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Billings-area police blotter coverage, Yellowstone County arrest records, jail roster links, warrant resources, and recent public safety reports for the county's busiest search market.

Recent Activity Reports

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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 05:46 – Robbery at 2600 BLK 6TH AVE N 06:10 – Disturbing the Peace at 200 BLK WESTCHESTER SQ N 09:31 – Fraud at 700 BLK MAIN ST 09:45 – Fraud at 0 BLK S CRESTWOOD DR 11:23 – Fraud at 200 BLK TAM OSHANTER RD 11:27 – Assault at 4800 BLK KING AVE E 11:34 – Vandalism at 1200 BLK GOVERNORS BLVD 11:49 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 1400 BLK GOVERNORS BLVD 12:17 – Weapons Violation at GRAND AVE & 2ND ST W 12:44 – Fraud at 1500 BLK GRAND AVE 13:53 – DUI at 1500 BLK 1ST AVE N 14:39 – Fraud at 100 BLK REGAL ST 15:24 – Assault at 2800 BLK 1ST AVE N 15:36 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 1ST ST W & AVENUE B 17:06 – Vandalism at 0 BLK ORCHARD LN 17:58 – Assault at 1800 BLK BENCH BLVD 19:01 – Vandalism at 700 BLK CUSTER AVE 20:00 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at STATE AVE & VAN BUREN ST 02:09 – DUI at MAIN ST & E AIRPORT RD // Historical Perspective: Fraud and public-integrity cases in Montana are often read against the Copper Kings era, when mining money distorted state politics and helped produce the 1912 Corrupt Practices Act.

04/07/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 07:58 – Vandalism at 3200 BLK GRANGER AVE E 09:25 – Assault at 1300 BLK LEWIS AVE 09:59 – Fraud at 2000 BLK CLUBHOUSE WAY 10:58 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 400 BLK N 30TH ST 11:27 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at ST JOHNS AVE & 34TH ST W 11:40 – Assault at 3000 BLK 1ST AVE S 12:47 – Vandalism at 2900 BLK 1ST AVE S 12:55 – Fraud at 3000 BLK MACTAVISH CIR 14:54 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 1200 BLK 30TH ST W 15:08 – Fraud at 3500 BLK CENTRAL AVE 15:50 – Burglary at 1200 BLK CRIST DR 17:03 – DUI at KING AVE W & LAUREL RD 17:38 – Fraud at 300 BLK JEFFERSON ST 22:30 – Weapons Violation at E AIRPORT RD & RIMTOP DR 23:45 – Disturbing the Peace at 0 BLK 6TH ST W // Historical Perspective: Fraud and public-integrity cases in Montana are often read against the Copper Kings era, when mining money distorted state politics and helped produce the 1912 Corrupt Practices Act.

04/06/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 07:33 – Fraud at 900 BLK N 24TH ST 08:02 – DUI at 2000 BLK 24TH ST W 08:43 – Burglary at 100 BLK BURLINGTON AVE 10:04 – Disturbing the Peace at 19TH ST W & ALDERSON AVE 13:57 – Disturbing the Peace at 1900 BLK ALDERSON AVE 19:12 – Sex Crime at 200 BLK N BROADWAY 20:49 – DUI at GRAND AVE & 19TH ST W // Historical Perspective: Fraud and public-integrity cases in Montana are often read against the Copper Kings era, when mining money distorted state politics and helped produce the 1912 Corrupt Practices Act.

04/05/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 03:39 – Disturbing the Peace at 3800 BLK SLALOM DR 04:43 – Disturbing the Peace at 3200 BLK ROSEBUD DR 08:18 – Vandalism at 600 BLK N 16TH ST 09:11 – Fraud at 800 BLK GOVERNORS BLVD 09:35 – Weapons Violation at 2000 BLK 24TH ST W 10:00 – Burglary at 0 BLK PARKSIDE DR 11:09 – Burglary at 0 BLK FLORINE LN 12:12 – Vandalism at 2700 BLK KING AVE W 12:18 – Weapons Violation at 200 BLK S 37TH ST 17:57 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 1400 BLK RIMROCK RD 18:21 – Fraud at 3300 BLK 1ST AVE N 18:36 – DUI at RIMROCK RD & ZIMMERMAN TRL 19:09 – Burglary at 0 BLK JUBILEE ST 20:57 – Burglary at 5700 BLK BOBBY JONES BLVD 22:21 – DUI at N 31ST ST & 6TH AVE N 23:57 – Vandalism at 1300 BLK MAIN ST 01:17 – Sex Crime at 600 BLK MAIN ST // Historical Perspective: Fraud and public-integrity cases in Montana are often read against the Copper Kings era, when mining money distorted state politics and helped produce the 1912 Corrupt Practices Act.

