Missoula Police

With Christmas just days away and the New Year approaching, the Missoula Police Department told KGVO on Wednesday morning that extra patrols will be out looking for impaired drivers.

Missoula police report that an elderly man was found dead early Thursday morning at the Spruce Street Mountain Line Transfer Station.

One pre-release suspect is still at large after an escape in Missoula.

The male was known to the officer from several previous professional interactions.

He admitted to being a meth user and made a comment that he may have used meth earlier in the day.

Lifesaving measures were unsuccessful and the woman succumbed to her injuries.

Missoula police officers were called to the downtown area twice on Sunday evening for reports of shots having been fired.

50 year-old Larry Denison is in the Missoula County Jail charged with three felonies and several misdemeanor and moving offenses after a traffic stop initiated by the Montana Highway Patrol on Friday evening.

Acting Missoula Police Chief Mike Colyer addressed reporters on Tuesday to provide as much information as possible about what really happened on the morning of February 12 when a police officer believed he was under fire which resulted in a large scale response.

21 year-old Taylor Bogard is in the Missoula County Jail after allegedly attempting to elude a police officer in his vehicle and then on foot early Saturday morning.