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Montana Weekly Crime Roundup: Flathead, Missoula, and Yellowstone Led Activity Through March 8, 2026

Montana Blotter reviewed 386 public safety records from March 2, 2026 through March 8, 2026. Flathead, Missoula, and Yellowstone generated the most visible county-level activity this week.

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Filtered: Red Lodge Police Department
Confidence Key High confidence clean source data, strong provenance, low duplicate risk Medium confidence some gaps, but still structurally reliable Limited confidence thin parsing or uncertain source quality Source tag where the record came from

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◆ Police High confidence CrimeMapping
02/27/26 ·Carbon Co.

Daily Police Activity Report - Red Lodge Police Department

Red Lodge Police Department

The Red Lodge Police Department responded to 1 incident(s). Below is a full log:

9:01 AM – Assault at 000 BLOCK 8TH STREET WEST (Assault Purposely Or Knowingly Causing Reasonable Apprehension Of Bodily Injury)

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Gallatin County · 02/18/26

HANG UP

High confidence

DRIVEWAY and 911

6 timeline steps Active timeline CFS CFS26-024460

Montana Blotter captured 5 follow-up log entries after the initial record.

Gallatin County · 02/18/26

DR SUSPICIOUS

High confidence

MEADOW VILLAGE

25 timeline steps Active timeline CFS CFS26-024375

Montana Blotter captured 24 follow-up log entries after the initial record.

Gallatin County · 02/18/26

and SUSPICIOUS

High confidence

ELDORADO LN

6 timeline steps Active timeline CFS CFS26-024321

Montana Blotter captured 5 follow-up log entries after the initial record.

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