Red Lodge Mayor Ed Williams announced Tuesday evening that he will be resigning as of June 29, one day before the the official last day of Police Chief Steve Hibler, who announced his resignation on April 6. Williams could not be reached for comment, but Diane Dimich, a member of Red Lodge Community Oversight Representatives, confirmed that the mayor announced his resignation shortly after the start of a 7 p.m. meeting of the Red Lodge City Council on Tuesday. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Minutes of closed session released by Red Lodge mayor
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The minutes of a closed meeting of the Red Lodge City Council in March show that it was Mayor Ed Williams’ idea to seek the resignation of Police Chief Steve Hibler. The council met in executive session on March 17. On April 6, Hibler announced that he had resigned, effective June 30. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Ed Williams, Freedom of Information Hotline, John Heenan, Mike Meloy, Red Lodge City Council, Red Lodge Police Department, Sam Painter
Nixon, citizen group react to Red Lodge chief’s departure
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Our story on the resignation of Red Lodge Police Chief Steve Hibler is long enough, so we thought we’d do a separate post on some reaction to the news. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Last Best Blog, Alex Nixon, Community Oversight Representatives, Ed Williams, Steve Hibler
Red Lodge police chief to quit, cites lack of support
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Citing hostility from Carbon County officials and a lack of community support, Red Lodge Police Chief Steve Hibler has resigned effective June 30, the Carbon County News is reporting. The report was posted to the weekly newspaper’s Facebook page shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday and apparently is based wholly or in part on a press release given to the newspaper earlier in the day by Red Lodge Mayor Ed Williams. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Bearcreek, Carbon County News, Ed Williams, Red Lodge, Steve Hibler
Assistant AG says Red Lodge police raid ‘inappropriate’
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An assistant state attorney general has declined to file charges arising from a drug raid that Red Lodge police officers carried out on a house in Bearcreek. Brant Light, chief of the Prosecution Services Bureau in the AG’s office, also said in a letter to Carbon County Attorney Alex Nixon that he believed the Bearcreek search, conducted by police officers without the prior approval of the Carbon County attorney or sheriff, “was inappropriate.” (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Alex Nixon, Bearcreek, Brant Light, Carbon County, Joel Todd, Josh McQuillan, Montana Attorney General
Drug raid debated in public, Bearcreek mayor enters fray
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Editor’s Note: Some questions have arisen regarding what evidence was seized during the Jan. 24 raid in Bearcreek. Here, from court records, are Page 1 and Page 2 of the “Evidence receipt.” RED LODGE—About 40 people crowded into the small City Council chambers in Red Lodge Tuesday night, most of them to speak or listen to others speak about the recent drug bust that city police officers carried out in Bearcreek. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Alex Nixon, Carbon County Sheriff's Office, Greg Srock, Joel Todd, Josh McQuillan, Red Lodge Police Department, Steve Hibler
Alleging injuries in Bearcreek bust, woman sues Red Lodge
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RED LODGE—A woman who said she was unlawfully arrested and injured during a recent drug raid in Bearcreek by Red Lodge police officers sued the city of Red Lodge on Friday, asking for at least $1 million in damages. Red Lodge attorneys A.W. “Tony” Kendall and Raymond Kuntz filed the suit in Carbon County District Court on behalf of Tiffany McKinney against the city, Police Chief Steve Hibler, Officer Greg Srock and three unnamed John Does. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Alex Nixon, Bearcreek, Carbon County, Ed Williams, Raymond Kuntz, Red Lodge, Steve Hibler
Bearcreek drug bust ignites dispute between city, county
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RED LODGE—A drug bust in Bearcreek in late January has opened a rift between the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office and the Red Lodge Police Department, and a city police officer involved in the raid has been relieved of his duties as a sheriff’s reserve deputy. (more…) Continue Reading →