Phillips County Sheriff's Report for February 15, 2017

Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2017 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2017, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2017 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2016 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2016. Thank you!

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.

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 questions.

January 26, 2017

10:48 p.m. Male reported two individuals “walking around his residence with flashlights and looking into his windows” at a Saco residence; Deputy responded to the call; individuals located and advised.

January 27, 2017

9:40 a.m. Female filed a written complaint regarding another female coming into a local business and harassing an employee; Deputy responded to the call; female located and advised to stay away from the business.

11:08 a.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a vehicle that ran out of fuel; caller later advised another party was going to help them.

11:23 a.m. Deputy released one adult female, Connie McKiernan, from PCSO Jail on bond.

12:17 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a female harassing an elderly family member of the caller; Deputy handled the call.

1:01 p.m. PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a ground transport to Glasgow; request later canceled as no EMTs were available to take the call.

4:58 p.m. Local Ambulance reported to MHS for the wrestling tournament.

5:00 p.m. Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Troy Salveson, into PCSO Jail to serve time on sentencing.

7:42 p.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle/deer accident on Hwy 191 south of Malta; local MHP Trooper handled the call.

8:34 p.m. Male reported finding a hunting dog; information passed onto ACO.

10:26 p.m. 911 received reporting an accident in the downtown area; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

10:56 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Robert Greenough, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Aggravated DUI charges.

January 28, 2017

3:56 a.m. 911 received reporting a missing female, possibly north of Saco; Deputies responded to the call; female later located at a residence and was okay.

9:19 a.m. Local Ambulance reported to MHS for the wrestling tournament.

3:39 p.m. Female reported a possible DUI on Hwy 2, westbound; information passed onto local MHP Trooper.

4:06 p.m. Male reported a possible trespass to a residence, west of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; suspect located and advised to stay out of the building.

8:03 p.m. 911 received requesting assistance on the reservation; call transferred to Ft Belknap LE.

11:13 p.m. Male reported a suspicious vehicle in a residential area; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

\January 29, 2017

1:44 a.m. Deputy performed security checks around the Malta area.

1:49 p.m. Undersheriff incarcerated one adult male, Lane Walling, into PCSO Jail to serve time on sentencing.

4:46 p.m. An alarm company reported a commercial fire alarm sounding at a local business; all found to be okay, just a false alarm.

4:58 p.m. Undersheriff released one adult male, Troy Salveson, from PCSO Jail on time served.

6:29 p.m. Male reported his vehicle was disabled, on Hwy 2, west of Dodson and would be removing it in a couple days.

6:50 p.m. An alarm company reported a commercial fire alarm sounding at a local business; all found to be okay and were trying to get it fixed.

9:16 p.m. High Wind Warning in effect until 11am Monday for southwest Phillips Co.

10:05 p.m. Deputy performed security checks around Malta.

11:49 p.m. NorthWestern Energy reported a transformer on fire east of Malta off of Strater Road; Deputy and local Fire Dept responded to the call; fire later extinguished and NorthWestern Energy repaired the pole.

January 30, 2017

3:02 a.m. High Wind Warning remains in effect until 11am today for southwest Phillips Co.

7:17 a.m. Undersheriff released one adult male, Robert Greenough, from PCSO Jail on bond.

8:03 a.m. Female reported a two vehicle, non-injury accident on a residential street; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

10:08 a.m. High Wind Warning is canceled.

12:57 p.m. Undersheriff incarcerated one adult female, Serena Stine, into PCSO Jail to serve time on sentencing.

1:28 p.m. US Customs & Border Protection Officer requested PCSO assistance with an individual with an open container at the Port of Morgan; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

5:01 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a letter she received from an unknown party; Deputy handled the call.

January 31, 2017

2:09 a.m. Deputy performed security checks around the Malta area.

8:26 a.m. Female reported an injured deer in her yard; Undersheriff responded to the call and humanely euthanized the deer.

9:52 a.m. Male reported more missing items from a previously reported break-in; information added to existing case file.

7:41 p.m. Deputy received a request for extra patrol around a residence west of Malta.

7:48 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving vehicle undercarriage lights; Deputy responded to the call; male advised the lights needed to be removed.

For more information on accent lights for vehicles, please refer to MCA 61-9-402, only police or authorized emergency vehicles can have red, blue, or green lighting. And only police or authorized vehicles can have a flashing or pulsating light.

February 1, 2017

10:03 a.m. PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pickup from the airport, transport to the hospital and back to the airport with their patient; local EMT Crew handled the call.

10:57 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/consumer-complaints/

11:39 a.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with an eviction notice; Deputy handled the call.

12:48 p.m. Deputy released one adult female, Serena Stine, from PCSO Jail on time served.

2:15 p.m. Deputy released one adult male, Lane Walling, from PCSO Jail on time served.

4:11 p.m. Male requested extra patrol around some out-buildings south of Malta; information passed onto Deputies.

8:42 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with a female who “keeps driving by” the caller’s residence; Deputy responded to the call; female located and advised to stop.

8:58 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Saco area.

February 2, 2017

3:17 a.m. Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with a stranded motorist on Hwy 191 south, just north of the Missouri River Bridge; MHP Trooper responded to the call.

10:45 a.m. BNSF employee reported a disabled train on the tracks and would be splitting it at the Stine’s crossing; train later repaired and removed.

1:27 a.m. Female reported a possible assault; Sheriff responded to the call; case file started.

11:38 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female with back pain; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

10:16 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance on the reservation; call transferred to Ft Belknap LE.

February 3, 2017

9:06 a.m. Malta School employee requested law enforcement assistance with possibly stolen property and another situation involving a juvenile; Deputy handled the call.

12:49 p.m. Female reported a Publisher’s Clearing House scam.

1:10 p.m. Local MHP Trooper transported one adult male, Myles Mazurkiewicz, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Driving While Suspended charges.

2:15 p.m. Helena PD Officer requested PCSO assistance with a complaint received about a female in Dodson harassing another female in Helena; Deputy handled the call.

2:29 p.m. Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Troy Salveson, into PCSO Jail to serve time on sentencing.

2:34 p.m. Malta School employee reported a suspicious vehicle near the playground; Deputy handled the call.

3:00 p.m. Deputy performed a traffic stop which led to one adult male, Jared Noland, being transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Driving While Suspended charges; male later released on bond.

4:15 p.m. Deputy released one adult male, Myles Mazurkiewicz, from PCSO Jail on bond and given a Notice to Appear.

6:33 p.m. BNSF employee reported a disabled train on the tracks and would be splitting it at the Stine’s crossing; train later repaired and removed.

8:55 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Saco area.