The Montana Department of Justice makes it easy for you to check your neighborhood for registered violent and/or sexual offenders. These search tools need to be used properly, but information is the most valuable tool.
On Friday afternoon, the Bozeman Police Department sent out a press release regarding a sexual assault that occurred at a Bozeman area hotel earlier in the day.
The investigation is ongoing and Sheriff Gootkin can only comment on the information covered in the Affidavit of Probable Cause, which is public information.
I recently found a USA Today story ranking all 50 states and was surprised on where Montana is ranked. I personally love Montana and always feel safe. I was surprised to read that Montana was just below the national average on violent crime which overall dropped by 3% nationally from last year...