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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.

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Recent Activity Reports

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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 06:45 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 100 BLK 7TH ST W 10:16 – Vandalism at 4700 BLK UNDERPASS AVE 10:36 – Vandalism at 6400 BLK ELYSIAN RD 11:01 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 5400 BLK ROUND STONE AVE 11:49 – Fraud at 1300 BLK YELLOWSTONE RIVER RD 15:36 – Vandalism at 1800 BLK 19TH ST W 17:04 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 400 BLK N 27TH ST 17:21 – DUI at 1ST AVE N & N 19TH ST 18:38 – Vandalism at 300 BLK TABRIZ DR 20:56 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at N 24TH ST & 7TH AVE N 22:35 – Weapons Violation at 3000 BLK HOWARD 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.

03/23/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 03:16 – Disturbing the Peace at 2100 BLK IRIS LN 03:42 – Disturbing the Peace at 200 BLK WESTCHESTER SQ N 05:48 – Disturbing the Peace at 4200 BLK JANSMA AVE 07:11 – Burglary at 800 BLK N 16TH ST 09:27 – Burglary at 700 BLK NOTTINGHAM CIR 12:38 – Vandalism at SIMPSON ST & S BILLINGS BLVD 14:32 – Assault at 2100 BLK CENTRAL AVE 16:35 – Assault at 2600 BLK 4TH AVE N 18:08 – Disturbing the Peace at 100 BLK FOSTER LN 20:31 – DUI at WICKS LN & SAINT ANDREWS DR 21:29 – Disturbing the Peace at 400 BLK RILEY DR 22:47 – DUI at 4800 BLK KING AVE E 23:37 – Vandalism at 200 BLK N BROADWAY 23:52 – DUI at 2600 BLK 6TH 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.

03/22/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 09:20 – Assault at 3000 BLK 6TH AVE S 10:55 – Assault at 600 BLK S 27TH ST 11:52 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 1100 BLK N 25TH ST 12:50 – Vandalism at 1300 BLK MAIN ST 13:14 – DUI at 4500 BLK KING AVE E 14:16 – DUI at 1300 BLK MAIN ST 15:34 – Burglary at 1200 BLK GOVERNORS BLVD 15:49 – Burglary at 1100 BLK MAGGIE LN 15:54 – DUI at GRAND AVE & 2ND ST W 16:18 – DUI at 2500 BLK KING AVE W 17:10 – DUI at 2700 BLK KING AVE W 17:29 – Vandalism at 700 BLK S BILLINGS BLVD 19:58 – Burglary at 0 BLK BROADWATER AVE 19:58 – Burglary at 200 BLK AVENUE E 20:58 – Disturbing the Peace at 1500 BLK MULLOWNEY LN 21:28 – Disturbing the Peace at 4100 BLK ARDEN AVE 22:32 – Burglary at 700 BLK AVENUE E 22:58 – DUI at 1500 BLK MULLOWNEY LN 00:55 – Burglary at 0 BLK WOODGRAIN DR 01:12 – Weapons Violation at 1000 BLK NUTTER BLVD // 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.

03/21/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 04:05 – DUI at 400 BLK MAIN ST 05:47 – Vandalism at 300 BLK SIOUX LN 08:05 – Vandalism at 1900 BLK GRAND AVE 10:40 – Vandalism at COHAGEN DR & 24TH ST W 11:30 – Burglary at 2200 BLK GEORGE ST 12:21 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at KING AVE W & S 44TH ST W 14:54 – Vandalism at 500 BLK PEMBERTON LN 16:34 – Assault at LAKE ELMO DR & SIOUX LN 17:32 – Disturbing the Peace at 500 BLK AVENUE B 17:52 – DUI at GRAND AVE & 56TH ST W 18:01 – Burglary at 1500 BLK GRAND AVE 21:45 – DUI at 5TH ST W & TERRY AVE 00:02 – Disturbing the Peace at 300 BLK JACKSON ST 00:30 – Vandalism at 2000 BLK 24TH ST W 00:32 – Disturbing the Peace at 2400 BLK VILLAGE LN 00:59 – DUI at GRAND AVE & 10TH ST W 01:06 – Disturbing the Peace at 1800 BLK WOODY DR 01:19 – Weapons Violation at 1800 BLK WOODY DR 02:03 – Disturbing the Peace at 1200 BLK SIERRA GRANDA BLVD 02:29 – Disturbing the Peace at 2400 BLK VILLAGE LN 03:05 – Robbery at 3800 BLK GRAND AVE // 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.

03/20/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 05:05 – Vandalism at 600 BLK N 27TH ST 05:40 – Weapons Violation at 300 BLK FOSTER LN 08:23 – Burglary at 100 BLK MOORE LN 08:34 – Burglary at 300 BLK S 28TH ST 08:54 – Vandalism at 300 BLK S 30TH ST 09:33 – Burglary at 1300 BLK GRANITE AVE 10:17 – Fraud at 0 BLK HARTLAND ST 10:53 – Fraud at 1500 BLK BROADWATER AVE 11:46 – Burglary at 5300 BLK MIDLAND RD 14:13 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 2800 BLK MINNESOTA AVE 14:29 – Vandalism at 800 BLK POLY DR 15:45 – Assault at BROADWATER AVE & 15TH ST W 16:37 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 3100 BLK LYNN AVE 17:45 – Disturbing the Peace at 17TH ST W & ALDERSON AVE 19:59 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 2800 BLK KING AVE 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.

