HAHA wrote on Feb 17, 2010 8:38 AM:

" "Unless you have personally been killed by a drunk driver, give it a rest."

HAHA! That is really an intelligent statement below. "




Andy Griffith wrote on Feb 16, 2010 4:56 PM:

" "retire" you ott be ashamed yourself. Barney may have come cross as continuously simple but he was an honest man, the only thing consistent bout your Chief is he is consistently inconsistent! "




Whos asking wrote on Feb 15, 2010 3:01 PM:

" Asking for someone to give there name...what's that all about??What are you going to do if they give it,go tell your mom? "




T.Rex wrote on Feb 15, 2010 12:40 PM:

" Who ever post as Reality I've checked the site you mentioned as well, and Montana does have a statute on safety spot checks.There are very few states where they are illegal all together.Montana does not refer to them as sobriety checkpoints.But I would imagine a safety spot check is an attempt to catch drunk drivers or drug runners or maybe even those driving around with out insurance or seat belts.Couldn't recheck your work on the crash statistics you put on here that site was down at the time. "




No Brainer wrote on Feb 15, 2010 10:37 AM:

" 90% of people posting a comment do not use there real name.Some do most will not.It's really a no brainer because of the whole privacy deal especially if you have a career working with the public were all you need is for some disgruntled blogger to start making false complaints or in a town the size of Sidney for someone to think they can approach you on the street because they disagree with something you wrote and they end up getting knocked out for getting into someones face.I think alot of the comments are just to aggravate and get peoples blood pumping.But it's all in good fun. "




just wondering wrote on Feb 15, 2010 8:16 AM:

" For the person asking for someone to place there name online,why haven't you?If you don't agree with a comment you probably shouldn't even here. "




Adam12 wrote on Feb 15, 2010 8:05 AM:

" It amazes me how many people out there graduated from the Google Law School and yet they give away legal advice for free in there comments.What they do in Richland County,I have no idea but safety spotchecks can and do occur in other parts of the state.One states D.U.I. checkpoint is another states Safety spotcheck.Born and raised in Richland county but have since moved away years ago.When growing up I personally had never seen one conducted but I believe it has more to do with man power then anything else.The only people I've seen with a problem with a Safety spotcheck usually have something to hide but most motorist are more than happy to give there cooperation for the safety of the highway they drive on everyday.By reading some of the comments there seems to be a mentality of the Police against all of you and I just don't believe that to be true at all.Working together is far more productive. "




To Big Sky wrote on Feb 14, 2010 10:47 PM:

" My upbringing allows me to be and to say who I am. I am proud of what I say and who I am. Big Sky if you know your right leave your name. If im right you wont. Case closed. "




To Big Sky wrote on Feb 14, 2010 10:36 PM:

" I think the people are asking for your name. Come on give it up. The people are just asking for you to sign your voice. Not a big deal. If your so sure your right its not a problem. "




Research wrote on Feb 14, 2010 6:35 PM:

" Unfortunately "retire" anda lot of others think all cops are police. There are blue uniforms for police, brown for sherrifs, green for highway patrol & game wordens. The only one elected is the sherrif, then he appoints or hires those under him. The mayor appoints a police chief, and he hires those under him. Highway patrol & game wordens apply with the state. "




Just Sayen wrote on Feb 14, 2010 6:02 PM:

" Some of Sidney law enforcement are the same ones that have been there since I was a kid and I'm 42 years old.What are the physical standard?Aren't you suppose to be able to like run 2 miles with a time limit and do like 30 push-ups and sit-ups?If they really had to give chase on foot could they catch someone?And a policeman or woman are suppose to look sharp and crisp in uniform not dumpy.I've seen some police come to work in Sidney and have no idea how they made it getting hired.Shape up or ship out! "




Big Sky wrote on Feb 14, 2010 4:08 PM:

" O.K. Reality,I've check on the web address you provided in you last post.If you will look again you will see at the heading it say sobriety check points "also referred to as safety spot checks".Why I checked on it I don't even know.As I know from experience and training they are most certainly legal in the great state of Montana. "




retire wrote on Feb 14, 2010 3:37 PM:

" 29 years of the Barney Fiveffff mentality in our police department is way to long! Let the people speak, Change to 4 year term to keep em honest! "




Gary Rice wrote on Feb 14, 2010 7:27 AM:

" I have made this comment before and will continue. Everyone want criminals "thrown in the slammer" but no one ever considers how to pay for it or what "slammer" to throw them in. It conts money but no one wants a tax increase. We cannot have it both ways. "




Reality wrote on Feb 14, 2010 4:58 AM:

" Big Sky: MT does NOT allow DUI checkpoints. Do a google search if you want, but here is one link that has it: ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/checkpoint_laws.html

And to the person that posted the crash stats of our county having a 13.1% alcohol crash rate (which there is not a source given), what he failed to mention is that between 1/1/06 to 12/31/08, Richland County had 12 fatal crashes. 8 of those was alcohol involved and 1 was unknown. So to whoever posted that there are bigger things to focus on then alcohol crashes, please say what's killed more then 8 people in a 2 year time to make it a bigger issue then those 8 people (other then health issues like heart attacks and such)? My source was mdt.mt.gov/other/safety/external/crash_data/richland/RICHLAND_ALC_TW_DRIVER_2006-2008.PDF "




wrote on Feb 13, 2010 2:44 PM:

" Sure would be nice if you guys would understand anything of what you speak.
Rights can not be taken away except under special cercumstances
Priviledges are different
Driving and flying are priveldges, not rights.
This is JH civics. "




cont to big sky wrote on Feb 13, 2010 10:47 AM:

" My point was that (and im neither Rep or Dem) Rep are always screaming about government becoming "Big" and that Obama with his health care reform is trying to run our lives and then they pass junk like this. You cant have it both ways.... I would be a full Rep if they actually followed through with what they say. You cant complain that the Government is trying to run our lives over here and then hand over SO MANY personal rights over here. Look at the filibusters. WOW they complained that the Dem where using them to control the Gov the idiot Dem (who actually thought they could trust the Rep) backed off now look at what the Rep did. They are using exponentially more. WOW even if you HATE the Dem you have to agree. That makes me not trust them at all. Ill be voting out people that dont seem to have the memory to uphold the standards they set. Again to big sky please leave your name on this when you read it and identify yourself as Big Sky. At least the people around here have a good handle on keeping personal rights. The patriot act was such a joke and we let it pass because we were scared. I think you should look really hard at the kind of people that would take advantage of our fear like that. "




Big Sky wrote on Feb 13, 2010 9:25 AM:

" How you figure that D.U.I. check points are not legal is beyond me.If you are on a county,state or federal highway they are most certainly legal.If you do not believe me you may want to consider turning in your drivers license today.I'm not certain but fairly sure I have more personal and professional knowledge on the matter than yourself.You can be detained by a law enforcement for a period of time with out ever being placed under arrest.It is obvious by your comment you do not know what your talking about.If you feel you have been treated unfairly due to a D.U.I. check point,take it up in court and see that is not dismissed.Further more if you are under the influence you can be arrested and given a D.U.I. pulling into your own driveway. "




. wrote on Feb 12, 2010 11:57 PM:

" It seems like the only argument to anything like this anybody can ever come up with is the beaten to death drinking and driving thing. In case people forgot, alcohol IS legal. To say there is too much drinking in this town is just like me saying there are too many people that go to church on Sundays. I won't say it doesn't cause problems, but then again, religion has also been known to in its own way. Alcohol impairs your judgment. Nobody can dispute that. What I will dispute though, is the perception that, if your are on the road, and you meet someone who has had a drink in the last hour, your chances of ending up in a flaming vehicle accident are almost a certainty. This happens far less than all the anti alcohol people would have you believe. In 2007, 13.1% of crashes in Richland County were alcohol and drug related. Statewide it was 10.4% This mean 90% were NOT. I'm not endorsing it, just saying there are bigger problems. Unless you have personally been killed by a drunk driver, give it a rest. You have a far greater chance statistically, of killing yourself alone in a single vehicle rollover. "




local resident wrote on Feb 12, 2010 1:16 PM:

" I agree with most of what your saying although you need to tone down the emotions a little. The one argument is with the commandments. The one commandment that I know most of my friends havent broken is "thou shall not kill". If the people of Sidney dont agree with me I may move. If you or a loved one has committed homicide please call the police right away. Thats all we need in this town. DONT give any of these people wiggle room with this one. Ethel im talking to you. If I see Mrs. Ethel with a gun im out of this place. "




Reader wrote on Feb 12, 2010 1:15 PM:

" I agree with "justice is a joke". I know who's he's talking about and the lady judge and her entourage of secretaries totally slanted the defense with false accusations. It was horrible!!! Also, yes these are elected officials, and who pays their wages? I think the taxpayers do, which means they work for us, right?! It's not volunteer. They signed up to protect and serve our community and I think the reins most certainly need to be tightened on criminals and especially repeat offenders. Let's put that new jail to good use and how about some serious community service time. "




Jokin Justice wrote on Feb 12, 2010 12:46 PM:

" To local resident... You're comments may be fine and dandy, but unless YOU have a situation with the district court, as I seen, then you don't know the circumstances. Serious crimes, as drunk drivers, that can hurt/kill children are given a slap on the wrist. Oh, they get their license suspended. Big Whoopy Deal!! Many are still driving all over town. And other crimes go punished to the fullest extent and go to the slammer. Why is that? Are our courts (elected officials) playing the name game again??? "




T Rex wrote on Feb 12, 2010 11:50 AM:

" Its people like you that amaze me. You scream about the gov "getting into our business" and "we need less government" and when you feel endangered thats all you can think about. I think because there are meth labs that the gov should be able to do periodic checks of all of our houses. Yeah eat that. Check points no matter the good intentions behind them are illegal. What about "reasonable suspicion" dont our constitutional rights trump these "check points". Ben Franklin said "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one" I really get tired of the majority of the people on the site being such hypocrites. Do me a favor when you say something try and make it apply to the rest of the things you say. That way the majority of the people on this site wont find you lacking. Just a valid point. "




local resident wrote on Feb 12, 2010 8:25 AM:

" I really get tired of hearing all the negative comments that are posted and spoken against our elected officials. If you don't like a situation shut up or run for office and lets see how good a job you do. The officials in Richland County are like any other elected official in any other state or county. No matter what decision you make someone is upset and someone is happy. You can never please everyone. So unless you are willing to your life in their spot, SHUT UP. Everyone makes mistakes in life, some are bigger than others but no one is perfect. Read the ten commandments and you will be able to picture someone close to you or that you know who has broken everyone including yourself. All we can hope for is that in the end justice will be served. "




Justice is a Joke wrote on Feb 11, 2010 9:50 PM:

" Sidney is a joke when it comes to sentencing. There is SO MUCH DRINKING and DRUGS in this county!!! Get this, a good friend of mine, stud athlete and never been in trouble with the law, punches a kid one time. He goes up in front of the lady judge for a FELONY, has a $20,000 BOND and sat A MONTH in jail!! That's bogus! Drunk drivers keep drinking and driving with NO SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. Let's get our sentencing FAIR! The Court Report is the same as reading a comic strip, when in reality it's sad, because our court system is not doing their job. "




Elected Officials wrote on Feb 11, 2010 12:39 PM:

" The SPD may be investigating the felony by a public official, but it lands in the lap of another elected offical in the same building. The Richland County Attorney will be the prosecutor if he so chooses. Now on the other hand if the Richland County Attorneys Office has any ethical standards they will pass the case to another County Attorneys Office, as there is clearly a confilict of interest. Might just be a big election year for Richland County. "




David wrote on Feb 11, 2010 7:07 AM:

" Lets send all criminals to prison. Easy to say but who pays and with Montana's prisons already over capacity and under scrutiny from ACLU where do we put them? Build a new prison? There is a perfectly good one in Hardin that our Govoner doesn't like so it will not be used. So again, where do we put them and most importantly...who pays? We all want this but at the same time we all complaint about increased taxes. Someone please come up with a viable plan. "




FED UP wrote on Feb 10, 2010 6:59 PM:

" This is another prime example of our local athourities dragging their feet to save face, no wonder the community has no respect for our local government, they dont even do their job when its handed to them on a silver platter. Lets sit back and see if the SPD has the guts to take action on one of its own public officers...LMAO "




T.Rex wrote on Feb 10, 2010 5:41 PM:

