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Missing Endangered Donivan Charlie, 13, Missoula, MT.

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Missing Endangered Donivan Charlie, 13, Missoula, MT.

11/6/18
MISSOULA – A Missing and Endangered Person Advisory has been issued for a Missoula teenager.

The Missoula Police Department is looking for information on Donivan Charlie, 13. He is a Native American male who is 5’9″ tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has sandy hair and brown eyes.

Donovan was last seen wearing jeans, t-shirt, red and black ski coat with black tennis shoes.

He left his custodial parents on foot from 3220 North Reserve Street and his current whereabouts are unknown. Donivan is diagnosed with autism and bipolar disorder. He is considered to be endangered.

Anyone with information on Donivan Charlie is asked to contact 911 or the Missoula Police Department at (406) 552-6300.

Whenever a child is reported missing in Montana, law enforcement agencies work quickly to determine the circumstances, and whether or not to issue an AMBER Alert, or a Missing/Endangered Person Advisory (MEPA).

The AMBER Alert program started in Texas in 1996 after 9-year old Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered. In response to community concern, broadcasters in the area teamed up with law enforcement agencies to establish a program capable of quickly distributing information about child abductions to the general public. In memory of Amber, the program was called the AMBER Plan (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response).

In Montana, officials also have the option of issuing a Missing/Endangered Person Advisory.

Here is the difference between the two:

AMBER ALERT
To initiate an AMBER Alert, call 9-1-1 and provide your local law enforcement agency with all the information you can about a suspected child abduction. To activate the program, all of the following criteria must be met:

There is reasonable belief by law enforcement that a child has been abducted or has disappeared under suspicious circumstances.
The missing child is age 17 years or younger, or has a proven mental or physical disability.
The law enforcement agency believes the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.
There is enough descriptive information about the victim and abduction for law enforcement to issue an AMBER Alert to assist in the recovery of the child.

The child’s name and other critical data elements, including the Child Abduction flag, have been entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computer.

The AMBER Alert system is not used to track runaways, missing children or children involved in custody disputes. The program is restricted to child abduction cases that could be life-threatening.

MISSING/ENDANGERED PERSON ADVISORY
A MEPA Advisory is initiated solely by Montana law enforcement agencies using the following criteria:

Do the circumstances fail to meet the criteria for an AMBER Alert?

Is the person missing under unexplained, involuntary or suspicious circumstances?

Is the person believed to be in danger because of age, health, mental or physical disability, or environmental or weather conditions; to be in the company of a potentially dangerous person; or is there some other factor that may put the person in peril?

Is there information that could assist the public in the safe recovery of the missing person? The initial advisory will include any available information, like name, age, physical description, date of birth and where the person was last seen. It might also include information about whether the person has a health condition or physical or mental disability.

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Missing and Endangered Person Advisory issued for Missoula boy

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The Missoula Police Department is looking for information on Donivan Charlie, 13.

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#StillMissing Jermain Charlo. Missoula, MT. June 16, 2018.

11/5/18
MISSOULA – The Missoula Police Department has identified persons of interest in the disappearance of Jermain Charlo.

The Native American female in her early 20’s went missing this past summer and was last seen in Missoula in the early hours near Orange Street Food Farm on June 16.

Missoula Police Detective Guy Baker says Charlo is believed to be a victim of a criminal act, and that they do not believe she ran away from home.

Baker says the Missoula Police Department, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, Lake County, Tribal Police and the FBI have spent several hundred hours working this case.

The agencies have conducted multiple searches including the use of cadaver dogs, looking through social media, emails and cell phone records, along with residential search warrants in Missoula County, Lake County and the Reservation.

The results have led to a few different leads, one of those being related to a possible abduction into sex trafficking.

Baker says the outcome of her being found alive is slowly dwindling.

“We don’t know that and we continue to hold out hope, but it’s been four and a half months and the pattern of life drastically changed on the night of June 15, 2018,” Baker said. “There has been no activity on social media, there has been no contact with anyone she knows. I mean I hold out hope that she’s ok and she’s still alive but each day that passes kind of points to the opposite direction.”

Baker said there is no connection with Charlo’s disappearance and the recent Missoula double homicide, or the murder of William “Bill” Conko Camel near Dixon on Oct. 5.

Evidence in this case has been submitted to the crime lab and Baker says the results will take a few months.

Baker also added that anyone with any information should come forward and can contact Baker at 406-396-3217.
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Over 4 months later, search continues for missing Montana woman

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MISSOULA – The Missoula Police Department has identified persons of interest in the disappearance of Jermain Charlo. The Native American female in her early 20’s went missing this past summer and ...

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#StillMissing Jermain Charlo, Missoula, MT, June 16, 2018.

11/3/18
MISSOULA – The Missoula Police Department has identified persons of interest in the disappearance of Jermain Charlo.

The Native American female in her early 20’s went missing this past summer and was last seen in Missoula in the early hours near Orange Street Food Farm on June 16.

Missoula Police Detective Guy Baker says Charlo is believed to be a victim of a criminal act, and that they do not believe she ran away from home.

Baker says the Missoula Police Department, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, Lake County, Tribal Police and the FBI have spent several hundred hours working this case.

