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  • Ninety-nine percent of 2021 missing indigenous persons cases found: MTDOJ data

    Emilee Cantrell, MT Department of Justice Press Secretary|Jul 27, 2022

    Montana law enforcement agencies reported 650 missing indigenous persons cases last year and as of May 30 just one percent of those cases are still active, new data from the Montana Department of Justice show. The majority of individuals – 396 – reported missing were located within two days and 32 were not found within 2021. Of those, 25 have been accounted for during 2022. Indigenous persons cases made up 30.7 percent of the total 2,114 missing person cases Montana law enforcement agencies entered into the FBI’s National Crime Infor...

  • Attorney General Knudsen warns Montana ranchers of cattle feed scams

    Emilee Cantrell, MT Department of Justice Press Secretary|Apr 27, 2022

    Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is warning Montanans of a scams that could be impacting many Montana ranchers. One investigation is still ongoing, but the Office of Consumer Protection estimates that a Canadian company has stolen up to $5 million from Montanans after receiving payments but never delivering the promised product – and other criminals may be conducting similar scams. The company, New Way Ag, promised grain hay, barley straw, and wheat straw at low prices to quickly make sales, collected payments, and then never d...

  • Attorney General Knudsen Announces Powerful New Tool to Help Fight Crime in Montana

    Emilee Cantrell, MT Department of Justice Press Secretary|Nov 17, 2021

    The Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) will soon begin using a new, state-of-the-art 3D laser scanner to assist in crime scene investigations and fight increased crime in our state, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. The evidence collected by the scanner will also be a powerful tool for prosecutors during trial as they work to put criminals behind bars. The Leica RTC360 scanner will improve measuring accuracy, save time, and allow investigators...