Phillips County Sheriff's Report for December 28, 2016

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 30, 2016

10:49 p.m. Deputies performed security checks around the Malta area.

11:04 p.m. Female reported receiving harassing phone calls; Deputy handled the call.

December 1, 2016

9:10 a.m. Male reported an injured deer in a field east of a local apartment complex; information passed onto local Fish & Game Warden.

9:56 a.m. Female reported a vehicle parked in front of her business and was making it hard for other vehicles to park and drop off their children; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle found to be parked legally, owner later located and requested to move the vehicle.

1:03 p.m. 911 received reporting a person possibly choking at a local restaurant; person later transported to the hospital by personal vehicle; information passed onto PC Hospital.

5:00 p.m. Male reported individuals fighting in the neighbor’s apartment; Undersheriff and Deputy responded to the call; situation taken care of without further incident.

7:43 p.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle that had slid off the road, south of Wagner; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle removed from the location without further incident.

8:31 p.m. Local business reported a suspicious vehicle parked outside of their business; Deputies responded to the call; individual advised to move it along.

10:53 p.m. Deputies performed security checks around the Malta area.

December 2, 2016

7:42 a.m. Male reported a downed deer off of Hwy 191 north of Malta; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; deer not injured and was okay.

9:39 a.m. Female reported a missing dog.

12:51p.m. Local Fish & Game Warden humanely euthanized two injured deer in the Strater Road area.

3:45 p.m. 911 received reporting the caller received a call from his wife stating a vehicle “ran her off the road”; vehicles were traveling westbound on Hwy 2, from the Dodson area; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located in the area; information passed onto Ft Belknap LE and Blaine Co SO.

4:59 p.m. Deputy released one adult male, Joshua Stiers, from PCSO Jail on time served.

7:09 p.m. Deputy performed security checks around Malta.

December 3, 2016

12:34 a.m. Female reported a vehicle in the ditch, near the canal, south of Dodson; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be okay; drivers and passengers given a ride to town and vehicle removed the next day.

11:19 a.m. Female reported a phone 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/consumercomplaints/

8:34 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area.

10:43 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.

December 4, 2016

9:55 a.m. Female reported a Hit and Run to a vehicle, east of Malta; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started; suspect vehicle located and citations issued.

11:43 a.m. Female reported a possible assault that had occurred the night before in Zortman; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

3:20 p.m. Male reported 2 dogs running loose, east of Malta.

6:02 p.m. 911 received reporting a stuck vehicle on Hwy 191 south of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; no stuck vehicle located on Hwy 191 south.

6:26 p.m. Deputy requested plows and sand for Hwy 191 south; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation employee.

10:38 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in Dodson.

December 5, 2016

1:14 a.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo and Saco areas.

5:42 p.m. 911 received requesting an individual be removed from a residence in Dodson; Deputy responded to the call; female removed without further incident.

6:13 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area.

10:04 p.m. BNSF Police reported one car had derailed off the railroad tracks, east of Wagner; no assistance needed and contents were not toxic; information passed onto Deputies.

10:46 p.m. Wind Chill Advisory in effect until 5 pm Tuesday for most of Phillips Co.

11:41 p.m. Deputies performed security checks around the Malta area.

December 6, 2016

3:42 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 5pm tonight.

5:18 a.m. Male reported a car alarm sounding at a neighbor’s residence; Deputy responded to the call; owners located and advised.

9:55 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory now in effect until 11am Wednesday for most of Phillips Co.

12:12 p.m. Female reported a possible scam.

1:36 p.m. Local wrecker company reported a vehicle had slid off Hwy 191 south of Malta and they were responding to give assistance.

2:02 p.m. Female reported a possible scam.

8:03 p.m. Male reported an email scam.

9:18 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area.

9:40 p.m. Deputy performed security checks around the Malta area.

December 7, 2016

10:59 a.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with getting property back from an ex; Deputy handled the call.

11:18 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory in effect until noon Thursday for northern Phillips Co; Wind Chill Advisory will expire for the rest of the county.

1:03 p.m. Malta City Office requested a trailer be removed from where it was parked on a residential street; Deputy responded to the call; owner located and trailer removed.

5:45p.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle “stuck in the Underpass” and causing a traffic jam; Undersheriff and Deputy responded to the call; case file started; local Border Patrol Agent assisted with traffic control; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation employee as well.

6:01 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Timothy Bullard, to PCSO to be incarcerated on DUI-3rd, Obstructing Justice-Felony, Obstruction of a Peace Officer and Contempt of Court charges.

6:02 p.m. Undersheriff requested a tow truck for the vehicle involved in the above crash; local rotational wrecker service responded to the call.

9:30 p.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a vehicle with a flat tire, west of Saco, on Hwy 2; caller given local towing company information; Deputy responded to the call and assistance given.

December 8, 2016

3:14 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until noon today for northern Phillips Co.

6:13 a.m. MT Dept of Transportation employee reported a disabled 18 wheeler, on Hwy 2, east of Dodson and driver was requesting a tow truck; Deputy responded to the call; driver had located a tow truck and was waiting for them to arrive.

6:42 a.m. MHP Dispatch reported receiving a complaint regarding 3 speeding semi trucks and trailers, east bound from Chinook; Deputy responded to the call; vehicles not located.

11:19 a.m. Deputy incarcerated one adult female, Serena Stine, in PCSO Jail to serve time on a Misdemeanor Probation warrant.

11:59 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory will expire at noon.