PC Sheriff's respond to three auto theft calls

On Sunday, June 28, the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible stolen vehicle from 151 S. 2nd Street W in Malta. The vehicle, a 2005 Chevy TrailBlazer, was taken sometime between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Phillips County Undersheriff Burt Peigneux investigated and found another stolen vehicle in the alley behind the residence belonging to a different Malta resident.

That makes a total of three vehicles reported stolen in Malta in the last two weeks, according to the sheriff’s office. Phillips County Sheriff Scott Moran said the frequency in the theft of money, purses, cellph...