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Articles with the Tag: Ronan Police Department

Mitchell hired as Ronan police chief Mitchell hired as Ronan police chief

RONAN – After eight months of scrutiny and the resignation of two police chiefs, the Ronan City Council hired John Mitchell to lead its police department on Jan. 21 and created more stringent health and residency requirements for future officers. “We’ve been dealing with this since June ...

Ronan police chief resigns after 11 weeks

RONAN — Mayor Kim Aipperspach refused to comment on the employment status of Ronan Police Chief Valent Maxwell on Monday, although a member of the police force confirmed that he resigned from the department on Jan. 11, four days after being grilled by Ronan City Council about his job performance. ...

Little punishment for Ronan vandals Little punishment for Ronan vandals

RONAN — Victims of vandalism that occurred in the past few weeks in Ronan have little faith the perpetrators of those crimes will be caught.  On October 30, several cars outside Lucky Strike Lanes were ransacked, according to owners Lisa and Tim Corbett.  Some of the cars had the doors ...

Ronan names police chief

RONAN — Valent Maxwell, 54, of Klawok, Alaska is scheduled to take over as Ronan chief of police on Oct. 28.  Mayor Kim Aipperspach said the city council interviewed three candidates for the position, after receiving five applications.  “It was hard to decide who was best,” ...

Rules for reserve officers clear as mud Rules for reserve officers clear as mud

RONAN — July correspondence from the state attorney general’s office to the Ronan city clerk advised that reserve police officers cannot be paid under state law, but departments and sheriff’s offices across the state, including local law enforcement agencies, continue to offer compensation ...

Ronan city council works to resolve police problems

RONAN — Tribal police and the Lake County Sherriff’s Department have been responding to emergency calls in Ronan, while the city council sorts out the aftermath of the decertification of its police chief in July.  “Lake County’s been notified. The tribe has been notified. They...

State official and former Ronan officer say Facebook messages not improper

RONAN— A former state official and former Ronan police officer said in an interview last week that their communication via Facebook did not taint the process that bars former Ronan Police Chief Dan Wadsworth from serving as a law enforcement officer for the next 15 years. The Public Safety Officer S...

Former Ronan police chief to appeal ruling

RONAN — Former Ronan police chief Dan Wadsworth said he intends to appeal a July 16 decision that effectively bars him from serving as a police officer for the next 15 years. The decision, handed down by Montana’s Public Safety Officer Standards and Training Council, alleges Wadsworth falsified c...


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