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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
At around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Missoula Police officers were dispatched to the report of a robbery that had just occurred at Walmart on Mullan Road. At around the same time, an officer was flagged down by two individuals in a white vehicle on the Reserve Street Bridge. Both appeared upset and stated they had just been robbed at gun point by a white female.
They said they were in the Walmart parking lot and were approached by a female who told them she needed money. They said the female produced a handgun and pointed it at them. They gave the female seven dollars, some change, and a debit card.
At around 10:50 a.m. on Saturday, Missoula Police Officers responded to the report of a body in the River adjacent to the 1100 block of W. Broadway. The first Officers on the scene were directed to the body which was submerged in shallow water about 5 feet off the North Shoreline. Police Public Information Officer Travis Welsh explains.
“Officers pulled the body of a woman from the water, and attempted life-saving measures until relieved by personnel from the Missoula Fire Department, and Missoula Emergency Services,” Welsh said. “The efforts were unsuccessful and the 52-year-old Woman is deceased. An investigation is currently underway to identify the cause and manner of death. The identity of the deceased will be released at the Discretion of the Missoula County (Sheriff) Coroner.”