Bozeman

My brother, Jason, just posted this on his blog. I have fallen out of checking the reports since I moved away from Bozeman, but I really need to get back into it. The other thing I loved about this paper that I never really thought about until I moved away: They NEVER put a photograph of the big news of the day (the ones that usually depict death and carnage). Instead, they always had a photo of people reading books in the park, or playing frisbee, or fishing. Nice to start your news intake with something pleasant before you have to read about all the bad going on.
This is also where Jeremy & I went to school and where we met. I also carried a subscription to the paper for the exact same reason.

We created this blog to tell the tale of our year in Afghanistan, but I ask you to indulge me as I digress a bit with this posting...hopefully to your entertainment...
As most of you know, Kelli and I met at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. We both really enjoyed our time there and it's an amazing place to live. There is so much to do outdoors and life moves a touch slower than elsewhere. There is also a lighter side to Bozeman, which people outside the town just don't understand....it is time for me to share the secret. My roommates and I in college used to subscribe to the daily paper for 1 purpose:
- to read the daily comics
- to read the daily police reports
Ahh, but I said for 1 purpose...so why read 2 things? Because they are one in the same...even if they do print on different pages and under different headings.
I have cut and pasted today's sample for your enjoyment. This one is actually pretty easy to pick a favorite, but many days are more of a challenge. For your future reading pleasure, please go to: http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ and then look for the police reports under the "Community" pull-down menu.
Enjoy....
The Bozeman Police Department reports for Thursday included the following:
€ A Chief Joseph Middle School student was using profane language and making obscene gestures.
€ A student kicked a foot bag onto the roof of the high school. The student climbed the building to get it, but he got stuck and couldn't get down. The principal went to get a ladder.
The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office reports for Thursday included the following:
€ A woman was concerned about a young boy with a fishing pole walking alone along Thorpe Road. A deputy found the 9-year-old boy, who had stayed home from school because he was sick. After feeling better, he went fishing on the Gallatin River. His mother was aware of his location.
€ A driver on Interstate 90 told deputies three people in another vehicle kept flipping him off.
€ When deputies responded to a home, they saw a naked man holding open the front door and waiting to talk to deputies. His wife explained that the man had been wandering around the house naked. He had burned some toast and was sniffing the smoke coming out of the toaster. He also had eaten butter from the tub with his fingers. The deputy explained to the woman that although his behavior was unusual, no crime had been committed.
The inmate population at the Gallatin County jail included the following:
€ The jail held 46 inmates; maximum capacity is 39 inmates.
€ Twenty-eight inmates were being held at other jails at the cost of $55 per inmate per day, plus transportation costs.
€ One person was in the sheriff's county work program.
€ Court services had 279 people under its supervision.