04/04/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 00:13 – Weapons Violation at 700 BLK N 30TH ST

04/04/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 07:09 – Weapons Violation at 400 BLK GRAND AVE 08:18 – Fraud at 1100 BLK TERRY AVE 12:17 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 900 BLK BARRETT RD 12:19 – Weapons Violation at 2000 BLK 6TH AVE N 12:19 – Weapons Violation at 900 BLK N 19TH ST 12:31 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 900 BLK BARRETT RD 12:39 – Fraud at 200 BLK LEWIS AVE 12:52 – Vandalism at 4100 BLK MITCHELL AVE 13:09 – Burglary at 800 BLK N 18TH ST 13:13 – Fraud at 100 BLK REGAL ST 15:53 – Burglary at 1600 BLK KELBY DR 16:08 – Burglary at 500 BLK S 24TH ST W 17:01 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 1000 BLK ALDERSON AVE 19:47 – DUI at N 13TH ST & 1ST AVE N 21:54 – Disturbing the Peace at 900 BLK N 31ST ST 23:28 – DUI at GRAND AVE & 54TH ST W 23:43 – Weapons Violation at 1500 BLK RANCHO VISTA AVE 00:45 – Sex Crime at 300 BLK BOHL AVE // Historical Perspective: Fraud and public-integrity cases in Montana are often read against the Copper Kings era, when mining money distorted state politics and helped produce the 1912 Corrupt Practices Act.

04/02/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 09:30 – Fraud at 1100 BLK CUSTER AVE 09:52 – Vandalism at 2600 BLK PHYLLIS LN 10:10 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 900 BLK BARRETT RD 10:18 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 900 BLK BARRETT RD 10:20 – Weapons Violation at 800 BLK N 24TH ST 10:33 – Fraud at 1200 BLK MULLOWNEY LN 10:36 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at MAIN ST & HILLTOP RD 11:13 – Vandalism at 1200 BLK LAKE ELMO DR 11:18 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 1700 BLK HIGH SIERRA BLVD 12:15 – DUI at GABEL RD & S 32ND ST W 16:14 – DUI at MAIN ST & E AIRPORT RD 16:18 – Fraud at 4200 BLK ARDEN AVE 16:21 – Fraud at 3300 BLK STONEWALL LN 16:40 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 500 BLK CUSTER AVE 17:32 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at WICKS LN & KELBY DR 19:16 – DUI at KING AVE E & SOUTHGATE DR 22:39 – DUI at 3900 BLK KING AVE W 23:14 – Burglary at 0 BLK E ALMADIN LN 02:35 – Burglary at 1500 BLK GRAND AVE // Historical Perspective: Fraud and public-integrity cases in Montana are often read against the Copper Kings era, when mining money distorted state politics and helped produce the 1912 Corrupt Practices Act.

04/01/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 04:21 – Disturbing the Peace at 600 BLK S 44TH ST W 11:07 – DUI at SHILOH RD & GRAND AVE 11:15 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 1700 BLK HIGH SIERRA BLVD 12:23 – Fraud at 800 BLK MOSSMAN DR 12:51 – Fraud at 400 BLK LAKE ELMO DR 14:54 – Vandalism at 600 BLK N 27TH ST 16:19 – DUI at KING AVE W & S 20TH ST W 16:20 – Fraud at 1200 BLK CLARK AVE 19:21 – Vandalism at 6TH AVE N & N 15TH ST 19:32 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 6TH AVE N & N BROADWAY 20:38 – Weapons Violation at 700 BLK COOK AVE 01:43 – Vandalism at 2600 BLK PHYLLIS LN // Historical Perspective: Fraud and public-integrity cases in Montana are often read against the Copper Kings era, when mining money distorted state politics and helped produce the 1912 Corrupt Practices Act.