03/19/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 04:03 – Disturbing the Peace at 800 BLK AVENUE D 10:57 – Fraud at 300 BLK S 24TH ST W 11:01 – Fraud at 2000 BLK ST JOHNS AVE 11:49 – Motor Vehicle Theft at 2500 BLK YELLOWSTONE AVE 13:00 – DUI at 1500 BLK MAIN ST 13:35 – DUI at CENTRAL AVE & 32ND ST W 14:31 – Burglary at 1300 BLK INDUSTRIAL AVE 16:18 – Fraud at 3100 BLK AVENUE C 17:09 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 2700 BLK 2ND AVE S 19:18 – Fraud at 0 BLK WHITE SANDS DR 20:10 – Disturbing the Peace at 1000 BLK STRAWBERRY AVE 20:26 – Weapons Violation at YELLOWSTONE AVE & 7TH ST W 21:07 – Fraud at 4600 BLK PHILLIP ST 23:07 – Burglary at 400 BLK ALDERSON AVE 01:34 – Fraud at 4700 BLK REBECCA PL // 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.

03/18/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 07:27 – Assault at 900 BLK GOVERNORS BLVD 08:15 – Disturbing the Peace at 1800 BLK CLARK AVE 09:18 – Assault at 1100 BLK YELLOWSTONE AVE 09:24 – Vandalism at 3100 BLK FALCON RIDGE WAY 10:14 – Fraud at 2200 BLK GRAND AVE 10:15 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 19TH ST W & BROADWATER AVE 11:10 – Fraud at 1700 BLK CLUBHOUSE WAY 12:06 – Assault at 4100 BLK KING AVE E 12:18 – Vandalism at N 27TH ST & 2ND AVE N 13:14 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 1700 BLK HIGH SIERRA BLVD 13:44 – Assault at 1200 BLK 30TH ST W 13:56 – Vandalism at 100 BLK S 30TH ST 14:47 – Vandalism at 400 BLK N 32ND ST 14:50 – Burglary at 100 BLK MOORE LN 19:06 – Burglary at 2500 BLK YELLOWSTONE AVE 20:22 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 5300 BLK MIDLAND RD 20:47 – DUI at 3900 BLK KING AVE W 21:38 – Disturbing the Peace at 1900 BLK BEVERLY HILL BLVD 03:01 – Disturbing the Peace at 3100 BLK KING AVE 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.

03/17/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 08:45 – Drugs/Alcohol Violation at 0 BLK N BROADWAY 13:10 – Weapons Violation at 1700 BLK HIGH SIERRA BLVD 14:18 – Fraud at 700 BLK N 18TH ST 15:01 – Disturbing the Peace at 3100 BLK COPPER RIDGE PL 16:02 – Assault at 2900 BLK BELVEDERE DR 17:00 – DUI at 13TH ST W & GRAND AVE 00:36 – Assault at 700 BLK KING PARK DR 01:07 – Assault at 1200 BLK LAKE ELMO DR 01:39 – DUI at 700 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.

03/16/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 08:14 – Disturbing the Peace at 1000 BLK HOWARD AVE 10:40 – Fraud at 1300 BLK 2ND AVE N 13:42 – Assault at 1400 BLK GOVERNORS BLVD 15:54 – Assault at 1300 BLK LEWIS AVE 19:17 – Assault at 500 BLK 18TH ST W 20:10 – Assault at 700 BLK N 30TH ST 20:18 – Disturbing the Peace at 100 BLK S 30TH ST 23:13 – Weapons Violation at 0 BLK BERG 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.

03/15/26
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Daily Activity Report - Yellowstone

The agency responded to the following incidents: 06:25 – Fraud at LAKE ELMO DR & RICE LN 06:41 – Assault at 700 BLK N 30TH ST 07:15 – Fraud at 1400 BLK NAPLES ST 10:20 – Weapons Violation at PEBBLE BEACH RD & INVERNESS DR 13:50 – DUI at 600 BLK N 27TH ST 14:47 – Fraud at 400 BLK ST JOHNS AVE 23:11 – DUI at MAIN ST & HILLTOP RD 00:13 – Disturbing the Peace at 3200 BLK CANYON DR 01:55 – Weapons Violation at 300 BLK VICEROY 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.

03/14/26
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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.

High-intent searches this page serves

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Yellowstone County Records Snapshot

Freshness

04/25/26

Latest indexed county report date visible on this page.

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Billings-area reports plus county record links

This page combines Montana Blotter archive coverage with direct links to Yellowstone County detention and warrant resources, making it the strongest local starting point for Billings and countywide record searches.

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Blotter guide

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Warrant guide

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Use the statewide warrant guide, then drop back into Yellowstone County warrant resources.

Arrest guide

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A practical statewide guide for readers starting from Yellowstone County arrest intent.

Roster guide

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Detention lookup guidance that complements the Yellowstone County jail workflow.

Annual roundup

Montana year-in-review roundup pages

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Recent Incident Records In Yellowstone County

These are the newest source-linked incidents currently surfaced for Yellowstone County. Use them to move into recent reports and individual record pages.

Agencies Appearing In Yellowstone County Reports

Unknown agency 55 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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