. Evans is a 5-foot-5, 33-year-old white female, who weighs 115 pounds, with...
Missoula police share more details on South 4th St. W incident
MISSOULA, Mont. - Monday morning, Missoula police shared an update on the warrant arrest of 46-year-old Seneca Wiley that happened Friday. The City of Missoula Police Department said their officers contacted Wiley around 8:00 pm on South 4th Street West, and the situation quickly escalated. With Wiley not cooperating with...
Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services searching for teen girl
MISSOULA, Mont. — Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services is attempting to locate a 16-year-old girl. Jasmine Juneau was last seen Friday. She is described as 5’6”, 110 pounds, with black hair and black eyes. She was last seen wearing a black coat, blue jeans, and Vans shoes. If...
Man charged with attempted homicide appears in court
MISSOULA, Mont. — A man arrested in connection to an attempted deliberate homicide in the Bonner area made his initial court appearance Monday morning. Damon Brent Piedalue, 35, appeared from the Missoula County Detention Facility and pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of attempted deliberate homicide. Piedalue had...
Off-duty firefighter saves runner who collapsed in Missoula Riverbank Run
MISSOULA, Mont. — The 52nd annual YMCA Riverbank Run was shaping up to be a fun event for a good cause. An estimated 2,600 runners took to the sidewalks in three different races. However, one runner is lucky to be alive. During the third race, bystanders began to call...
UM lifts active shooter lockdown, UMPD chief is confident threat is "a hoax"
At 8:33 p.m., a heavily armed police presence arrived on campus to respond to an active shooter threat that has now been deemed a hoax by University of Montana police. The University of Montana Police Department Chief Brad Giffin said a person called 911 threatening to commit a shooting in Aber Hall. Giffin said "gunfire could be heard in the background" in the call.
UM receives calls threatening violence
MISSOULA, Mont. — The University of Montana is no longer in "safe mode" and is returning to normal operations after receiving threats of violence. UMPD and Missoula Law enforcement searched the campus and found nothing to substantiate a threat. Around 9:50 p.m. Sunday night two calls were placed into...
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