The agencies have conducted multiple searches including the use of cadaver dogs, looking through social media, emails and cell phone records, along with residential search warrants in Missoula County, Lake County and the Reservation.

The results have led to a few different leads, one of those being related to a possible abduction into sex trafficking.

Baker says the outcome of her being found alive is slowly dwindling.

“We don’t know that and we continue to hold out hope, but it’s been four and a half months and the pattern of life drastically changed on the night of June 15, 2018,” Baker said. “There has been no activity on social media, there has been no contact with anyone she knows. I mean, I hold out hope that she’s ok and she’s still alive but each day that passes kind of points to the opposite direction.”

Baker said there is no connection with Charlo’s disappearance and the recent Missoula double homicide, or the murder of William “Bill” Conko Camel near Dixon on Oct. 5.

Evidence in this case has been submitted to the crime lab and Baker says the results will take a few months.

Baker also added that anyone with any information should come forward and can contact him at 406-396-3217.

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Search continues for Dixon woman missing more than 4 months

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11/3/18
MISSOULA, Mont. —
A Helena teen who went missing on Friday has been found.

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Our condolences to the loved-ones of Cameron Collin.

11/3/18
BILLINGS, Mont. -
The search for 37-year-old Cameron Collin in Yellowstone County came to a sad end Saturday morning.

Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder says that Collin's body was spotted by a helicopter in Pryor Creek around 9:30 AM.

The location was within the area where he was last seen. Billings Flying Serice assisted the Sheriff's office in recovering Collin's body from the water.

Sheriff Linder says the investigation has not revealed any evidence of foul play but that an autopsy is scheduled for Monday to determine the cause of death.

The search continues for 37-year-old Cameron Collin of Canada. Tuesday, the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office returned to Pryor Creek with a team of search and rescue dogs.

A desperate search for Canadian Cameron Collins leads Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office to bring in a team of divers and two search dogs Tuesday in the area where he was last seen in the 5100 block of Pryor Road.

Cameron Collin, also known as Cam Collin, has been missing since October 4th. Deputies and volunteers searched the Pryor Creek area on foot and by helicopter. Over the weekend, Collin's sister, Julia, and a group of volunteers searched near Huntington Hills Road off Old Highway 87 to find anything- a passport, wallet, or phone- that may lead them to Collin. Tuesday, they also brought in professional man trackers to the Pryor Creek area to do a thorough search.

Julia said her brother came to Billings to see his friends get married and was planning to head straight to work right after.

"For him to miss work is extremely out of character.," Julia said. "For him not to call home is also very weird. He knows how much my mom worries and his family is very important to him. He always talks about how much he loves us and how important we are. So this is just a big mystery as to what has happened to him."

Collin was last seen wearing a long sleeve, dark T-shirt with the word "affliction" on it. He was also last seen wearing jeans and cowboy boots. There is a ten thousand dollar reward for anyone that can lead law enforcement to Collin.

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Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office recovers body of missing Canadian man

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The body of Cameron Collin was recovered from Pryor Creek Saturday morning.

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#StillMissing Tamara ‘Tammy’ Goff, 60. Great Falls, MT.
Friday, July 13th.

11/2/18
(GREAT FALLS) A $20,000 reward has been posted for any information leading to the discovery of Tamara ‘Tammy’ Goff.

Goff has been missing since July and was last seen driving south of Great Falls on Wilson Butte Road in a black 2008 Chevy Colorado.

Goff is 60 years old, 5’6 tall, 155 lbs. and has blonde hair and blue eyes.

This is the first and only reward being offered by the Goff family. That family member has decided to remain anonymous.

If you have any information, you are asked to call the Great Falls Police Department at (406)-455-8599.

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$20,000 reward posted as search continues for missing Great Falls woman

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Goff is 60 years old, 5'6 tall, 155 lbs. and has blonde hair and blue eyes.

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11/3/18
MISSOULA, Mont. —
A Helena teen who went missing on Friday has been found.

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Missing Zackariah Thomas Bell, 16, Helena, MT.

11/2/18
Authorities have issued a missing and endangered person advisory for a Helena teen who is not taking his medications and may be suicidal.

Zackariah Thomas Bell is described as a 16-year-old white male with hazel eyes and brown hair. He is 5 feet and 7 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds.

He is driving an orange 2003 Pontiac Grand Am with Montana license plate 530200B.

Anyone with information is asked to call Helena police at 406-447-8461 or 911.

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Advisory issued for missing Helena teen

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Authorities have issued a missing and endangered person advisory for a Helena teen who is not taking his medications and may be suicidal.

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#StillMissing Laura Johnson, 49, Billings, MT. 9/14/18.

10/26/18
BILLINGS- The Billings Police Department is requesting even more public’s assistance when it comes to information regarding a missing Billings woman, Laura Johnson, and a vehicle of interest.

Johnson, 49, hasn’t been heard or seen from since Sept. 4, according to her son, Jonathon Johnson.

The vehicle, according to the release, is a 2012 white Chevrolet Silverado crew cab pickup and is of interest in the disappearance of Laura Johnson.

Police said the vehicle has already been identified and is in their possession.

Billings police issued a missing person alert for Johnson on Sept. 14.

In a release from Billings police, officers said areas of interest include the Shepherd, Huntley, Worden, Pompey’s Pillar and possibly Custer.

