Phillips County Sheriff's Office

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 3day permits for the overwidth/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.

May 12, 2017

10:35 p.m. Deputy performed a welfare check on individuals at a day use only fishing access site; individuals advised of the day use only and advised to move along.

May 13, 2017

12:36 a.m. 911 received requesting a drive by of a neighbor’s residence as a female was taking items out of the residence; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be okay, waiting for a friend and getting her things.

3:01 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory now in effect until 3pm today.

9:56 a.m. Female reported a dead deer on Hwy 2, near the weigh station; information passed onto local Fish & Game Warden.

2:36 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory now in effect until 6pm Sunday.

3:30 p.m. Female reported damage to her vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

4:24 p.m. Female reported a barking dog at a neighbor’s residence; owner located and advised would be home shortly to put the dog inside.

5:00 p.m. 911 received reporting a two vehicle accident just south of Malta on Hwy 191 south of Malta; Deputies, and local EMT Crew responded to the call; case file started; no one transported to the PC Hospital; MHP Trooper also responded to the location.

6:24 p.m. Female reported their dog had been shot; Deputy responded to the call.

6:40 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving a juvenile; female later reported the same juvenile was missing; Deputies responded to the call; juvenile located and found to be okay and was with her father.

11:08 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with getting her dogs back from a county resident; Deputy responded to the call; both parties advised to come to the PC Courthouse and exchange the property in the parking lot here; dogs later returned to owners.

May 14, 2017

1:19 a.m. Female reported being threatened by another party; Deputy handled the call.

2:48 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6pm tonight.

3:04 a.m. Crimestoppers call received reporting a possible house party in the Hillcrest area; caller reported there may be underage drinkers; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be okay, everyone was over 21.

5:12 a.m. Female reported a dog running loose around a convenience store.

9:41 a.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a possible domestic situation; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

11:18 a.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a possibly deceased male in the Camp Creek area; Deputy and local EMT Crew responded to the call; coroner case file started.

12:21 p.m. Male reported a low hanging, possibly live, wire near a local church; North-Western Energy handled the call.

2:17 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6pm.

5:55 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory will expire at 6pm.

May 15, 2017

10:32 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.

3:39 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for an unresponsive male; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

9:00 p.m. Male reported being harassed by a couple of people; Deputy handled the call.

9:35 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving an ex-girlfriend; Deputy handled the call.

May 16, 2017

4:53 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male who fell and was having trouble breathing; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

8:11 a.m. Trucking company reported oversized loads coming through Phillips Co sometime later in the week.

8:31 a.m. Female reported loud vehicles revving engines every night in her neighborhood; Sheriff responded to the call; individuals located and advised to stop or citations would be issued.

10:42 a.m. Male reported a stray dog in his yard; information passed onto ACO.

10:53 a.m. Valley Co SO reported an erratic vehicle westbound on Hwy 2 from the Hinsdale area; information passed onto MHP Dispatch as well.

1:46 p.m. Female reported a small child playing in Trafton Park with no adults in the area; Undersheriff responded to the call; child located and found to be okay, just waiting for parent to arrive.

2:01 p.m. Local convenience store reported a fuel drive-off from their business; Under-sheriff responded to the call; call later canceled as the individuals went back to pay.

2:37 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 6am-9pm Wednesday.

3:23 p.m. BNSF Police reported a crossing arm malfunction at the Stine’s crossing and a maintainer was there to repair it.

3:40 p.m. Male reported damage to his fence and a vehicle part left there; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

9:08 p.m. Several individuals reported a friend had been hit by another female; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

May 17, 2017

3:09 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect from 6am to 9pm tonight.

8:05 a.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving a juvenile; Deputy handled the call.

10:50 a.m. Deputy served a local warrant on one adult female; female later released on bond.

2:25 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm.

3:07 p.m. Female reported hearing “gunshots” north of the Milk River; Deputy responded to the call; no one located with a gun on the north side of the river.

4:55 p.m. Female reported a vehicle parked “in her spot”; Deputy advised a public street is a public place to park and vehicle did not have to be removed.

5:11 p.m. 911 received reporting a Hit & Run to the caller’s vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

5:44 p.m. Male reported a Hit & Run to his trailer; Deputy responded to the call; suspect located and citation issued; case file started.

8:39 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory will expire at 9pm.

9:33 p.m. Male filed a written complaint regarding neighbor’s dog that had attacked his dog and bit the caller; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

May 18, 2017

1:20 a.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area.

8:49 a.m. Male reported a residence was broken into in the Dodson area; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

10:47 a.m. Ft Belknap LE requested a welfare check on juveniles possibly in the Dodson area with family members; Deputy responded to the call; juveniles not located.

2:18 p.m. Deputy received a request for a welfare check on a local female that had not shown up for work; all found to be okay, female was sick.

2:58 p.m. Female reported a medication scam for senior citizens.

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

• Federal Warrant

• Storage Pods, asking to verify your name

• Calling about a Caribbean cruise

• Calling about a prescription that a Doctor had ordered, but the Rx is not real

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 to pay to receive your prize, you didn’t win.

3. 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/

3:05 p.m. Male reported an assault and an unwanted family member at local apartment; Sheriff and Deputy responded to the call; citation issued and case file started.

4:11 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with removing a male who was causing a disturbance at a local residence; Sheriff and Deputy responded to the call; information added to existing case file.

6:31 p.m. Male reported damage to his vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

6:37 p.m. Local business reported a possible forgery of checks; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

11:21 p.m. PC Hospital reported a suspicious vehicle in their parking lot; Deputy responded to the location; all found to be okay.

May 19, 2017

12:06 a.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area.

2:01 a.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.

3:40 a.m. Male reported a power outage in the Saco area; information passed onto NorthWestern Energy.

7:19 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female who fell and hurt her back at a Saco residence; Saco EMT crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

9:08 a.m. Trucking company reported an oversized load would be passing through Phillips Co within the next week or so.

12:27 p.m. Local MHP Trooper requested CMR assistance with a traffic stop south of Malta on Hwy 191; CMR Officer assisted with the call.

12:33 p.m. Female filed a verbal complaint about people making a mess and dumping where they are not supposed to at the Dodson dump; information passed onto Deputies.

8:31 p.m. Male filed a verbal complaint about a vehicle driving erratically in the 4 corners area of Wagner; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle located and driver advised.

9:34 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area.