03/31/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 04:28 – Disturbing the Peace at 300 BLK S 31ST ST 05:17 – Vandalism at 4100 BLK MITCHELL AVE 08:20 – Disturbing the Peace at 1400 BLK MAIN ST 08:30 – DUI at 24TH ST W & GRAND AVE 08:36 – Vandalism at 800 BLK N 17TH ST 09:01 – Vandalism at 2900 BLK MONTANA AVE 09:50 – Fraud at 900 BLK NORTH FORK TRL 13:10 – Burglary at 1100 BLK BROADWATER AVE 14:12 – Vandalism at MONTANA AVE & N 22ND ST 14:19 – Vandalism at 100 BLK N 24TH ST 14:29 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 2100 BLK 11TH AVE N 16:36 – Assault at 2000 BLK OVERLAND AVE 16:54 – Burglary at 2300 BLK YELLOWSTONE AVE 18:14 – Burglary at 300 BLK S 28TH ST 18:57 – Vandalism at 900 BLK KINGSTON AVE 01:03 – Assault at 100 BLK CALHOUN LN // Historical Perspective: Fraud and public-integrity cases in Montana are often read against the Copper Kings era, when mining money distorted state politics and helped produce the 1912 Corrupt Practices Act.

03/30/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 04:25 – Vandalism at MAIN ST & WICKS LN 10:11 – DUI at RIMROCK RD & JAMES ST 10:13 – Vandalism at 400 BLK S 25TH ST 11:28 – Vandalism at 1100 BLK N 22ND ST 11:31 – Disturbing the Peace at 3900 BLK 3RD AVE S 12:07 – Burglary at 2900 BLK CANYON DR 13:58 – Vandalism at 800 BLK S 28TH ST 14:50 – Weapons Violation at 2500 BLK YELLOWSTONE AVE 15:08 – Vandalism at 3300 BLK CANYON DR 15:43 – Weapons Violation at 3000 BLK ROSEBUD DR 16:36 – Robbery at 4TH AVE N & N 19TH ST 18:41 – Disturbing the Peace at 1000 BLK HOWARD AVE 18:54 – Vandalism at 800 BLK SHILOH CROSSING BLVD 19:33 – DUI at SIMPSON ST & MOORE LN 21:56 – Disturbing the Peace at LAREDO PL & RIMROCK RD 22:22 – Disturbing the Peace at N 25TH ST & 8TH AVE N 23:35 – Assault at 1500 BLK CENTRAL AVE 00:18 – Disturbing the Peace at 1200 BLK N 26TH ST 02:13 – Sex Crime at 1200 BLK LAKE ELMO DR // 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.

03/29/26
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About Yellowstone County Law Enforcement

Yellowstone County is Montana's most populous county, home to Billings — the state's largest city. Law enforcement is handled by the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office, the Billings Police Department, and the Laurel Police Department, among others. The county seat, Billings, sits at the junction of Interstate 90 and I-94, making it a key transit corridor that law enforcement monitors closely for drug trafficking and vehicle crime. The Yellowstone County Detention Facility is located in Billings and publishes a live inmate roster online. The county also operates a dedicated cold case unit.

This page is designed to answer the searches people actually make around Billings and Yellowstone County: police blotter, arrests, jail roster, warrants, and recent law-enforcement activity.

Yellowstone is currently one of the deepest county archives on Montana Blotter, so this page can act as both a county landing page and the main internal hub for Billings, Laurel, county arrest coverage, and warrant-related searches.

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05/09/26

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Unknown agency 60 reports Billings Police Department 3 reports

Most Common Incident Types In Yellowstone County

NARCOTICS 161 VANDALISM 149 OTHER 138 TRAFFIC 137 BURGLARY 109 FRAUD 104 ASSAULT 69 WEAPONS 61

How to Find Arrest Records in Yellowstone County

Arrest records in Yellowstone County are public documents under Montana's public records laws. There are several ways to access them:

  1. 1 Montana Blotter (this site) — Free, AI-summarized daily activity reports from law enforcement agencies serving Yellowstone County. No account required.
  2. 2 Yellowstone County Jail Roster — The Yellowstone County Detention Center posts a live roster of current inmates.
  3. 3 Montana DOJ Criminal History — The Criminal History Online Public Records Search (CHOPRS) allows name-based searches of felony and misdemeanor charges statewide for a $20 fee.
  4. 4 Montana Courts Portal — Montana's public court access portal provides case-level criminal records for district courts and limited jurisdiction courts statewide.

How to Check Active Warrants in Yellowstone County

Active arrest warrants and bench warrants in Yellowstone 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. The Yellowstone County warrant list is also available directly from the county. You can also call the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office at 406-256-2929 to inquire about active warrants.

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