Investigators have received new information and are looking for anyone who may have witnessed this truck east of Billings on Sept. 15 between 9:10 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.

Also, investigators are asking businesses and individuals who may have surveillance cameras on that date, that specifically capture main roads leading in and out of these areas, to please review footage and contact.

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Billings police request more info in case missing woman, Laura Johnson

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BILLINGS- The Billings Police Department is requesting even more public’s assistance when it comes to information regarding a missing Billings woman, Laura Johnson, and a vehicle of interest. Johnso...

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Our condolences to the loved-ones of Cameron Collin.

11/3/18
BILLINGS, Mont. -
The search for 37-year-old Cameron Collin in Yellowstone County came to a sad end Saturday morning.

Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder says that Collin's body was spotted by a helicopter in Pryor Creek around 9:30 AM.

The location was within the area where he was last seen. Billings Flying Serice assisted the Sheriff's office in recovering Collin's body from the water.

Sheriff Linder says the investigation has not revealed any evidence of foul play but that an autopsy is scheduled for Monday to determine the cause of death.

The search continues for 37-year-old Cameron Collin of Canada. Tuesday, the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office returned to Pryor Creek with a team of search and rescue dogs.

A desperate search for Canadian Cameron Collins leads Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office to bring in a team of divers and two search dogs Tuesday in the area where he was last seen in the 5100 block of Pryor Road.

Cameron Collin, also known as Cam Collin, has been missing since October 4th. Deputies and volunteers searched the Pryor Creek area on foot and by helicopter. Over the weekend, Collin's sister, Julia, and a group of volunteers searched near Huntington Hills Road off Old Highway 87 to find anything- a passport, wallet, or phone- that may lead them to Collin. Tuesday, they also brought in professional man trackers to the Pryor Creek area to do a thorough search.

Julia said her brother came to Billings to see his friends get married and was planning to head straight to work right after.

"For him to miss work is extremely out of character.," Julia said. "For him not to call home is also very weird. He knows how much my mom worries and his family is very important to him. He always talks about how much he loves us and how important we are. So this is just a big mystery as to what has happened to him."

Collin was last seen wearing a long sleeve, dark T-shirt with the word "affliction" on it. He was also last seen wearing jeans and cowboy boots. There is a ten thousand dollar reward for anyone that can lead law enforcement to Collin.

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StillMissing Cameron Collin, 37, has been missing since Oct 4. Yellowstone County, MT.

10/23/18
BILLINGS- Divers, search and rescue teams and a man-tracking team from Wyoming were just some of the resources used Tuesday in the ongoing search for a Canadian man who went missing near Pryor Road south of Billings.

Still, there was no sign of 37-year-old Cam Collin, who went missing on Oct. 4 during a bachelor party, according to his sister Julia.

The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office brought in a new tactic to look for clues: a K-9 team and a boat to comb Pryor Creek on the property where Cam was last seen.

“We have no leads as to where Cameron might be but given the lack of sightings, or other activity, we are concentrating on the creek. That will likely be our focus again,” said Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder.

Michalle McMillan is a K-9 handler from Lake County back in Billings again to aid in the search.

“I’m glad to come up and help them,” she said. “This is my second time up here, and this is where my skills are. I do a lot of water.”

McMillan said she works with the water and the wind to track scents with her K-9 unit named SAR, however, Tuesday when asked if the dog picked up a scent, McMillan said no.

K9 Search dog SAR helps in the search for missing Canadian man, Cam Collin
And of course, Cam’s family is devastated as the search again turns up no clues.

“He’s always said he’d do anything, he’d travel across the world for me,” said Julia Collin. “So I’m trying to do the same for him.”

Julia is down in Montana again, searching for her brother for the second time this month. She’s been walking the wooded area, hanging up posters in gas stations and acting as the spokesperson for her family.

“I’m just trying to keep this in everyone’s mind. Keep people thinking about Cam and keeping an eye out for him,” she said.

Julia said she’s given police Cam’s bank information and internet passwords. She’s lending any information she can to help aid in the investigation and search for him.

But as the physical search continues the details about the hours leading up to his disappearance are hard to pin down for Julia. That’s because at some point on Thursday, somewhere in between lunch with the wedding party and a bachelor party, Cam went missing.

“He was hanging out, but at some point, they decided they were going to go to the bars and they decided Cam was not feeling well or too intoxicated to go. So they left him alone at the shop,” she said.

Julia was told, that when the group returned from a night on the town, Cam was gone.

Julia says Cam visits Montana quite a bit; in fact, she says he loves the states. He attended Montana Tech in Butte, and it’s his roommate who was getting married.

“He’s known the couple for a while. He was excited about it,” said Julia.

By Sunday, after a few messages to her brother with no reply, Julia said she got a call from someone in the wedding party that Cam hasn’t been seen and it was time to call the police.

She knew something was definitely wrong when by Monday, Cam was supposed to take a flight to Utah for work but never made it.

“It’s taken over my life. I am overwhelmed,” she said.

Linder said the search is still going strong, and the agency has been using resources on the ground and in the air.

“We have done some pretty extensive searches from the air, land and on the actual creek,” Linder said.

