Just before 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, a Missoula Police Officer was attempting to locate the owner of a vehicle whose trunk was left open at the Broadway Inn. Hotel staff indicated they thought hotel guest, 41-year-old Matthew Jones, might be associated with the vehicle.
The officer recognized Jones’ name, knew he was associated with drug activity, and possibly absconding from probation. Dispatch confirmed that Jones was on probation, and also that he had an outstanding arrest warrant. Police Public Information Officer Travis Welsh explains.
“The officer contacted his probation officer who authorized the officer to make contact with Jones and take him into custody for his parole violation,” Welsh said. “The officers went to the door, announced themselves, and knocked several times. However, no one would answer. The obtained a key and were able to open the door a couple of inches. However, there was an internal locking mechanism that prevented them from opening the door completel
Just before midnight on Tuesday, a Missoula Police Officer was patrolling near the area of North Reserve and he recognized a vehicle from a recent narcotics investigation. The vehicle was occupied by a female who he recognized from previous encounters and was known to him as a narcotics user.
The officer also observed a male standing at the female’s window. At one point, the male walked to a white passenger car, got into the driver’s seat, and slumped down. The officer noted that the license plate on the car was expired.
The two vehicles eventually left the parking lot. A short time later, the officer observed these vehicles pass his location again and he decided to pull out behind them. The officer conducted a traffic stop on the male’s car, but the female’s vehicle accelerated and turned onto a side street. Police Public Information Officer Travis Welsh explains.
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