Phillips County Sheriff's Report for June 7, 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!

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.

May 19, 2017

10:31 p.m. Deputy received a found wallet from a local individual; owner later located and wallet returned.

10:35 p.m. Zortman bartender requested law enforcement assistance with a patron who would not leave; Deputies responded to the call; patron left without further incident before Deputies arrived on scene.

May 20, 2017

10:38 a.m. Female reported a grass fire in the Whitewater area; caller advised was just smoldering now but the wind was picking up; Whitewater FD responded to the call and watered down the area.

7:13 p.m. Female filed a verbal complaint regarding a horse trailer full of horses in front of her residence for an extended amount of time; owner later located and removed the trailer.

10:30 p.m. Local Border Patrol Agent requested PCSO assistance with a traffic stop on Hwy 2, east of Malta; Deputy responded to the call.

May 21, 2017

1:07 a.m. 911 received requesting MHP assistance with individuals who were arguing, are intoxicated and planned on driving home to Great Falls; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle located and sober driver was driving.

1:47 a.m. Female stopped a Deputy and requested assistance with locating her son who may possibly be in the Malta area; male not located.

10:01 a.m. Local Fire Dept reported to the PCMS Dragstrip for the practice races.

10:11 a.m. Local Ambulance reported to the PCMS Dragstrip for the practice races.

10:51 a.m. Male, and several other callers, reported a grass fire on Hwy 2, across from a local business; local Fire Dept responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

2:32 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 10pm.

3:27 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for northeastern Phillips Co until 430pm; 40mph winds are possible.

4:07 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for eastern Phillips Co until 5pm; 40mph winds are possible.

4:11 p.m. Male filed a written complaint regarding threats received and harassment; Deputy handled the call.

4:35 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for northeastern Phillips Co until 530pm; 40mph winds are possible.

5:02 p.m. Male reported cattle “grazing on his lawn” in Malta; owners located and cattle removed.

6:38 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving Social Security; Deputy handled the call.

9:56 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory will expire at 10pm.

May 22, 2017

9:09 a.m. Local convenience store reported a fuel drive off; Deputy responded to the call; company advised and situation taken care of.

9:10 a.m. Local business reported a missing vehicle; Undersheriff responded to the call; golf cart later located by the caller.

9:57 a.m. Local business reported an abandoned vehicle parked in their parking lot; Undersheriff responded to the call; owner located and advised to move the vehicle.

11:02 a.m. Deputy reported an abandoned vehicle on Hwy 2, west of Dodson; owner located and advised to remove the vehicle.

12:44 p.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:

• 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/

3:22 p.m. High Wind Watch in effect from Wednesday morning through the evening.

6:32 p.m. Male reported a dog running loose on the baseball fields in Trafton Park; owner was in the area trying to catch the dog.

6:38 p.m. Female reported a violation of a protection order; Deputy responded to the call; both involved parties advised.

9:24 p.m. Anonymous reported a possible DUI leaving a residential area; Deputy advised of the call; vehicle located and was parked.

9:31 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male “who slit his wrists” at a local business; Deputy and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital; case file started.

11:21 p.m. Local EMT Crew reported to the airport to pick up the flight crew, transport to the hospital and back to the airport with their patient.

May 23, 2017

12:44 a.m. Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle that was running in a local parking lot; all found to be okay, driver was just resting.

3:14 a.m. High Wind Watch remains in effect from Wednesday morning through the evening.

5:41 a.m. Male reported a possible road hazard on Hwy 191 south of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located in the reported area.

8:51 a.m. Undersheriff transported one adult male, Delbert Perry, from Valley Co Detention Center to PCSO Jail for District Court hearing.

11:23 a.m. A trucking company reported they would be traveling through Phillips Co today with an oversized load.

1:25 p.m. BNSF Police requested PCSO assistance at the Malta depot for a passenger without a ticket; Sheriff handled the call.

2:21 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a situation that occurred the night before; Sheriff responded to the call; information added to existing case file.

2:35 p.m. High Wind Warning in effect from 9am-9pm Wednesday; 40-50 mph gusts and up to 60mph gusts are possible.

3:04 p.m. Undersheriff transported one adult male, Delbert Perry, back to Valley Co Detention after District Court appearance.

3:43 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for an elderly male having chest pain; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

6:03 p.m. Female reported a “stray boy” at her residence; Deputy responded to the call; parent located shortly after the call and boy returned to his residence.

7:39 p.m. Sheriff received a report of vandalism to a local church; Deputy responded to the call; juveniles located and returned to their parents; case file started.

10:28 p.m. Female reported “too large of a fire” in a fire pit at a local residence; Deputy responded to the call; fire located, was not that large and several individuals were there monitoring it.

11:00 p.m. Female reported her residence, and a neighbor’s, was “egged” last night; caller also reported receiving flowers on her doorstep from an unknown source; Deputy handled the call.

May 24, 2017

3:21 a.m. High Wind Warning remains in effect from 9am to 9pm tonight; 30-45mph gusts are expected, and up to 60mph gusts are possible.

4:23 a.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.

7:12 a.m. Male reported an erratic vehicle on Hwy 2, westbound out of Dodson; information passed onto Ft Belknap LE and MHP Dispatch; vehicle located and driver advised.

8:11 a.m. Female reported a theft of money and knew who took it; Undersheriff responded to the call; juvenile and parents located; money returned to the owner.

2:26 p.m. High Wind Warning remains in effect until 9pm.

6:02 p.m. Male reported damage to his vehicle and another vehicle after a piece of plywood blew across them while parked; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

6:41 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 9pm Thursday; High Wind Warning remains in effect until 9pm for central and southeast Phillips Co.

8:46 p.m. High Wind Warning is canceled for central and southeast Phillips Co; Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm Thursday.

9:15 p.m. Male reported two vehicles speeding around the Dodson area; Deputy responded to the call; vehicles not located.

9:54 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area.

May 25, 2017

3:13 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm.

1:54 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm.