Missoula police create special victims' unit
The Associated Press | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 2 months AGO
MISSOULA (AP) — The Missoula police department has created a special victims unit and has created a more comfortable interview room for victims of violent crime.
Police spokesman Travis Welsh says the new room includes two plush chairs and a small table, an improvement over the harsh lighting and white walls in previous interview rooms.
The department spent about $100,000 to remodel two interview rooms into four, including the “soft room.”
The agency also set up a special victims’ unit in an office building across the street from the police station. Five detectives and a supervisor who work there focus on violent and sex crime cases. Police Chief Mike Brady says the move also alleviated some overcrowding at the station.
Detective Sgt. Scott Pastian says the goal is to provide better services for sexual assault victims.
ARTICLES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Latest: US helped family escape Afghanistan overland
WASHINGTON — The United States is confirming for the first time that it has helped a U.S. citizen and family members to escape Afghanistan through an overland route to a neighboring country.
The Latest: US helped family escape Afghanistan overland
WASHINGTON — The United States is confirming for the first time that it has helped a U.S. citizen and family members to escape Afghanistan through an overland route to a neighboring country.
The Latest: Top Republican says Taliban holding Americans
WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee says some Americans who have been trying to get out of Afghanistan since the U.S. military left are sitting in airplanes at an airport ready to leave but the Taliban are not letting them take off.