Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Thomas Tafoya with MHP Colonel Steve Lavin following a ceremony where Tafoya received the Medal of Valor, the agency’s highest award for mitigating a hostage situation involving armed robbery suspects. (Courtesy photo)
February 2, 2024
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February 2, 2024 7 a.m.
Trooper receives MHP's highest award for hostage situation with armed suspects
In March, Tpr. Tafoya confronted two suspects that were wanted for an armed robbery in Idaho earlier that day.