Law Enforcement

The Valley County Health Department’s Connie Boreson updated us on funding for the new drug incinerator we mentioned last week. Until recently, the contents of the county’s red drug collection box at Courthouse Square were sent to Billings for disposal. That option is no longer available, so Boreson, in coordination with the Valley County Sheriff’s Office, helped fill a need by securing $4,200 in funding from a Department of Health and Human Services grant via the organization’s Systems Health Department.

Convicted murderer Jay Witkowski had an Oct. 30 court date moved to Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. at the Valley County Courthouse. This latest date is related to Witkowski’s participation in an alleged jailbreak attempt on Aug. 25.