Tuesday, the search proximity stayed focused on the area around the house where the wedding party departed from on Pryor Road, the last place Cam was seen.

But Julia is not giving up hope that her big brother is still somewhere out there. She is trying to stay strong for her family back in Canada, especially her mom, she said.

“I’m confident that he’s out there and that we will find him, and I’m hoping that America will help me do that,” she said. “I feel like I’m getting a little bit closer to him each day.”

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Family of missing man holds onto hope as search continues in Billings

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#StillMissing Shaun Kim Nelson reported missing from his vehicle on August 31. South of Malta, MT.

10/23/18
On Sunday, October 21, Phillips County Dispatch received a call from a hunter in south Phillips County stating that he had found a deceased male.

Undersheriff Burt Peigneux responded to the Nichols Coulee area on the CMR Refuge to investigate.

The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post on Tuesday afternoon that the male is believed to be Shaun Kim Nelson of Washington who was reported missing from his vehicle on August 31 near Highway 191 and Beaver Creek Road south of Malta.

The body was removed from the area and taken to Kirkwood Funeral Home and has been taken from there to Billings for an autopsy to determine the cause of death and positive identification.

The search for Nelson was suspended on September 6th after approximately 200 square miles were searched by aircraft, specialized K9 units, and personnel to include local, state, federal law enforcement, and citizen volunteers.

We will update you as we get more information.

On Sunday, September 2, the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office issued an “attempt to locate” alert for Shaun Kim Nelson, and as of October 1st, he is still missing. Nelson was last seen near mile marker 119 on US Highway 191 running east through the field the morning of Friday, August 31. The Sheriff’s Office said Nelson may have mental health issues.

A family member contacted KRTV and said: “His disappearance is totally out of character for him, and at this point we believe he IS NOT a danger to anyone…except possibly to himself.” Another family member said he has family in Wolf Point (MT); Power (MT); Boise (ID); and spent many years living in Seattle (WA), so he could possibly be headed to any of those areas.

The Sheriff’s Office said it has had, and will continue as necessary, trained search pilots looking for him.

A person involved in the search shared the following information with KRTV:

Our story begins 2 weeks ago when Shaun travelled to Montana to visit family before revealing a business venture he had been working on for the last year which was supposed to be a game changer in the business industry and financial institution. While there he began exhibiting signs of paranoia in the form of fears/delusions that the government was tracking his whereabouts/actions.

While staying with his father in Wolf Point, his paranoia was so bad that he tried to disguise himself as his dad and borrowed his car to throw the government off his trail. He was later caught on security footage in Glasgow pleading to be let into a strangers house saying his life was in danger and he was being followed by the CIA.

This all culminated in an incident where he jumped out of his car and took off on foot into the unforgiving wilderness of eastern MT near the town of Zortman.

There has been an extensive search on foot, by K-9 units and by air with many friends and family joining in the search effort. As of 10 days later there have been no leads and no sign of Shaun.

He has no history of mental illness and his disappearance and behavior leading up to it are completely 100% out of character.

A Facebook group has been created to assist with and coordinate search efforts.

Anyone who sees Nelson or has information about his whereabouts is asked to call the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office at 406-654-2350.

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Body found in Phillips County may be man reported missing in August

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The body has been taken to Billings for autopsy to determine the cause of death and positive identification.

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Our condolences to the loved-ones of Cameron Collin.

11/3/18
BILLINGS, Mont. -
The search for 37-year-old Cameron Collin in Yellowstone County came to a sad end Saturday morning.

Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder says that Collin's body was spotted by a helicopter in Pryor Creek around 9:30 AM.

The location was within the area where he was last seen. Billings Flying Serice assisted the Sheriff's office in recovering Collin's body from the water.

Sheriff Linder says the investigation has not revealed any evidence of foul play but that an autopsy is scheduled for Monday to determine the cause of death.

The search continues for 37-year-old Cameron Collin of Canada. Tuesday, the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office returned to Pryor Creek with a team of search and rescue dogs.

A desperate search for Canadian Cameron Collins leads Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office to bring in a team of divers and two search dogs Tuesday in the area where he was last seen in the 5100 block of Pryor Road.

Cameron Collin, also known as Cam Collin, has been missing since October 4th. Deputies and volunteers searched the Pryor Creek area on foot and by helicopter. Over the weekend, Collin's sister, Julia, and a group of volunteers searched near Huntington Hills Road off Old Highway 87 to find anything- a passport, wallet, or phone- that may lead them to Collin. Tuesday, they also brought in professional man trackers to the Pryor Creek area to do a thorough search.

Julia said her brother came to Billings to see his friends get married and was planning to head straight to work right after.

"For him to miss work is extremely out of character.," Julia said. "For him not to call home is also very weird. He knows how much my mom worries and his family is very important to him. He always talks about how much he loves us and how important we are. So this is just a big mystery as to what has happened to him."

Collin was last seen wearing a long sleeve, dark T-shirt with the word "affliction" on it. He was also last seen wearing jeans and cowboy boots. There is a ten thousand dollar reward for anyone that can lead law enforcement to Collin.

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StillMissing Cameron Collin, Billings, MT. 10/4/18.

10/19/18
BILLINGS- The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office conducted another air and ground search in the area Thursday for Cameron Collin, who went missing in early October.

