Phillips County Sheriff's Report for week of November 30, 2016

Please be advised the Phillips Co Sheriff’s Office is no longer doing GVW Term or Trip permits. These are the yearly and 3-day permits for the over-width/height/weight that most semi trucks and trailers need. You can access these permits by going to http://www.mdt.mt.gov, then go to Doing Business-Commercial Motor Carriers-Permitting. Or you can call 406-444-7262, with ques-tions.

Several calls have been received requesting road reports. Please remember to call 511, 1-800-226-ROAD (7623) or use these websites: http://www.mdt.mt.gov/travelinfo or http://www.phillipscountysheriff.org.

November 12, 2016

2:03 a.m. Deputies performed a traffic stop which led to a citation being issued for Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs and drugs seized from the stop; male later released on bond paid.

10:58 a.m. Male reported an erratic driver on Hwy 2, eastbound towards Malta; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and driving was found to be okay.

2:48 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from midnight until 3pm Sunday.

3:13 p.m. Local business reported a dog running loose near their building; ACO handled the call.

3:50 p.m. Valley Co SO reported a fuel drive off from Hinsdale; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located in Phillips Co.

5:41 p.m. Undersheriff received information about a disgruntled employee who had been let go from a local business; information passed onto Deputies; welfare checks performed on the individual and business throughout the night.

9:53 p.m. Male reported a disabled vehicle on the Saco flats and requested assistance for the driver; Deputy responded to the call; local wrecker service responded to the call.

11:52 p.m. Male reported an individual sleeping in the Post Office; Deputy responded to the call; female removed from the location and taken to a local hotel for the night.

November 13, 2016

2:34 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 3pm today.

2:59 a.m. Female reported a strange vehicle in her yard, with its lights on and it was running; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle found to be at the wrong residence and driver taken to the correct place.

8:32 a.m. Female filed a written complaint regarding theft and people breaking into her residence; Undersheriff responded to the call; all found to be okay and nothing was taken from the residence.

8:42 a.m. Anonymous reported suspicious activity at a neighbor’s residence; Undersheriff responded to the call; no one found around the reported area.

9:53 a.m. Male reported a dog with a broken chain running loose by a business; ACO handled the call.

10:52 a.m. Undersheriff assisted a disabled vehicle on Hwy 2, near the Sleeping Buffalo rock.

1:19 p.m. 911 received reporting a verbal dispute between two individuals in the Saco area; Undersheriff responded to the call; situation taken care of without further incident.

1:49 p.m. Male reported two individuals, possibly hunting, without wearing any orange; information passed onto local Fish & Game Warden.

2:05 p.m. Male reported a Publisher’s Clearing House scam.

We have been receiving calls and individuals have been coming in to report telephone calls with people asking for personal information, bank account information and needing to send money to relatives.

Calls have been received from:

• Publisher’s Clearing House

• the IRS

• People claiming to be calling for a Magistrate or a Grand Jury regarding a Federal Criminal Offense

• People requesting a money order number so they can give you vehicles that they claim you have won

• Calling from a Montana business, such as a florist shop from another town

• Calling about a Caribbean cruise

These phone calls are scams, if it seems suspicious DO NOT GIVE any information to the caller. Ask for a call back phone number and call them back to see if it is who they are claiming to be.

The IRS and the Federal Justice System do not contact people via telephone.

Always remember the key things regarding scams:

1. If you didn't enter, you didn't win

2. If you have a lawsuit or other legal issues pending you will get notification via certified mail or served to you by an official, whether it is a law enforcement officer or a civil process server

If you feel you have been a victim of a scam please follow the link below to the Office of Consumer Protection. https://dojmt.gov/consumer/consumer-complaints/

2:34 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

6:36 p.m. Deputy received information that there may be an altercation near a Malta school; Deputy patrolled both schools and surrounding areas in Malta and all found to be okay, with no one around.

9:22 p.m. Female reported a suspicious smell coming from the area around her apartment; Deputies responded to the call; no illegal activity found.

November 14, 2016

1:21 a.m. Deputy removed a female from the Post Office and transported her to PCSO to stay in the lobby for the night.

1:45 a.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.

3:10 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from noon today to 3am Tuesday.

8:07 a.m. Female reported a dog running loose and chasing kids; ACO handled the call.

10:08 a.m. Dodson School requested PCSO assistance with a juvenile; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

12:57 p.m. 911 received reporting a one vehicle rollover, unknown injuries, on Hwy 191, south of the KRM; Undersheriff, local EMT Crew and Fire Dept responded to the call; MHP Trooper also responded to the call; case file started; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

3:02 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 3am Tuesday.

Several calls and 911s received reporting a vehicle in the ditch on its side; callers all advised had been reported and taken care of.

6:40 p.m. Male reported a breach of contract with a landlord; Deputy handled the call.

8:39 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

9:50 p.m. Deputy performed security checks around the Malta area.

10:25 p.m. Male reported an overdue motorist, traveling to Scobey; information passed onto Deputies; vehicle not located in Phillips Co.

November 15, 2016

2:03 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 11am to 5pm Wednesday.

8:40 p.m. Male filed a written complaint regarding “noise and kids” in a local parking lot; Deputy responded to the call; situation taken care of.

9:06 p.m. Male reported a disabled semi truck and bull rack near the DY Junction; local MHP Trooper handled the call.

10:27 p.m. Deputy performed security checks around the Malta area.

November 16, 2016

3:17 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect from 11am to 5pm tonight.

9:33 a.m. Male reported a receiving “disturbing phone call” in the middle of the night; Undersheriff handled the call.

1:00 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Juan Rios, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time on sentencing.

2:21 p.m. Female requested assistance with an animal hoarding situation; Deputy handled the call.

4:34 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

6:23 p.m. Local business reported a suspicious male outside of the business; Deputies responded to the call; male and other individuals left without further incident.

9:10 p.m. Local MHP Trooper requested PCSO assistance with a possible situation at the PC Fairgrounds in Dodson; Deputies responded to the call; individuals left the fairgrounds and moved to another location without further incident.

10:30 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area.

November 17, 2016

1:00 a.m. Deputies performed security checks in the Malta area.

10:30 a.m. Female reported receiving suspicious phone calls late at night; Sheriff handled the call.

11:22 a.m. Male filed a written complaint regarding found property in his livestock pen; Deputy handled the call.

6:29 p.m. PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport, transport to the hospital and back to the airport with their patient; local EMT Crew handled the call.

6:34 p.m. Male reported a vehicle/deer accident on Hwy 2, near the Malta airport; Deputy responded to the call; white form issued.

8:39 p.m. Female filed a written complaint regarding threats received via a social media account; Deputy handled the call.

8:54 p.m. Local MHP Trooper requested PCSO assistance with a traffic stop near a local business; Deputies responded to the call; situation taken care of without further incident.