Sarah Peters Makes A Stand Against Domestic Violence Not Taken Serious In Montana By Law Enforcement.

Montana Law Enforcement DOES not Take Stalking Serious, Does not Listen to Victims before it is too Late and it is Time that Montana Law Enforcement Actually Protect and Serve.

Yeah to Sarah Peters. ENOUGH is ENOUGH.

Time to Hear the Victims Cries.

Time to Listen, Make a Stand and Make a Difference.

RIGHT Now !!!

" Recent Murders Spur Protest Against Domestic Violence"

"It has taken Sarah Peters one year, but she’s speaking up. Her mission, she says, is to shine more light on the dark world of domestic violence.

Peters, 27, was 16 years old when she married Justin Calbick, who is currently being held in the Flathead County jail and accused of shooting his brother, Stacey Calbick, 38, and father, Donald Calbick, 60, on Jan. 27, 2010.

On the anniversary of the shootings, Peters and several of her friends stood outside the Flathead County Justice Center holding signs with messages about domestic violence prevention.

Peters said she would like to draw more attention to the matter so no one would have to go through what she did a year ago.

On Jan. 13, 2010, Calbick was arrested and charged with raping and assaulting Peters. Bond was originally set at $50,000 by the District Court, but the Justice Court released him on his own recognizance.

Peters said she went through all the recommended steps to protect herself, including filing a temporary restraining order and going to a safe-house.

But on Jan. 28, 2010, the Flathead County Sheriff’s Department received a 1 a.m. call reporting that Calbick was at his wife’s home armed with a rifle and had bound several people with duct tape.

Court records say Calbick bound the hands and feet of three adults, including Peters, for three hours. There were also three children at the residence. The hostages were able to convince Calbick to turn over the rifle and let his wife’s friend go on the premise that she would not contact authorities.

The woman’s husband called 911 when she got home and responding officers found Calbick sitting on the couch unarmed and arrested him without incident.

It was only later that she learned about Donald and Stacey, Peters said, and she believes they died trying to stop Calbick from going to her house.

Donald, who Peters said was as close as a father, had said he would keep Calbick away from her, she said.

“Dad and Stacey died trying to save us and that wasn’t their job,” Peters said.

What spurred her to speak out, she said, were the Christmas Day murders of Jaimi Hurlburt, 35, and her daughter, Alyssa Burkett, 15.

The suspect in the case, Tyler Miller, was Hurlburt’s ex-boyfriend and had allegedly made threats against her life in the days before the shooting.

Upon reading about the shootings in the newspaper, Peters said it was time to stop being a victim and start being an advocate.

She contends that the system that is supposed to protect victims of domestic violence is not working.

“This did not have to happen,” Peters said as she held her sign in the chilly weather.

“It was completely preventable

and now it’s completely not-repairable.”

“They didn’t learn from Justin,” she added.
“They need to start protecting us.”

But Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry said that while officers want to help to the best of their ability, there are limits to what authorities are allowed to do when it comes to locking someone up.

“We of course take domestic violence very seriously and will continue to,” Curry said. “We will continue to do our part within the system.”

Curry said authorities have made strides in the past couple of years to combat domestic violence, and the Sheriff’s Office deals with thousands of these cases every year.

“If you look at our numbers, we deal with these cases every day,” Curry said.

Domestic violence cases are often very complicated when authorities are dealing with them, he said, but they seem simpler when a tragedy occurs, such as the Christmas Day murders.

“In hindsight, they’re all black and white,” Curry said.

Peters said she would like to see changes within the justice system when it comes to domestic violence, which would include certain parts of state law.

Calbick appeared for a hearing in District Court on Jan. 28, where his attorney scheduled a Feb. 3 hearing at which Calbick intends on changing his not-guilty plea.

Peters, who attended the hearing, said she would keep speaking up.

“We teach people how to treat us by what is allowable,” Peters said. “If nobody talks, nothing’s going to change.”

Source of Montana Domestic Violence Post

http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/recent_murders_spur_protest_against_domestic_violence1/21616/

Time to Talk

Time for Change

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I say Sam Byrne, CrossHarbor Capital Partners STOLE the Yellowstone Club, and the Creditors Pay the Price.

This Article has Sam Byrne Boasting about the Real Estate market still going to be good for him as people want to be in Nature.. well ya.. thing his he Paid $335 Million less for the Yellowstone Club in a Bankruptcy Proceeding then he offered not to long before and the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts did NOTHING about it.

I -Crystal L. Cox, Montana Real Estate Owner, Bankruptcy Corruption Blogger, Investigative Blogger and a 4th Generation Montanan... I say that Sam Byrne don't Know Jack Shit about where Real Estate in The West is Going..

I say Sam Byrne is a Thief, and that his Affiliations with the Edra Blixseth are very questionable.. I intend to Prove every dirty deal that Sam Byrne has ever been involved in... including any side deals, affiliations, conflicts of interest that affected the ridiculously low price he paid for the Yellowstone Club...

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"Real Estate Market in the West: Where It’s Going, and How
The economic meltdown has caused a world of hurt for many people involved in real estate in the West, but it's also creating opportunities and attitude shifts. What does that mean for the future?

By Amy Linn, 10-14-09

Samuel Byrne speaking at the Real Estate and Development in the Northern Rockies conference. Photo by Anne Medley.

Less can be more. The end is not nigh. The real estate market—including second-home and resort markets—will recover … eventually.

Predictions and advice about opportunity, realism, smart growth, environmentalism—and a slow-paced recovery—were the hallmarks of NewWest.net’s fourth annual Real Estate Development in the Northern Rockies conference in Missoula. The two-day event, which ended yesterday at the Hilton Garden Inn, included more than 30 speakers who discussed wide-ranging topics about development, planning, land use and the future of the West.

The boom-and-bling era of speculation and eye-popping returns on real estate have obviously vanished, said the planners, architects, developers, policy makers, real estate agents, green builders and others who took the stage. But the current economic downturn could fuel a shift that benefits people and the planet, speakers said. When smart growth replaces sprawl, when developers are good neighbors, when downtowns are revitalized and landscapes are preserved, the region will be protected from ugly booms and busts.

“It’s really about going back to simplicity,” said Rebecca Zimmermann, an owner of the Denver-based Design Workshop. At the worst moments of the economic crisis, clients told her “every dream I ever had is on hold,” Zimmermann said. “Now, with the stock market back up, there is desire again to have a dream home,” she said—but the dream has changed.

“People want to live in places that connect people to nature and connect people to their families,” she said. “The days of the inter-west buyers who were refinancing their primary home and taking that money out to buy a condo at Copper Mountain—that almost doesn’t exist any more.”

Most speakers said it will be three-to-five years or more before there’s recovery and stability in the real estate market.

But property is still selling, even in the very high-end market. Samuel Byrne,
the new owner of the Yellowstone Club, said in an on-stage interview that the exclusive ski-and-golf resort has seen $50 million in sales since he closed on the property in July. Some of the sales were distressed properties and buyers cut deals directly with the banks.

“People swooped in very quickly on those and snapped them up,” said Byrne, the managing partner of CrossHarbor Capital Partners, a Boston-based investment firm. With Byrne’s leadership in place—and the Tim and Edra Blixseth saga over—the demand returned. “It’s truly a unique asset—one of the most unique properties in the world,” Byrne said.

But how is the rest of the West faring? What’s changed? Here are some answers and conference highlights:

-- “The second home market is not gone—people will make extraordinary buys coming out of this cycle,” said Byrne. “At certain price points there will be tremendous opportunities and recovery in the marketplace.”

-- Consumers have shifted away from seeing real estate as an investment. Many of today’s home-buyers want property that’s greener, smaller and more long-term. “It’s more about what people want for their family,” said Christopher Kelsey, of Steeplechase Development Advisors.

-- Eco-friendliness is a deal-clincher for increasing numbers of buyers. From the builder’s perspective, sustainable buildings can also qualify for money-saving tax credit programs and subsidies.

