Phillips County Sheriff's Report for April 25, 2017

PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG

Apr 7 thru Apr 13

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!

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.

April 8, 2017

2:03 a.m. Female reported finding a dog near the Malta depot.

2:39 a.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle accident on Hwy 191 south of Malta; caller advised the occupant was trapped; Deputies, MHP Trooper, local EMT Crew and Fire Dept responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital; case file started.

5:29 a.m. Male reported a vehicle had hit a pole in the downtown area; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

5:44 a.m. Deputies transported one adult male, Brandon Caballero, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on DUI charges.

9:06 a.m. Deputy removed hay from a roadway in the Nelson Reservoir area.

3:47 p.m. Male reported stolen property; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

5:37 p.m. Female reported her neighbors dogs barking; Deputy responded to the call; owner located and advised to take the dogs inside.

5:48 p.m. Male reported an injured bird by his residence; information passed onto local Fish & Game Warden.

9:23 p.m. Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle alongside of Hwy 2, east of Malta; all found to be okay, driver was using their cell phone.

April 9, 2017

9:09 a.m. Undersheriff reported damage to a cattle guard on a county road near Nelson Reservoir; information passed onto County Road Crew employee.

4:15 p.m. Undersheriff released one adult male, Troy Salveson, from PCSO Jail on time served.

8:24 p.m. Male reported a “reckless driver” on a gravel road near Cole Ponds; Deputy responded to the call; driver located and advised to slow down.

April 10, 2017

8:54 a.m. Undersheriff transported two adult males, Chance Love and Antonio Cuesta, from Valley Co Detention Center to PCSO for District Court appearance.

10:25 a.m. Undersheriff released one adult male, Brandon Caballero, from PCSO Jail on own recognizance.

10:41 a.m. Female reported a train blocking the Strater crossing east of Malta; caller advised the train started moving while on the phone with Dispatch.

11:32 a.m. Male reported another male driving without a license; Undersheriff responded to the call; vehicle located and was parked.

2:13 p.m. Sheriff released one adult female, Kachina Detonancour, from PCSO Jail on own recognizance.

2:22 p.m. Undersheriff released on adult male, Chance Love, after District Court appearance, on own recognizance.

2:39 p.m. Male requested assistance for a female in Hays for a possible situation involving a family member; caller given Ft Belknap PD’s phone number.

2:56 p.m. Anonymous reported suspicious activity in the Malta Cemetery; information passed onto Deputies.

7:57 p.m. Valley Co SO advised PCSO of a male walking on Hwy 2, westbound; male was trying to get to Havre.

8:32 p.m. Deputy advised an individual about their dogs incessantly barking and dogs needed to be taken inside.

April 11, 2017

8:08 a.m. Male reported a dog running loose around a local apartment complex for the last couple days; information passed onto ACO.

9:05 a.m. Female reported an erratic driver on Hwy 2, eastbound from Malta; Undersheriff responded to the call; vehicle not located.

9:50 a.m. Male reported a vehicle with 3 individuals inside needing assistance on Hwy 2, in the Saco flats area; Sheriff, Undersheriff and local Border Patrol Agents responded to the call; case file started.

9:51 a.m. Undersheriff transported one adult male, Antonio Cuesta, from PCSO back to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time.

11:25 a.m. Female advised the purse she reported as missing had been located.

11:33 a.m. Sheriff transported one adult female, Jamie Morsette, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs-Felony, Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs-Misdemeanor, and Criminal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charges.

11:33 a.m. Border Patrol Agents transported two adult males, Nicholas Saldana and Steven Nimri, to PCSO; Saldana later released with no charges; Nimri incarcerated into PCSO Jail on Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs-Felony, Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs-Misdemeanor, and Criminal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charges.

11:39 a.m. Male reported a dog running loose again and chased his child; ACO handled the call.

5:16 p.m. Female reported a fender/bender in the downtown area; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

6:27 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female who was dizzy and had low blood pressure at a local apartment; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

7:07 p.m. Local Ambulance reported to the PC Courthouse for training.

7:56 p.m. Male reported a vehicle had lost its trailer on the Wagner Hwy; no one was around the area; information passed onto local MHP Trooper and trainee.

10:37 p.m. Male reported suspicious activity at a neighbor’s residence; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be quiet at the reported residence and no vehicles were around.

April 12, 2017

12:10 a.m. Female reported hitting a deer on Hwy 2, west of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; white form issued.

12:10 p.m. Kenco Security reported a commercial burglar alarm sounding at a Saco business; all found to be okay, employee had set it off accidentally.

12:29 p.m. Female reported an IRS 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:

• Federal Student Loan company

• Publisher’s Clearing House

• the IRS

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

• Loan Company

• Life Alert

• 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/

1:08 p.m. Deputy released one adult male, Nicolas Saldana, from PCSO Jail on time served.

1:12 p.m. Deputy released one adult female, Jamie Morsette, from PCSO Jail on time served.

2:56 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 6am-9pm Thursday.

7:27 p.m. Female reported a vehicle “lighting up their tires” near the Malta Grade School; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located.

8:34 p.m. Local MHP Trooper reported individuals having a campfire on the Milk River bank, west of Dodson; information passed onto Deputies; individuals later located and advised.

8:45 p.m. Male reported he had shut the lights off on a PC Road Crew’s road grader north of Dodson.

8:48 p.m. Female filed a complaint about neighbor’s “revving” their vehicle engines at all hours of the day; Deputies responded to the call; individuals located and advised.

9:16 p.m. Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with a possibly missing or deceased person; Deputy handled the call.

9:32 p.m. Male reported a dog barking for the last hour in a residential neighborhood; Deputy responded to the call; owner not at the residence and dogs could not be taken inside.

April 13, 2017

3:59 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm tonight.

6:14 a.m. Male reported missing livestock; Deputy responded to the call; information passed onto Livestock Inspector.

9:30 a.m. Male reported the Saco dumps were on fire and being monitored.

10:43 a.m. Security company reported a commercial burglar alarm sounding at a local business; all found to be okay, was accidentally set off by an employee, all was okay.

1:50 p.m. Male reported an IRS scam.

1:56 p.m. Female reported damage to a window at a Dodson Church; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

2:04 p.m. Male reported a train blocking the crossing west of Wagner; information passed onto BNSF Police.

3:07 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a male driving and should not be due to a medical condition; Deputy handled the call.

3:15 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect and extended until 10pm Friday.

3:45 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.

4:05 p.m. 911 received reporting a one vehicle rollover on the Forks Road, north of Saco; one occupant had been ejected and was unresponsive; Deputy, local MHP Trooper and trainee, Saco and Malta EMT Crews responded to the call; Deputy transported one occupant to the PC Hospital; second occupant transported to the hospital by the ambulance; MHP handled the crash investigation.

4:27 p.m. Female reported a fender/bender in the Dodson area; both vehicles had been removed from the accident scene; Deputy responded to the call; white forms issued.

5:27 p.m. Male reported a vehicle/antelope accident on Hwy 191 south of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

5:34 p.m. Local Ambulance reported to the airport to pick up the flight crew, transport to the hospital and back to the airport with their patient.

5:35 p.m. 911s and several calls received reporting a juvenile walking on the “white line” on Hwy 2, west of Dodson; Deputy and Ft Belknap LE responded to the call; family members later located and juvenile returned to family.

7:25 p.m. Female reported suspicious activity on the Trafton Trails and requested extra patrol in the area; information passed onto Deputies.

7:53 p.m. Female requested an ambulance for a patron who fell at a local hotel; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.