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 | CopCAST Episode 104 - The Woodie |
 It is hard to believe that we are posting the first show of 2009. Mack got the news on his promotional competition. We was not selected as the new staff sergeant but he will be taking on a new assignment and a professional challenge. Morgan discusses the new Cisco consumer electronics initiative. Rich has recovered from his pre-Christmas flu attack and is predicting the Steelers will take the Superbowl this year. The CopCAST crew is looking forward to another fun filled year of podcasts in 2009.
One Pennsylvania family discovered an unwanted Christmas guest. Remember not to talk during the movie - it can be hazardous to your health. Did Colonel Saunders have an alibi? It is amazing what some guys will do for $3.80. The new Wendy's value meal - the one dollar robbery. The Baltimore Police Commissioner earns his pay. An 88-year-old woman teaches an intruder that when you have him by the balls, his heart and mind will follow. In our keynote story, a Florida man has a woodie but it is knot what you think. Stupid people should not play with bombs.
Read more and listen to the CopCast podcast...
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Posted on Tuesday, January 06
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| What will 2009 hold for you? |
 We are at the beginning of 2009 and the good news is that if you're reading this you're still with us. The bad news is your 401K may very well be on life support.
Resolutions New Year's resolutions, also called "Things I Wouldn't Bet On" are sometimes set up to fail. Don't use it for a vent about what you didn't accomplish of last year's resolution list but rather be practical. Instead of saying "I'm going to lose forty pounds in two weeks," try saying "I'm going to lose two pounds in forty weeks."
Attainable? I think so. My buddy Franco who's a retired hippie is a true child of the sixties. He went to Woodstock and Atlanta International Pop Festival (1970) where he saw Jimi Hendrix, Jethro Tull, Allman Brothers, Johnny Winter, Captain Beefheart (remember him?) and according to Franco, Jesus a few times. He has the short-term memory of stapler.
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Posted on Tuesday, January 06
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| Cause of house fire unknown |
 The cause of a house fire Dec. 9 that sent a woman to the hospital and caused an estimated $275,000 in damage will likely remain unknown, a Billings fire official said Tuesday.
Assistant Fire Marshal Bill Tatum said he has not yet completed his report on the fire at 620 30th St. W., but he expects that the cause will be undetermined. Tatum said there is no evidence of arson.
Seven people were inside the home when they were alerted to the fire by several barking dogs shortly after midnight. The occupants were able to escape the blaze, but a 22-year-old woman suffered injuries to her throat and lungs and was treated at St. Vincent Healthcare.
Read the Billings Gazette article...
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Posted on Tuesday, December 30
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| Truck fire prompts evacuation at Stillwater Mine |
NYE - A fire in a small truck at Stillwater Mining Co.'s Nye mine prompted a mine evacuation late Monday night. However, no injuries were reported and mining activities had resumed as normal by Tuesday morning.
John Beaudry, spokesman for SMC, said approximately 150 employees were working underground when the fire was reported about 11:30 p.m. at the 3,800-foot level (roughly 1,200 feet below the level of the administrative offices). Following standard protocol, the mine's emergency response team was dispatched and the mine was evacuated safely around midnight.
Beaudry was uncertain how long the evacuation notice remained in effect, but confirmed that workers were back at work Tuesday. The cause of the incident and the status of the truck had not been reported but were under investigation, he said.
Source: Billings Gazette
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Posted on Tuesday, December 30
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| 2 arrested after stabbing in casino parking lot |
A man was stabbed just after midnight in a fight in the Bullwackers casino parking lot at 1517 Broadwater Ave. The Billings Police Department arrested two men in connection with the incident.
According to police reports, Daniel Lebaron and Tyson Happel, both in their early 20s, were allegedly causing trouble in the bar, and a bar employee asked them to leave. Once outside, Lebaron assaulted the bar employee, police said. Happel got into a fight with another man, who police believe may have been a friend of the bar employee. Happel allegedly used a knife in the attack.
The victim was transported to a local hospital with cuts to his shoulder and back and a stab wound on his torso. His wounds were superficial and he was treated and released, said Sgt. Mitchell Brush.
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Posted on Tuesday, December 30
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| Fire that killed 3 kids still under investigation |
LANDER - What caused a fire that killed three children in a Riverton home last summer remains under investigation nearly five months later.
The Riverton Volunteer Fire Department, with help from the state fire marshal's office, has completed its inquiry into the fire. The Fremont County Sheriff's Department has not yet finished its part of the investigation, however.
The fire destroyed the home in the Cozy Mobile Home Park on Aug. 7.
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Posted on Monday, December 29
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| CopCAST Episode 103 - Toys For Cops |
Santa has dropped his load and the CopCast Crew is back on the job. Morgan gets a special Christmas gift in remembrance of his father. Mack discusses the trials and tribulations of his promotion notification process and post holiday shopping. Rich was able to defeat a nasty little bug quickly enough to do some damage to the Christmas treats.
As a quick side note, there will be no more Apple keynote speeches at MacWorld after 2009. Windows users - Microsoft has issued some serious patches for Internet Explorer so make sure you run the updater.
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Posted on Monday, December 29
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| Don't help the crooks |
Crooks aren't smart but they do take advantage of opportunities. You and I would question (hopefully) the morality of stealing something but these guys and girls don't hesitate. Sometimes that is exactly how they get away with it.
We get a number of reports, especially for items stolen from a retail area or office area where the victim saw the item, turned away, and moments later turned back and the item was gone. A good example of that is the purse-hanging-on-the-chair theft. If the thief is quick and calm, he can grab the purse and be in the car and gone before the victim notices it. This is especially true in the drinking establishments where the reaction time is sometimes measured in minutes rather than seconds.
If you went through our recent theft-from-auto reports, you'd see not one was a case where the thief smashed the window and THEN looked around. What he wanted was there to be seen. Look at how many targets are out there. Your car and a hundred others. Why would he break into yours to look around when moving along and finding another car with something in view is right next to you? Make it hard for these crooks!
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Posted on Friday, December 26
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| Man cited for firing handgun on Easy Street |
Billings police officers seized a semi-automatic handgun and issued a citation to a Billings man early today after responding to a complaint of shots being fired on the 1300 block of Easy Street.
Sgt. Matt Brewer said a citation for unlawful discharge of a firearm was issued to David Daniely, 58.
Officers responded to a call at 12:12 a.m. of shots fired and a disturbance between several persons on Easy Street. Before officers arrived, several of the persons had left the area but police found them a short distance from the scene. They told the officers that they had left an apartment on Easy Street after a disturbance. As they left, a man named Dave fired a handgun into the air.
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Posted on Friday, December 26
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| Refinery fires ignite on Christmas Day |
Two refinery fires created some Christmas fireworks in Billings and Laurel Thursday.
A fire at the ConocoPhillips refinery on Billings' South Side Thursday afternoon was quickly brought under control.
An early-morning fire at the CHS Refinery in Laurel shook nearby houses and woke some Billings residents.
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Posted on Friday, December 26
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