Search and rescue personnel concentrated on the Pryor Creek waterway and Highway 87 East, south of Pryor Road,

Sheriff Mike Linder said in a news release. Collin was last seen in that area Oct. 4 walking toward Billings after a bachelor party.

Gary Blain from Billings Flying Service flew deputies over Pryor Creek while other searchers checked the road.

Linder said the sheriff’s office has received “few tips” and has followed up on what they have. Anyone with information on Collin’s disappearance is asked to call (406) 256-2929.

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Search continues for man reported missing south of Billings

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Another air and ground search was conducted Thursday for Cameron Collin who went missing in early October.

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Our condolences to the loved-ones of Cameron Collin.

11/3/18
BILLINGS, Mont. -
The search for 37-year-old Cameron Collin in Yellowstone County came to a sad end Saturday morning.

Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder says that Collin's body was spotted by a helicopter in Pryor Creek around 9:30 AM.

The location was within the area where he was last seen. Billings Flying Serice assisted the Sheriff's office in recovering Collin's body from the water.

Sheriff Linder says the investigation has not revealed any evidence of foul play but that an autopsy is scheduled for Monday to determine the cause of death.

The search continues for 37-year-old Cameron Collin of Canada. Tuesday, the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office returned to Pryor Creek with a team of search and rescue dogs.

A desperate search for Canadian Cameron Collins leads Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office to bring in a team of divers and two search dogs Tuesday in the area where he was last seen in the 5100 block of Pryor Road.

Cameron Collin, also known as Cam Collin, has been missing since October 4th. Deputies and volunteers searched the Pryor Creek area on foot and by helicopter. Over the weekend, Collin's sister, Julia, and a group of volunteers searched near Huntington Hills Road off Old Highway 87 to find anything- a passport, wallet, or phone- that may lead them to Collin. Tuesday, they also brought in professional man trackers to the Pryor Creek area to do a thorough search.

Julia said her brother came to Billings to see his friends get married and was planning to head straight to work right after.

"For him to miss work is extremely out of character.," Julia said. "For him not to call home is also very weird. He knows how much my mom worries and his family is very important to him. He always talks about how much he loves us and how important we are. So this is just a big mystery as to what has happened to him."

Collin was last seen wearing a long sleeve, dark T-shirt with the word "affliction" on it. He was also last seen wearing jeans and cowboy boots. There is a ten thousand dollar reward for anyone that can lead law enforcement to Collin.

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StillMissing Cameron Collin, Yellowstone County, MT. 10/4/18.

10/15/18
BILLINGS – The family of Cameron Collin is still searching for answers after his disappearance on Oct 4.

The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office said Collin was last seen around 10:45 p.m. that night, and it is believed he had left a home on Pryor Road and started to walk towards Billings.

“It is unbelievable,” said Julia Collin, Cameron’s sister. “My family unit has been so strong and now that this has happened we are just kind of falling apart. We just really want him to found and to be okay.”

Collin’s sister, Julia, told MTN News that he was here for the wedding of a former college roommate and had been out at a bachelor party the night he went missing.

Julia Collin said she has heard multiple different stories about that night, but had heard from multiple people that her brother may not have been feeling well, and that could have been the reason he ended up separated from the group.

“Nobody saw him or nobody can remember picking him up or anything,” said Julia Collin. “We want to know what happened at that party, we want to know what happened afterward, and we want to know where he is now.”

Julia and her father made the drive down from their home in Canada to help in the search, and they are now offering a $5,000 reward for information on his whereabouts.

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Family offering reward for information on disappearance of Cameron Collin near Billings

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BILLINGS – The family of Cameron Collin is still searching for answers after his disappearance on Oct 4. The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office said Collin was last seen around 10:45 p.m. that ni...

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Our condolences to the loved-ones of Dane M. Offut of Big Sky.

10/13/18
The body of a man that was recovered from the Gallatin River in Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday has been identified as Dane M. Offut of Big Sky, according to a press release from park officials.

On the morning of Saturday, October 6, an abandoned vehicle was reported on U.S. Highway 191 near mile marker 29 in Yellowstone National Park. On the evening of Sunday October 7, a missing person was reported to the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office.

The missing person matched the description of the possible driver of the abandoned vehicle and a search was initiated.

His place of business notified authorities that he had not reported for work for two shifts, so additional searches of the area were conducted including aid from Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue dogs.

On Wednesday afternoon, the man’s body was recovered from the Gallatin River near where the vehicle was found.

The cause and manner of Offut’s death has not yet been released; there is no word yet on whether the death is considered suspicious.

Yellowstone National Park is leading the investigation.

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Body found in Yellowstone National Park has been identified

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The cause and manner of Offut's death has not yet been released.

4 weeks ago

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Our condolences to the loved-ones of Cameron Collin.

11/3/18
BILLINGS, Mont. -
The search for 37-year-old Cameron Collin in Yellowstone County came to a sad end Saturday morning.

Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder says that Collin's body was spotted by a helicopter in Pryor Creek around 9:30 AM.

The location was within the area where he was last seen. Billings Flying Serice assisted the Sheriff's office in recovering Collin's body from the water.

Sheriff Linder says the investigation has not revealed any evidence of foul play but that an autopsy is scheduled for Monday to determine the cause of death.

