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Montana Highway Patrol was founded in 1935 after Montana led the nation with a 74% increase in highway fatalities. Twenty-four recruits taken from an application pool of over 1500 were selected to attend the first Highway Patrol Recruit Academy, and on May 1, 1935 those recruits took to the
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In 1988, they became the first state highway patrol in the nation to become nationally accredited. The accreditation process took three years to complete and was considered a critical element in enhancing the professionalism of the
Montana Highway Patrol.
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Montana Highway Patrol can only enforce traffic laws on highways; however, the Patrol has state wide jurisdiction with the authority to enforce all state criminal, traffic, commercial, and/or wildlife laws.
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In recent years there has been a movement by the citizens of
Montana to restructure the Montana Highway Patrol into a State Police Agency; however, there has not been any formal conversations regarding this change.
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Highway Patrol's mission is to safeguard the lives and property of the people using the highway traffic system of Montana through education, service, enforcement, and interagency cooperation.
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Montana Highway Patrol also operates an aviation divisions, which includes helicopter pilots and drone pilots.
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Succumbed to injuries sustained on 03-22-2009 after being struck head-on by a drunk driver going the wrong way
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The
Montana Highway Patrol currently have four specialty units that Troopers can be assigned to. They are:
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Montana Highway Patrol's main focus was to educate and assist the public.
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Montana Highway Patrol in 1935, eight officers have died while on duty.
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The Patrol's 243 State
Troopers cover great distances to police Montana's highways, assist other
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Rock River Arms M4 Carbine style AR-15. The MHP also have military surplus M-14 rifles.
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issue more than 85,000 arrest tickets and more than 100,000 warning tickets
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Shot and killed while checking on an idle truck in the middle of the road
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There are seven districts that the MHP operates in throughout the state.
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Killed after being struck head-on by a pickup truck in the wrong lanes
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Killed after being struck by a drunk driver while on a traffic stop
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Killed making a U-turn to apprehend a speeder, 2 others killed.
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Killed after being struck by a vehicle while on a traffic stop
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The Montana Highway Patrol is divided into eight districts.
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Shot and killed after a high-speed pursuit ended in a wreck
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State Auditor (Commissioner of Securities and Insurance)
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The Montana Highway Patrol uses a variety of lethal and
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drive more than 5,500,000 miles (8,900,000 km)
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281:• Strategic Enforcement Traffic Team (SETT)
654:List of law enforcement agencies in Montana
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183:Colonel Steve Lavin, Chief Administrator
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114:147,165 square miles (381,160 km)
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799:Law enforcement in the United States
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616:On U.S. 93 near Kalispell, Montana
576:On Highway 2 in Kalispell, Montana
278:• Criminal Interdiction Team (CIT)
496:On Highway 10; exact location N/A
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367:Ford Taurus Police Interceptor
275:• Special Response Team (SRT)
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207:7 Districts and 1 Headquarters
16:American highway patrol agency
1:
443:OC (oleoresin capsicum) Spray
194:Montana Department of Justice
1295:Office of Public Instruction
1285:Department of Transportation
604:Michael “Mike” Warren Haynes
272:• Executive Protection (EP)
164:243 (authorized, as of 2023)
536:In Columbia Falls, Montana
400:driving under the influence
218:Montana Highway Patrol site
60:; 89 years ago
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402:(DUI), and child safety.
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422:S&W MP 2.0 4.25” 9mm
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81:Jurisdictional structure
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86:Operations jurisdiction
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1230:Department of Commerce
1185:Board of Crime Control
1178:Boards and Commissions
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25:Montana Highway Patrol
19:Law enforcement agency
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1280:Department of Revenue
1250:Department of Justice
624:David James DeLaittre
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124:(July 2023 estimate)
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556:In Eureka, Montana
524:Richard E. Hedstrom
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675:References
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587:08-26-2008
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