Tag Archives: Billings Police Department

County Responds to City’s Offer On Temporary Holding Facility

In advancing the agreement between the city and the county in the building of a short-term holding facility (STHF), the County Commissioners responded this week to the Billings City Council’s offer in February to contribute a total of $2 million to the cost.

The temporary holding facility will be built to hold inmates for only 72 hours. It is viewed as a read more

U.S. Attorney: Arrests, drug seizures show Project Safe Neighborhoods is working

Originally published in the 10/19/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News.   BILLINGS — In the past six months, law enforcement officers have charged 105 persons in federal and state court, seized 160 pounds of methamphetamine and confiscated 52 firearms … read more