The search continues for 37-year-old Cameron Collin of Canada. Tuesday, the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office returned to Pryor Creek with a team of search and rescue dogs.

A desperate search for Canadian Cameron Collins leads Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office to bring in a team of divers and two search dogs Tuesday in the area where he was last seen in the 5100 block of Pryor Road.

Cameron Collin, also known as Cam Collin, has been missing since October 4th. Deputies and volunteers searched the Pryor Creek area on foot and by helicopter. Over the weekend, Collin's sister, Julia, and a group of volunteers searched near Huntington Hills Road off Old Highway 87 to find anything- a passport, wallet, or phone- that may lead them to Collin. Tuesday, they also brought in professional man trackers to the Pryor Creek area to do a thorough search.

Julia said her brother came to Billings to see his friends get married and was planning to head straight to work right after.

"For him to miss work is extremely out of character.," Julia said. "For him not to call home is also very weird. He knows how much my mom worries and his family is very important to him. He always talks about how much he loves us and how important we are. So this is just a big mystery as to what has happened to him."

Collin was last seen wearing a long sleeve, dark T-shirt with the word "affliction" on it. He was also last seen wearing jeans and cowboy boots. There is a ten thousand dollar reward for anyone that can lead law enforcement to Collin.

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StillMissing Cameron Collin, 37, Yellowstone County, MT. 10/4/18.

An Airdrie family is searching for a 37-year-old man after he disappeared in Montana.

Cameron Collin hasn’t been seen since Oct. 4 when he attended a bachelor party for one of his friends in Billings.

His sister, Julia Collin, told Global News that when the group decided to go to a bar, they left Cameron behind because he was too drunk.

“They weren’t gone very long, they were gone maybe an hour before they all came back. But when they came back, my brother was missing,” she said.

Friends thought he caught his own ride into town, she said.

He never showed up at the wedding last Saturday and this week Julia Collin and her father travelled to Montana in hopes of finding him.

“There was a tip that somebody saw a white male walking along the road that goes into town — the old highway. Wearing dark clothes, my brother was wearing a long-sleeved dark T-shirt and jeans and cowboy boots. He always wears his cowboy boots,” Julia Collin said. “Cameron is dearly loved and dearly missed and I definitely want my big brother to come home.”

The local sheriff’s office was notified Sunday. Officers brought in search dogs this week and have used helicopters to scan the rural area where he was last seen.

Cameron’s family is staying in Montana to help with the search.

“It’s just been an exhausting search,” she said.

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Airdrie man missing in Montana after friend’s wedding

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Cameron Collin, 37, hasn't been seen since Oct. 4 when he attended a bachelor party for one of his friends in Billings, Montana.

1 month ago

Montana Lostnmissing

Billings police issue alert for missing woman, Laura Johnson, call disappearance ‘suspicious

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Billings police issue alert for missing woman, call disappearance ‘suspicious’

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BILLINGS- The Billings Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating a Billings woman who went missing in September. The family of 49-year-old Laura Johnson took to Facebook to ask for h...

1 month ago

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Great news!

10/20/18
A woman who had been missing since Oct. 2, 2018 was located in Manhattan at 6 p.m. Saturday night.

According to a press release from the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, Michaela Douglas walked into the Manhattan Police Department, where she was met by sheriff’s detectives.

Sheriff Brian Gootkin said there is an investigation to complete but no public safety threat. “We want to thank everyone for their concern and assistance including the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Volunteers that were searching today and in the last couple weeks,” Gootkin said.

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Missing Michaela Douglas, 32, Belgrade, MT. 10/2/18.

10/9/18
GALLATIN COUNTY, Mont. – The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating 32-year-old Michaela Douglas of Belgrade.

Michaela is approximately 5’3”, 150 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. She was last seen in the vicinity of Frontage Road and 4 Dot Lane, west of Belgrade on the evening of Tuesday, October 2.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office at 582-2100.

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Sheriff’s Office asks for help locating missing Belgrade woman

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GALLATIN COUNTY, Mont. – The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating 32-year-old Michaela Douglas of Belgrade. Michaela is approximately 5’3”, 150 pounds, wi...

1 month ago

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Our condolences to the loved-ones of Cameron Collin.

11/3/18
BILLINGS, Mont. -
The search for 37-year-old Cameron Collin in Yellowstone County came to a sad end Saturday morning.

Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder says that Collin's body was spotted by a helicopter in Pryor Creek around 9:30 AM.

The location was within the area where he was last seen. Billings Flying Serice assisted the Sheriff's office in recovering Collin's body from the water.

Sheriff Linder says the investigation has not revealed any evidence of foul play but that an autopsy is scheduled for Monday to determine the cause of death.

The search continues for 37-year-old Cameron Collin of Canada. Tuesday, the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office returned to Pryor Creek with a team of search and rescue dogs.

A desperate search for Canadian Cameron Collins leads Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office to bring in a team of divers and two search dogs Tuesday in the area where he was last seen in the 5100 block of Pryor Road.