" Well "just asking" your question is a good one but also the million dollar question.I was born and raised in Sidney and they have always had a major drunk driving problem.Sidney needs to start working D.U.I. check points with the M.H.P. on weekends and start locking up repeat offenders.But police can only get the ball rolling it's the judge that needs to pass sentence.There are alot of lame brains in Sidney who don't even look at drunk driving as a violation.Sidney has a respond if we're called type law enforcement.With the completion of the new law enforcement complex they will more then have enough resources to get the job done right.I agree with you,if you have 4 d.u.i's you should be doing prison time. "




somewhere in montana wrote on Feb 10, 2010 10:43 AM:

" IN reply to just wondering about rebecca loveshim: when the thefts occurred the group who did the thefts ran for the reservation so the arrest had to wait untill she came off, it is about time she got caught now the rest of the women need to be caught too brought to justice "




asking wrote on Feb 10, 2010 9:57 AM:

" why aren't these people with 4 DUI's put in prison?? I know of other people in the state that have to go to prison for this, why not in your town?? "




Randy wrote on Feb 9, 2010 1:25 PM:

" I wonder if Olick is a victim of the common Nigerian Scam? This scam is where the crooks send you checks or Money Orders and instruct you to cash them, then wire a portion of the money somewhere else - usually out of the country - then you get to keep the balance for your efforts. The problem is that the checks or Money Orders are counterfeit. Another twist on the same scam is when a person sells something on eBay or Craigslist...The buyer sends payment that is Far more than the agreed upon sale price, then instructs the seller to wire the balance back to them...Again, counterfeit checks or Money Orders are used for the "payment". "




That one kid wrote on Feb 9, 2010 12:10 PM:

" poor tim "




agree wrote on Feb 8, 2010 10:14 PM:

" people should shut up...and police beats in little town makes it hard to live here in sids...from exp...i can see maby felonys and major crimes but who realy cares about traffic tickets ane bad checks...embarassing..oh well here i am looking at police beats.lol "




SHUT UP wrote on Feb 8, 2010 3:29 PM:

" I truly believe that people should keep their mouths shut until they know the whole story in these situations. If you do not have information that is a FACT directly from the persons involved in any situation. SHUT UP ABOUT IT. This town seems to be famous as all towns are of taking a little piece of information here and a little piece there and putting it together the way they want it to sound. Get over yourselves people and leave others alone. Someday the business you put your nose into that you have nothing to do with, may come back and haunt you. "




Penny wrote on Feb 8, 2010 11:01 AM:

" I don't know that Penni Lewis (the elected) official in question ever actually admitted to the use of the funds missing, she made a statement on her facebook page apolgizing but never stating what she was apologizing for. I have no idea if that can be used in the investigation or not, she has her profile set to private on Facebook, so it isn't necessarily public all acess. I think this is very sad situation and I hope it can be fixed, I don't know if the public understands but $49,000 is a lot of the money to the 4-H program, the 4-H families all work very hard to raise the money that is needed to do the activities and events. As an former Richland county 4-H member, I have a hard time thinking that someone a lot of young people look up to as a LEADER did this to them. I do believe if charges are pressed, she should make a public apology to the whole community. "




conflict of interest wrote on Feb 7, 2010 4:38 PM:

" Is it true that the commissioners and county attorney had been made aware of previous actions of our Clerk and recorder that showed signs of this type of behavior? "




Dont Quite Understand wrote on Feb 7, 2010 2:11 PM:

" I thought the guilty party admitted taking the money. How could there be a question of "whether" to press charges or not???? Something is not quite right here. "




Gary Rice wrote on Feb 7, 2010 9:53 AM:

" Just Wondering: There was a group of people that came to Sidney and participated in a "group" shoplifting spree. I would suspect that she got away at the time and her name was given up by her accomplices and a warrant was issued. It is a very simple explanation. I don't know this for a fact but it seems reasonable. "




do what wrote on Feb 6, 2010 11:52 PM:

" The theft of $49,000.00 from a 4-H youth group and it is alleged that a elected county official is involved yet the Sidney Police Department is investigating? Their results are being forwarded to the county attorney's office for a determination on whether charges should be filed? Is this administration qualified to make an ethical determination of this magnitude? Why has this case not been sent over to be investigated federally? It smacks of a "conflict of interest" "




just wondering wrote on Feb 6, 2010 4:12 PM:

" How could Rebecca Loveshim get arrested after she had been shoplifting. Shouldn't she have been caught and charged on the spot?? Why was it let go so long?? "

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