-- People come to Montana to enjoy small towns and wild landscapes, so protecting those assets with smart growth plans is critical, said Luther Propst, founder of the Sonoran Institute.

-- Well-heeled home buyers are looking for quality-of-life landscapes: places where they can see wildlife, go fishing and skiing, and play outdoors, said Roger Lang Jr., who transformed his 26,000-acre Sun Ranch in southwest Montana into an eco-lodge—and a home to everything from boreal toads and bald eagles to grizzly bears. “Wealthy, high-end home-buyers subsidize wildlife conservation,” said Lang.

-- Healthy downtowns and residential areas are walk-able, compact, sustainable environments with neighborhood centers, open spaces, mixed housing (including single-family and multi-family buildings), and increased connectivity, to reduce reliance on vehicles. Turning these visions into reality isn’t easy, but it’s possible. “Many small towns may have not had significant planning or investment since the Works Progress Administration, when they got their first paved roads in the 1940s,” said Stefan Pellegrini of Opticos Design in Berkeley, Calif. “Planning continues to be contentious in these places, but they’re small enough so you can achieve consensus.”

-- Businesses seeking to build can take advantage of a new tax credit program from the U.S. Treasury for new construction in distressed census tracts. The program (which has admittedly tight restrictions) helped the Garlington, Lohn & Robinson law firm construct a $14 million, six-story green office building in downtown Missoula, without having to put up the standard $4-plus million in cash that banks would typically want for such a project.

-- Green building today has evolved into an art form. Builders can insulate down to the slab to keep air and moisture out of buildings. They can use 95-percent-efficient gas-fired condensing boilers; Energy Star appliances; high-efficiency toilets that only use 1.28 gallons of water per flush; high-efficiency fans instead of air conditioners; and smart irrigation with built-in mini-weather stations, so the sprinklers don’t go on after it rains, said green-building expert Jeff Medanich, of the Colorado Chautauqua Association.

-- Green buildings can put green in your wallet. The Garlington building, which aims to be LEED gold certified, will have solar collectors on the roof to heat hot water, solar photovoltaic collectors to generate about 2 percent of the building’s energy use, natural lighting, recycling collection rooms, a high-efficiency radiant heating and cooling system, a reduced floor-to-floor height (to reduce building volume), and high performance solar-control glazing and sun shades, said the architect for the project, Marty Noyd of OZ Architects. The height reduction alone saved $465,000 in the building cost, he said.

In the end, even the wealthiest home and landowners want to take a breath, reassess and avoid any more tumult, as Sam Byrne of the Yellowstone Club put it. It’s time to achieve peace in the valley, he said. “The club’s goal now is to stabilize itself, stabilize its reputation, and not sell a lot in the next three years,” he said. He intends to offer more townhouses and condos in the future, put more land into conservation, and put eco-friendly measures in place.

“Less sprawl, more open space, with clustered developed that’s designed to be sustainable and environmentally friendly—that’s the goal that everyone’s been talking about today, and it’s not different at the high end of the marketplace,” said Byrne. With a few exceptions, he joked. Buyers might arrive in a private jet before they drive off in their Prius."

Source of Sam Byrne Post

http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/real_estate_in_the_west_where_its_going_and_how/C559/L559/

Crystal L. Cox

Investigative Blogger

Montana Real Estate Broker Owner

Ten Lakes Realy
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Brad Weston - Hamilton Police Department Brad Weston. Recall Judge Michael Reardon Hamilton Montana.

the Recall of Hamilton Montana Judge Michael Reardon

"This letter is to describe why Judge Michael Reardon, Hamilton City Judge will be recalled. The last time I graced the county elections office with a recall petition, it was the last time I worked; care of school resource officer (SRO) Brad Weston of the Hamilton Police Department. I was “interviewed” by Weston at which time I gave the name of a current employer.

Not the only time I was asked for my employer; threatened with an “investigation”, lost the job, without committing any crime. It was Officer Weston who took a report Nov, 2009: no-one should feel threatened by this information in the public eye.

