The Cop Who Became A Council Member Is Going To Need More Than “Side-Rails” To Deal With THIS Investigative Journalist

by Travis Mateer

How do I know former cop, Bob Campbell, is trying REALLY hard to be a politician? It’s the two words he used several times during a recent public Zoom meeting to explain why police can’t do more to quell the consequences of urban camping, and those two words are SIDE RAILS!

Since Side-Rail Bob couldn’t get back to me when he was just Candidate Bob, I decided to head down to the COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE on Wednesday to give this newbie on City Council the Travis Public Comment Experience. Did he enjoy his TPCE? Probably as much as the seasoned incumbents did!

In the clip I point out that the exploding urban camp I reported on last week did NOT seem to concern law enforcement, since no law enforcement ever responded to the scene, just city Fire. I have called and left a message for John Petroff with city Fire, who spoke during the Zoom meeting, but so far haven’t heard anything back.

I’m glad I was able to watch this insightful hour of public engagement because, had I not, it’s doubtful I would have caught the fact that Todd Spence was released from jail on January 2nd. I only thought to check the jail roster because city Fire said they had recently responded to “warming fires” beneath the Reserve Street bridge. Could that be you, Spence?

I used this jail-discharge opportunity to swing by Riverside Pawn and chat with a delightful cynic who deals with the same thing I deal with, which is something I like to call REALITY, like the fact that despite fencing and private security, there are still instances of people using this area.

For example, the site pictured below is the result of someone new arriving town, which I found out later from security. I’m glad I didn’t get too close to this camp site because I was also told that this homeless guy had ammunition stored at his site, and he was VERY aggressive when told he couldn’t make his camp there.

While this area represents the success of private citizens taking matters into their own hands and getting shit done, the resources it takes to MAINTAIN this area are substantial, like the cost of paying private security to patrol this wild terrain. Also, there’s the matter of THREE DEAD BODIES that you’re probably hearing about for the FIRST TIME here, at Zoom Chron.

After speaking with multiple sources I am now reporting that one dead body was found on October 4th near the river, behind Riverside Pawn. Another body was supposedly found near the water treatment plant, and a third body was discovered hanging from a tree in the area by the Reserve Street bridge. That body was discovered in October as well.

Sometimes I come off as having no patience for bullshit, and this seeming media blackout on serious shit happening in our community is one big reason why. The bodies are literally piling up, Missoula, while you have retarded debates about urban camping.

There are still aspects of what I know that I’m keeping to myself, for now, but maybe after I put some distance between myself and this stupid fucking town I’ll share some more details.

Until then, adios, Missoula!

Author: Travis Mateer

I'm an artist and citizen journalist living and writing in Montana. You can contact me here: willskink at yahoo dot com

7 thoughts on “The Cop Who Became A Council Member Is Going To Need More Than “Side-Rails” To Deal With THIS Investigative Journalist”

  1. Bob Campbell is a useless piece of garbage

    For full disclosure he’s been married to a court clerk for years and years of pillow talk

    Now watch as he fails too recuse himself from votes that help law enforcement and public safety issues involving the court and its former employer the police department

    My bone to pick is a perjurious in-car photo of me supposedly driving the Crystal ship

    He swore in court that it was me driving and it was not he’s a lying perjurious piece of crap

    My uncle’s name happened to be Bob Campbell and I can say right to his face I know Bob Campbell and you sir are a shame of a person calling yourself Bob Campbell

    And no one ever has mentioned and former police officer married to the court clerk in the municipal Court right across the hall

    There could be no cases of case fixing or inappropriate can conversations involving the people in court like me and her husband who goes out and then enforces her hatred edicts as a bad blue suited gun toter

    Something just doesn’t even look right about him he looks like that picture on shaggy Shakey’s Pizza wall that says some people don’t like Shakey’s Pizza that’s picture of Bob Campbell

    The sad part is he’s patting himself on the back thinking he’s such an awesome person doing such a great job promoting his ideals and ethics and morals too bad they’re broken and screwed up my dog has more morals than that piece of crap

    I spoke about this one he was running and people just think oh he used to be a police officer how wonderful lead delightful now b******* wrong he’s a broken human being because he’s been allowed to get away with things that other people in the world aren’t it’s an elitist I’m above you you’re down here shut up and go about your business

    So the next time you see Tina or you’re paying a ticket in municipal

    Go ahead say to the courts Bob says hi one of them will be at his wife

    No conflict of interest there especially when they don’t tell anybody you have city council people that never even knew he was married to a court clerk in the municipal Court he’s hiding that fact and has hidden that fact this kind of dark failure to divulge or disclose is how corruption lives and thrives especially in people who wear a uniform and a gun claiming to be an honorable man for the city of Missoula there’s no honor in that man I’ve known of him for 20 years he’s not even a missoulian

  2. I stopped for Bob Campbell and Mike Nugent on N. Higgins downtown on Thursday as the J walked with their coffees back to work. Mike waved as he illegally crossed the road.

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