Great Falls Mayor & Family Targeted in Late-Night Scare

Serving the community in a public position has to be tough. I can only imagine the amount of scrutiny our elected leaders endure on a day-to-day basis.

And that's not necessarily because they're doing anything wrong, but let's be real - for every person you make happy, there's almost always a chance of upsetting someone on the opposite side. That said, being upset doesn't give someone the right to go after someone personally: physically, written or verbally.

Great Falls Mayor & Family Harassed at Home

In a post late Thursday night (2/19) around 10 PM, Mayor Cory Reeves shared that he and his family had been harassed at their residence.

"Thank you to our local law enforcement, the Great Falls Police Department and the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office, for responding to our home this evening," Mayor Reeves said in his post, "Someone chose to bang on our garage door, startling my entire family."

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"Last month, we had a drone hovering over our residence and looking into our windows. That is unacceptable."

As someone who has also has children, I can absolutely understand how a knock on the garage door late at night would be scary or alarming. Shoot, something similar happened at our house and the first thing I did was arm myself - you never know.

As for the drone, that person could potentially be violating 'privacy laws and of course, because they don't have the mayor's consent, trespassing.

There Is No Place for This Kind of Behavior Anywhere

Look, you can disagree with people, that's fine. But bringing their family into it? Going to their house? In what world is this okay?

The beautiful thing about America is the ability to enact our free speech, right to protest, etc. That doesn't include going to someone's house in the night, harassing them to the point of police getting involved.

And Mayor Reeves might not say it, but I will: in addition to the right to free speech, we've also been given the right to bear arms. Whoever's involved might want to think twice before messing with anyone in the middle of the night in Montana.

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With that said, Mayor Reeves made it crystal clear to whoever was behind the incidents that he's ready to listen if there's an issue with him or his views.

"If you have an issue with me, take it up with me directly. Leave my family out of it," Mayor Reeves said, "They deserve to feel safe and protected in their own home. Disagreements in public service are one thing. Intimidating a family at their residence is another."

"I will always stand firm when it comes to protecting my family, no matter the cost for me."