City Attorney Bell felt it was “ridiculous [he] had to swear an oath to the Constitution (Bell, in memo to City Council, 2007).”

Being a “Constitutionalist” has more obligations than collecting votes: it means fundamentally changing how Ravalli County Government operates. Specifically, it means ending the targeting or abuse of citizens as Judge Michael Reardon enjoys: a third ‘Reign’ of Hamilton’s city government.

Now that the County swearing-in ceremony is recently over, the Constitution is fresh in our minds; our elected officials will uphold the constitution.

Our right to petition government, redress harm, peaceful assembly on public property, and the freedom of speech are examples. Judge Reardon does not protect the right to sit peacefully on public property, threatens jail time, sentenced jail time for peaceful assembly. In paperwork from Reardon’s court, a threat to jury trial was made (protected in Montana, United States).

A personal attack came from Judge Michael Reardon from the bench, witnessed in official proceeding, most would call this harassment. Public officials should not harass, or charge crimes for protected activities.

In the case of Judge Reardon, a catastrophic failure of not protecting members of the public; instead he adds to the harassment, ridicule, and hyperbole with a grin on his face. Honorable judges serve the public, not themselves.

A Judge’s duty is not to violate the rights sworn to uphold. Not so Honorable Reardon is a formerMarine Corps JAG Lawyer, which makes the described actions so difficult to understand. After a “trial” the jurors were spooked at my presence or my family; hint of a predetermined outcome.

Any judge discussion with a jury or lawyer before trial (known as ex parte) violates the public’s due process. Bottom line: Hamilton does not need an unethical, abusive Judge like Reardon.

SAFE of the Bitterroot will tell you: when in an abusive relationship, you must find a way to stop the abuse. While I doubt Judge Michael Reardon will go to abuse counseling, he knows better than to abuse American’s rights.

Hamilton voters end the abuse by signing Michael's recall. Our City Judge engages in abuse to assist the well established local “government assistance program”; that is, to assist in the local terror racket: Hoffman, Bell, and formally Corn. We pay the salaries of these officials, and have right to recall.

This letter is for WC & Virginia Bolen who started the effort to portray then Prosecutor Reardon for his defamatory transgressions (and won), as well as the transgressions of the Sheriff Department, and a former prosecutor ( George Corn ) who charged her with a felony she did not commit.

Many people are similarly treated in Ravalli County; some examples published in 2002 by reporter Carlotta Grandstaff of the Missoula Independent.

The “Beneath the Beauty” documentary described past, present malicious behavior of Honorable Reardon, law enforcement, and public officials in the Bitterroot Valley. “Finders Keepers”, Bolen’s book describes all of the above.

The county has less than 29,000 adults, yet maintains 100% voter registration to restrict the recall of an elected county official; requiring more than 5, 000 signatures. In the city, 375 signatures needed to rid the City Judge.

Honorable Reardon has a generous retirement package from the county, the city, and the Marine Corps. While retirement is an option, a recall of not so Honorable Judge Michael Reardon should stop him at time of election November 2011.

I have encouraged his successor, remaining nameless to run for office, to function as an independent judiciary for the City of Hamilton, and US citizens who pass through Hamilton Montana without knowledge of the local assault on the US Constitution.

Since a Judge is protected with absolute immunity, we cannot sue Judge Reardon for his official transgressions.

We can exercise our right to remove him from office. Hamilton needs constitutional protections, not abusive governmental officials. Michael J. Reardon learned from, and assisted George Corn in the local terror of citizens, using attorneys, law enforcement, media outlets, and willing participants.

Hamilton Judge Michael Reardon and others may benefit improperly from issuing orders of protection. The monies normally credited from federal grants on local budgets of Hamilton and Ravalli County go missing, although protection orders thrown at the public like rice at a wedding.Only his tailor would know how big his pockets are for defrauded public funds. Judge Reardon and Judge Clute top the list of questionable protection orders issued.

