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Australian fugitive shot dead by police after seven-month manhunt

Australian fugitive shot dead by police after seven-month manhunt

Australian police said Monday they shot a fugitive wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country's most-wanted criminals. Desmond Freeman fled into dense bushland in August last year after shooting and killing two police officers who came to search his

Broadwater County announces new interim sheriff following leadership change

Broadwater County announces new interim sheriff following leadership change

BROADWATER COUNTY, Mont. — Broadwater County has a new interim sheriff following a leadership transition at the Sheriff's Office. According to Sheriff Mark. W. Wood, Sheriff Rauser stepped back from his duties as sheriff on March 23. Mark W. Wood has assumed full responsibility for operations of the Sheriff&

Lawmaker: Biometrics ban would put law enforcement back in the Stone Age

(The Center Square) – An Illinois state lawmaker says a proposal to ban law enforcement from using biometric information systems would put crime-fighting efforts back in the Stone Age. House Bill 5521 prohibits the use of biometric tools like facial recognition technology or identifiers like finger prints, voice prints and

Manhattan High School sent into lockdown by swatting incident, second in the state that day

MANHATTAN, Mont. – A fraudulent phone call sent Manhattan High School into lockdown on Thursday. Local police believe the call was a swatting incident, one of many in the region identified in the last month. Swatting is when a “deliberately false call” is made with the goal of prompting a significant

Polson fire crews contain rooftop bench fire

Polson fire crews contain rooftop bench fire

POLSON, Mont. — A small fire on a commercial building's rooftop was quickly put out by local firefighters with no injuries reported. The City of Polson Fire Department responded to a report of a possible building fire on 3rd Avenue West near the Cove around 9:00 a.m.

Manhattan High School locked down due to 'swatting incident'

Manhattan High School was placed on lockdown due to what the police department called a "swatting" incident. "At approximately 12:42 p.m. today, the Manhattan Police Department received a report of a disturbance at Manhattan High School in Manhattan, Montana. Officers responded immediately," reads a

Multiple agencies defeat Central Park Fire near Manhattan

The Central Park Fire scorched about 6 acres on private land near Interstate 90 mile marker 292, and its cause was undetermined as of Wednesday, according to the National Interagency Wildfire Enterprise Geospatial Portal. After 30 hours of firefighting, Manhattan Volunteer Fire Department finished mopping up operations there on Saturday