Cameron Collin, also known as Cam Collin, has been missing since October 4th. Deputies and volunteers searched the Pryor Creek area on foot and by helicopter. Over the weekend, Collin's sister, Julia, and a group of volunteers searched near Huntington Hills Road off Old Highway 87 to find anything- a passport, wallet, or phone- that may lead them to Collin. Tuesday, they also brought in professional man trackers to the Pryor Creek area to do a thorough search.

Julia said her brother came to Billings to see his friends get married and was planning to head straight to work right after.

"For him to miss work is extremely out of character.," Julia said. "For him not to call home is also very weird. He knows how much my mom worries and his family is very important to him. He always talks about how much he loves us and how important we are. So this is just a big mystery as to what has happened to him."

Collin was last seen wearing a long sleeve, dark T-shirt with the word "affliction" on it. He was also last seen wearing jeans and cowboy boots. There is a ten thousand dollar reward for anyone that can lead law enforcement to Collin.

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Missing Cameron Collin, 37, Yellowstone County, MT. 10/4/18.

10/9/18
The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help locating Cameron Collin, a 37-year-old white man who’s 6-feet-5 and weighs about 200 pounds.

According to a news release from Sheriff Mike Linder, Collin was last seen at about 10:45 p.m. Thursday at a residence on the 5100 block of Pryor Road. Police believe he walked away from the residence and may have tried to walk to Billings.

Police described him as a man with a skinny build and a noticeable gap between his front teeth.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans, cowboy boots and a black, long-sleeve T-shirt with “Affliction” on the front.

Police said there’s no evidence of foul play at this time.

Collin is from Canada but has some familiarity with the area, police said.

Friends and neighbors have searched the property and surrounding area with no luck. Yellowstone County Sheriff’s deputies and Search and Rescue personnel conducted an extensive air and ground search, aided by K-9 units provided by Cutting Edge K-9.

Police ask that anyone who spotted a man matching Collin’s description seen walking last Thursday night or Friday morning on Highway 87 East, Pryor Road or Blue Creek Road call authorities at 406-256-2929.

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Sheriff's office searching for man missing from Pryor Road area

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The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help locating Cameron Collin, a 37-year-old white man who’s 6-feet-5 and weighs about 200 pounds.

1 month ago

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#StillMissing Laura Johnson, 49, Billings, MT. Sept. 28, 2018.

10/9/18
BILLINGS- The Billings Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating a Billings woman who went missing in September.

The family of 49-year-old Laura Johnson took to Facebook to ask for help in locating her last month. The original post was shared thousands of times in just the span of hours.

In a Tuesday press release, Billings police said officers are aware of the active social media posts surrounding this case but are unable to provide additional details because of the ongoing investigation.

At this time, investigators believe Johnson’s disappearance occurred under suspicious circumstances.

She was last confirmed to be seen on Sept. 13 in Billings and was is classified as missing out of Washington state on Sept. 28. On Friday night, a police crime scene vehicle was seen at her Billings residence, but police did not release specific information on what they discovered there.

Johnson is described as 5’4”, 130 lbs., blues eyes, and long blonde hair. There are no associated vehicles to describe at this time.

If you have any information at all regarding her whereabouts or observed any suspicious activity on or around Sept. 13, please contact the Investigations Division at 406-657-8473.

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Billings police issue alert for missing woman, call disappearance ‘suspicious’

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The family of 49-year-old Laura Johnson took to Facebook to ask for help in locating her last month.

1 month ago

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#StillMissing Laura Johnson is listed as a missing person out of Vancouver, Washington, and Montana.

10/6/18
A search for a missing woman brought the Billings police to a Heights residential property Friday night.

Billings resident Laura Johnson is listed as a missing person out of Vancouver, Washington, and Montana, according to Billings Police Sgt. Shane Shelden.

Officers could be seen entering and exiting a garage at the Heights home, and the BPD Crime Scene Investigations van was parked in front.

Officers with the Billings Police Department investigate a shed on a property that the crime scene investigation van is parked in front on Windsor Circle South on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.

The property, located on the 300 block of Windsor Circle South, is believed to be Johnson's home in Billings. Shelden said he was unable to offer many specifics as to what police were doing in the area.

"We can't really divulge a whole lot of info right now. We're out here, we're just following up on the missing person Laura Johnson, just doing some more investigation," he said, later describing police work on the property as "continued investigation."

Officers with the Billings Police Department walk from the crime scene investigation van towards a residence on Windsor Circle South on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.

Shelden said police arrived at about 7 p.m. Speaking after 10 p.m., he said he was unsure how much longer police would be in the area.

Officers could be seen entering and exiting a single car garage across from a trailer on the property, which is partially bordered on the street by a chain link fence.

It's unclear which agencies have declared Johnson missing. She is not listed among the Montana Department of Justice's missing persons, nor is she listed on the Vancouver Police Department's missing persons list or the Washington State Patrol missing persons list.

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Search for missing woman leads Billings police to investigate Heights home

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A search for a missing woman brought the Billings police to a Heights residential property Friday night.

1 month ago

Montana Lostnmissing

Our condolences to the loved-ones of Mirissa Serrano, missing since 2017.

10/4/18
SANDPOINT — Human remains discovered in the Coeur d’Alene Mountains have been positively identified as those of Mirissa Serrano, a 27-year-old Montana woman who was reported missing in Bonner County in the fall of 2017, according to the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office.