Protection Orders are easily set up to trip-up an estranged spouse returning for personal belongings; more fines, this time directly to the county and city treasury.

Judge Michael Reardon’s recall is a reachable goal of less than 375 signatures needed, and 500 votes to boot him: proving the voters are more powerful than abusive public officials like Judge Michael Reardon.

Its time we ended the abuse of our rights. The county voters started it with the removal of Corn, and we must continue with the removal (or convince retirement for the 3^rd time) of the most Honorable Reardon.

We owe it to the Bolens; we owe it to every person unjustly treated by Judge Reardon, and any official he collaborated with in Ravalli County.

A recall would send a clear message to our Ravalli County and city officials: by right of petition (includes the vote) we can remove Judge Reardon for violation of 11 Montana Judicial rules, and violation of American Bar Association rule 17 (ex parte communication).

If public officials want to collaborate illegally to violate our rights, we will collaborate to remove those officials by our constitutionally protected right to recall.

Any Judge malicious enough to allow a case that violates protected rights has no business on any bench; especially in Hamilton, Montana where law enforcement need a Judge willing to challenge their every move; not one singing to their qualities as “fine men (Reardon, 2009)”.

We need a Judge on our side, with knowledge of our rights, a “gentleperson” a respectful public servant who can apply the rule of law equally in Hamilton, Montana.

Judge Michael Reardon, the recall is coming—corruption, cronyism, will take leave from us.

Michael Spreadbury "

Posted here by Crystal L. Cox

Montana Investigative Blogger

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Montana Sheriff Chris Hoffman in Hamilton Threatens Private Citizen for Exposing Corruption in Montana Law Enforcement.

Letter Sent to FBI and to Ravalli County Montana Commissioners Regarding Montana SheriffChris Hoffman Threatening Michael Spreadbury, Investigative Blogger - Montana Corruption Exposer - Montana Victims Rights Advocate and "Montana Media" or Was til his Sites were forced down by Ravalli County Montana Corruption.

" Dear Commissioners,

I had asked for a time to convey this information in person, but feel it better to do so by email.

The current Sheriff, Chris Hoffman has threatened me in person at the Sheriff Office in 2009, has been inappropriate on a telephone call from his county issued phone (406) 375-4001 this month.

On October 10, 2006 Deputy Chris Albright and Lt. Holton answered a call to 291 Cooper Ln. They did not take pictures of all evidence, took a doctored photograph of scratches on the wrong cheek of a perpetrator, made victim by former Co. Atty Corn.

Albright swiveled his microphone on his hand held altering the speech of the interview with me. No pictures were taken of smoke grenades, or broken glass location.

Protecting property, after the Sheriff Department fails to do so (with case # open) is an inalienable right (Art. II s. 3) Montana Constitution.

Fundamental constitutional right means equal protection, not equal brutality of the public in Ravalli County.

On November 4, 2009 Deputy Albright and Lt. Holter kicked in my front door at ..... Hamilton while I was not home.

They were serving a civil service, left no paperwork, left no phone message that they were there.

The damage remained, covered up by RCSO.

While running for office, Joede Vanek and Chris Hoffman discussed an incident where a drunken brawl took place at a UM football game where Deputy Albright used his badge to get out of criminal behavior.

Vanek also told me Deputy Albright used a county computer to access pornography on duty. I believe Joede Vanek.

As commissioners, do we want law enforcement who are above the law?

Do we want a Sheriff who will protect this behavior?

We also know about RCSO felony theft, felony partner assault, and unsolved triple murders from more than 10 years ago.

I don't believe Deputy Albright fits any mold for law enforcement, nor Lt. Holter. They are your employees, and are free to do this to any member of the public until disiplined or removed from duty. Serve and protect is lost on the Ravalli County Sheriff Department.

If you didnt know this already (unlikely), you now know. Your constituents need protecting from this law enforcement behavior, and their chief who does not model any better behavior. Again, he represents Ravalli County.

Michael Spreadbury "

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Crystal L. Cox

Montana Investigative Blogger
Crystal@CrystalCox.com