Council member details complaints about police

A Havre City Council member has told city officials he is alarmed by the number of informal complaints he has received about the conduct of some of Havre's police officers.

Havre Mayor Bob Rice said today he has also heard complaints and is working with Police Chief Kevin Olson to resolve the situation.

Allen "Woody" Woodwick expressed his concern about the complaints in a Jan. 8 letter sent to Olson and Rice. The letter was also forwarded to Rick Pierson, who chairs the City Council's Police and Fire Committee, as well as police commissioners Charles Floyd, Dick Bohn and Mike Shortell.

"I hav...