Articles with the Tag: Crime
HELENA – A man serving a 50-year sentence for the May 27, 2006 kidnapping of an 18-year old Whitefish woman at a Bigfork festival has again asked the Montana Supreme court to reconsider his case, this time saying that a 2013 ruling by the high court in another matter opens up a way to overturn his conv...
POLSON – A Ronan man accused of killing his brother in June 2014 spent last week mulling a 40-year sentence proposed by Lake County District Judge James Manley on March 18. Manley said Harry Lozeau, 54, has a chance to reject the sentence and go to trial after he agreed to a plea bargain...
POLSON — A Ronan man denied charges that he had swindled nearly $180,000 from two men while acting as a livestock broker in 2013. On Thursday, Andrew Jackson, 29, pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of deceptive practices in Judge Deborah Kim Christopher’s Lake County District Court. ...
POLSON — Corey Robert Franklin of Lakeside was charged with felony theft in district court Feb. 13 for his alleged part in the heist of an automated teller machine from Community Bank. Franklin’s record shows he has a previous conviction for burglary and was on probation in Kalispell. ...
One suspect is in custody for an alleged automated teller machine theft from Community Bank in Polson on Jan. 30. Cory Robert Franklin, 32, Lakeside, was arrested and is being held at the Flathead County Detention Center on unrelated charges, including an alleged violation of probation and parole. F...
RONAN – Community members in Ronan put their arms together and swayed as one to the tune of “Lean on Me” as part of a commitment to be more compassionate toward others last week, after hearing a presentation called “Rachel’s Challenge” from a man who lost his sister and fr...
POLSON — Thieves removed the automated teller machine from the front entrance of Community Bank in Polson early Friday morning. The theft was discovered at approximately 6 a.m. when Polson Police officers and Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an intrusion alarm. Security video revealed ...
News from the Internal Revenue Service Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain near the top of the annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for the 2015 filing season, according to the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS has seen a surge of these phon...
POLSON — Arraignment for James Wilson Allen, 39, was delayed for a second time on Jan. 28, and set for Feb. 4. Allen is accused of shooting at an off-duty police officer that had to duck and roll in order to avoid being hit by bullets on Jan. 20. Deputy County Attorney James Lapotka r...
POLSON – A Ronan man pled guilty Wednesday, Jan. 28 to negligent homicide, charges resulting from an Oct. 22, 2014, shooting death of a 3-year-old. Galen Hawk, 26, kept his eyes downcast and answered in one word answers of “yes” to questions posed by his defense attorney about the ...
