Police Find Drugs in Stolen Vehicle

According to the dispatch report and a press release from the Glasgow Police Department, dispatch received a call on Thursday, May 21 of a vehicle on the way towards Glasgow on Hwy. 2. The vehicle was observed heading west with three occupants, later identified as Joseph Michael Malinowski, Ciera Marie Carr and Sara Jane Dauphinais.

The vehicle was stopped by law enforcement near Newton Motors and Shopko and a search was conducted by the Glasgow Police Department and the Montana Highway Patrol. During the search seven grams of crystal methamphetamine and stolen credit cards were recovered.

All three occupants were arrested and have been charged with motor vehicle theft and drug charge are pending. The driver was Malinowski, who is also being held on a warrant out of Flathead County for a prior vehicle theft.

Further investigation is being conducted by Ward County Sheriff’s Office in Minot, North Dakota, where the stolen vehicle was from and by the Glasgow Police Department.