Wilkinson retires after 33 years of law enforcement service

After 33 years of service in law enforcement, Havre Police Capt. Bill Wilkinson retired Tuesday.

"For me it's hard to explain the difference you make and the people you help," Wilkinson said.

Wilkinson began his public service career with the Hill County Sheriff's Office in 1986, working as a dispatcher and jailer.

He said he is originally from Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. In late 1969 or early in the 1970s his father, who was working for Bureau of Indian Affairs Roads Department, transferred and moved his family from Fort Berthold to Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. Wilkin...