A hunter discovered the remains off U.S. Forest Service Road No. 278 on Sept. 26. The discovery was in the same general area — the remote and mountainous southeastern edge of Lake Pend Oreille‚ where ground and aerial searches were conducted in September 2017 after Serrano was reported missing.

“Based on new evidence recovered, the initial autopsy findings and the forensic analysis of that evidence, this case has now turned into an active homicide investigation,” Sheriff Daryl Wheeler said in a statement.

Detectives from Bonner and Missoula counties, in addition to Forest Service special agents and forensic scientists from the University of Montana, converged on the site of the discovery to recover the Lolo woman’s body and gather evidence, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office said. Evidence recovered during the processing of the scene is being analyzed by state and federal forensic labs.

Serrano’s family has been notified of the positive identification and sheriff’s officials said the family is asking for privacy.

No details about Serrano’s disappearance were released when she was reported missing. No record of Serrano’s disappearance could be found in the federal missing persons database or databases for the states of Idaho, Montana and Washington, which suggested that she was presumed dead around the time she was reported missing.

Family members later took to social media to implicate Danny Harold Neep in Serrano’s disappearance. Authorities in Bonner County subsequently confirmed that Neep was the last person to be seen with Serrano.

Neep, a 62-year-old Spokane resident, was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm on Road No. 278 by a Forest Service law officer who was taking part in the search for Serrano, according to court documents. Neep was barred from being in possession of a firearm due to felony convictions for forgery in Placer County, Calif., and unlawful weapon possession in El Norte County, Calif., in 1999.

Neep was in possession of a 20-guage shotgun and a .22-caliber rifle during the traffic stop 8 miles south of Lakeview, court records indicate.

Neep pleaded guilty to the charges and is serving a two- to four-year term at the Idaho State Correctional Center in Kuna, according to the Idaho Department of Correction.

Neep has not been charged with a crime against Serrano and he has not been formally named as a suspect in her death by authorities in Bonner County.

Sheriff’s officials said detectives are conferring with the Bonner County Prosecutor’s Office on the filing of criminal charges, but did not elaborate.

Bonner County Prosecutor Louis Marshall said the cause of death has yet been identified but confirmed Serrano’s manner of death as a homicide.

“I would encourage people with information on this case to come forward now. Certainly, I will look more favorably upon those that come forward on their own volition rather than being forced through a subpoena or some other legal process,” Marshall said.

Wheeler expressed gratitude for the assistance sheriff’s detectives have received from fellow law enforcement officers.

“I would like to thank all the agencies that have assisted us with the investigation of Mirissa’s demise,” Wheeler said.

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BCSO: Body is missing woman’s

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10/1/18
Expect phones across the country to be simultaneously alerted just before 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, when federal officials conduct the first-ever test of the country’s emergency communications system with a presidential alert.

The alert will be a joint test of the Wireless Emergency Alert system and the Emergency Alert System, and commence at 1:18 p.m., according to a news release from state officials.

The countrywide test, a joint effort of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission, will use the same tone and vibration as tornado warning and AMBER Alert warnings.

“Users cannot opt out of receiving the (Wireless Emergency Alert) test,” notes FEMA.

The test originally had been scheduled for Sept. 20, but was postponed to Wednesday, its backup date, because of Hurrican Florence.

According to FEMA, the Wireless Emergency Alert test message will have a header that reads “Presidential Alert” and text reading: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

While the system was set up following an executive order signed in 2006 by President George W. Bush, the announcement last month that the test would be sent sparked some controversy, triggering the specter for some of President Donald Trump using the alerts the way he does Twitter. But that idea was dismissed by federal officials, who say the system has safeguards in place and is intended to notify Americans in hazardous situations including terrorism, war, or natural disasters.

“The test is intended to ensure public safety officials have the methods and systems to deliver urgent warnings and alerts to the public in times of an emergency or disaster,” said Acting Illinois Emergency Management Agency Director William Robertson. “Periodic testing is a way to access the operational readiness of the infrastructure and determine whether technological improvements are needed.”

While the Emergency Alert System has been tested before, the Wednesday test will be the first time the nationwide Wireless Emergency Alert system will be tested. This system is used to notify the public about “dangerous weather, missing children, and other regionally critical situations through alerts on cellular phones,” the release said. It would also allow most users to receive location-targeted notifications of “imminent threats to safety in their area,” officials furthered.

Cell phones that are turned on and within the range of an active cell tower are expected to receive the message. Some older phones, officials said, may not get the message.

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Nationwide test of presidential emergency alert system scheduled for Wednesday

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1 month ago

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#StillMissing Jim Mann and his dog, Hamilton, MT. 8/1/18

9/27/18
HAMILTON - Authorities are hoping to find a missing man and a dog who haven't been seen since Aug. 1.

The Ravalli County Sheriff says Jim Mann drives a white 1994 Chevy Blazer with black hood and black tailgate. With him was an old black lab, Dana, who is also missing.

Friends say before he disappeared, Mann had talked about a trip to Bozeman to see a childhood friend. They also say he liked to drive around back roads of the Big Hole in southwest Montana, the North Fork of Idaho and the Salmon River.

Call 406-375-4060 with any information

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Ravalli County man and dog missing since August 1

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