Public records, reported plainly.
Red Lodge-area blotter coverage, Carbon County arrest resources, jail links, and public safety reporting for the Beartooth foothills and surrounding communities.
The agency responded to the following incidents: 03:34 – Disturbing the Peace at 300 BLOCK OAKES AVENUE NORTH
The agency responded to the following incidents: 17:19 – DUI at LADVALA ROAD & WILLOW CREEK ROAD // Historical Perspective: Montana's alcohol enforcement history is unusual: the state stepped back from Prohibition enforcement in 1926, and impaired driving was often treated as a 'folk crime' until stricter 1983 reforms reshaped DUI law.
The agency responded to the following incidents: 13:53 – Disturbing the Peace at 000 BLOCK BROADWAY AVENUE NORTH // Historical Perspective: Public-order enforcement in Montana developed partly in reaction to the 1863-1864 Vigilante era, and the arrival of Territorial judges such as Hezekiah Hosmer helped move those disputes from vigilante action into formal courts.
The agency responded to the following incidents: 14:55 – Theft/Larceny at 200 BLOCK WEST FRONT AVENUE 01:29 – DUI at FAREWELL ROAD & U S 212E // Historical Perspective: Montana's alcohol enforcement history is unusual: the state stepped back from Prohibition enforcement in 1926, and impaired driving was often treated as a 'folk crime' until stricter 1983 reforms reshaped DUI law.
The agency responded to the following incidents: 18:14 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 900 BLOCK BROADWAY AVENUE NORTH // Historical Perspective: Montana's alcohol enforcement history is unusual: the state stepped back from Prohibition enforcement in 1926, and impaired driving was often treated as a 'folk crime' until stricter 1983 reforms reshaped DUI law.
The agency responded to the following incidents: 21:12 – DUI at 2500 BLOCK BROADWAY AVE N // Historical Perspective: Montana's alcohol enforcement history is unusual: the state stepped back from Prohibition enforcement in 1926, and impaired driving was often treated as a 'folk crime' until stricter 1983 reforms reshaped DUI law.
The agency responded to the following incidents: 00:29 – DUI at 7TH STREET E & PLATT AVENUE N // Historical Perspective: Montana's alcohol enforcement history is unusual: the state stepped back from Prohibition enforcement in 1926, and impaired driving was often treated as a 'folk crime' until stricter 1983 reforms reshaped DUI law.
The agency responded to the following incidents: 14:23 – DUI at MM100 U S 212E // Historical Perspective: Montana's alcohol enforcement history is unusual: the state stepped back from Prohibition enforcement in 1926, and impaired driving was often treated as a 'folk crime' until stricter 1983 reforms reshaped DUI law.
The agency responded to the following incidents: 23:18 – DUI at 19TH STREET W & BROADWAY AVENUE S // Historical Perspective: Montana's alcohol enforcement history is unusual: the state stepped back from Prohibition enforcement in 1926, and impaired driving was often treated as a 'folk crime' until stricter 1983 reforms reshaped DUI law.
The agency responded to the following incidents: 15:34 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 000 BLOCK PLATT AVENUE SOUTH 23:15 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 1000 BLOCK COUTTS AVENUE // Historical Perspective: Montana's alcohol enforcement history is unusual: the state stepped back from Prohibition enforcement in 1926, and impaired driving was often treated as a 'folk crime' until stricter 1983 reforms reshaped DUI law.
Carbon County covers Red Lodge, Bridger, Joliet, and the Beartooth foothills in south-central Montana. The Carbon County Sheriff's Office works with Red Lodge Police and nearby local agencies across a region that blends rural highway traffic, tourism, and mountain recreation. Montana Blotter already carries a small amount of Carbon County activity through CrimeMapping-connected agency coverage, and this county page creates a stable landing point as that archive grows.
Carbon County is a strategic second-tier county because Red Lodge and the broader mountain corridor create strong branded search intent even before the archive gets deep.
This page is built to answer Carbon County blotter, Red Lodge arrest, and jail-resource searches first, then grow into a larger county archive over time.
High-intent searches this page serves
Freshness
04/17/26
Latest indexed county report date visible on this page.
Methodology
Red Lodge-led county page with detention follow-up
Montana Blotter uses this page as the Carbon County hub for Red Lodge and nearby communities, then routes readers into detention tools, neighboring county pages, and city-level follow-up where available.
Source methods
Best next clicks
Arrests, warrants, jail roster, recent reports
Use the linked modules below to move deeper into the county record set.
These reference pages answer broader search questions, then route readers back into Carbon County reports, warrants, arrests, and jail resources.
Blotter guide
How to find Montana police blotters
A statewide blotter guide that routes readers back into Carbon County and city-level archives.
County guide
Best Montana county guide pages
Compare Carbon County with the strongest county hubs across Montana.
Warrant guide
How to find Montana warrants
Use the statewide warrant guide, then drop back into Carbon County warrant resources.
Arrest guide
How to find Montana arrest records
A practical statewide guide for readers starting from Carbon County arrest intent.
Roster guide
How to find Montana jail rosters
Detention lookup guidance that complements the Carbon County jail workflow.
Annual roundup
Montana year-in-review roundup pages
Use year-level roundups to compare which counties and incident patterns are gaining the most attention statewide.
These are the newest source-linked incidents currently surfaced for Carbon County. Use them to move into recent reports and individual record pages.
[redacted home address] North
Ladvala Road & Willow Creek Road
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Farewell Road & U S 212E
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[redacted home address] N
7Th Street E & Platt Avenue N
Arrest records in Carbon County are public documents under Montana's public records laws. There are several ways to access them:
Active arrest warrants and bench warrants in Carbon County are public records. You can search for them through the Montana Judicial Branch Public Access Portal — select "Warrants" under the defendant search drop-down. You can also call the Carbon County Sheriff's Office at 406-446-1234 to inquire about active warrants.