Category Archives: Crime

GFPD, other agencies conduct sex offender compliance check

Area law enforcement agencies conducted their annual sex offender compliance operation May 16-17. Officers from the Great Falls Police Department, Cascade County Sheriff’s  Office, U.S. Marshals Service, Montana Department of Corrections-Adult Probation and Parole and the Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigations worked in small teams to contact every registered sexual offender living in Cascade County to ensure

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Great Falls man sentenced for fentanyl trafficking

A Great Falls man who admitted to trafficking fentanyl in the community was sentenced in federal court on May 24 to 30 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kevin Clarence Bell, 45, pleaded guilty in January to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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North Dakota man sentenced for trafficking fentanyl in Great Falls

A North Dakota man who admitted to trafficking fentanyl in Great Falls after law enforcement found hundreds of fentanyl pills and a loaded firearm in a vehicle he was driving, was sentenced May 17 to five years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kelly Sterling Wait,

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Vandals targeting trees in city parks

Vandalism is an ongoing issue for Great Falls Park and Recreation. The worst damage is typically in the springtime, according to Park and Rec, in the form of damage to restrooms, playgrounds, trees and graffiti. The vandalism costs the Park and Rec department thousands of dollars annually. Recently, vandals have damaged more than 40 trees, with some being memorial trees,

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CCSO releases autopsy results for infant’s death

Sheriff Jesse Slaughter said on April 25 that an autopsy was conducted to determine the cause and manner of death of Ezekiel Contreras, a two-month-old infant. Slaughter said that the autopsy determined that the cause of death was blunt force injuries and the manner of death was homicide. The Great Falls Police Department is investigating the infant’s death and the

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