Phillips County Sheriff's Report for July 5, 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.

June 16, 2017

6:45 p.m. Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle with its flashers on, on Hwy 2, in Dodson; all found to be okay, just stopped to use a cell phone.

6:46 p.m. Deputy reported hearing possible gunshots in the Dodson area; all found to be okay, no gunshots.

8:50 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

9:11 p.m. Female reported a toddler in a business’ extra lot with no one else around; Deputies responded to the call; parents located and child returned.

9:50 p.m. Female reported a male walking on Hwy 2 between Hinsdale & Saco; caller advised had been checked out by Valley Co and is trying to get to Idaho.

June 17, 2017

12:15 a.m. Male reported yelling occurring near a local apartment complex; female reported a suspicious male running away from the same area; Deputies responded to the call; suspect located; case file started.

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

3:48 a.m. Male requested assistance with locating a disabled semi truck on Hwy 191 south; caller advised to call Fergus Co SO, reported area was in Fergus Co.

9:22 a.m. Female reported an IRS 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

• Suspicious activity on your credit card. Make sure to call credit card to verify, do not give them any information

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/

9:55 a.m. Local Ambulance and Fire Dept reported to the PCMS Dragstrip for the races.

12:17 p.m. Female reported a male hitchhiker on Hwy 2, east of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; male was okay, just trying to get to Idaho.

2:11 p.m. Female reported a lost phone.

2:14 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm.

2:50 p.m. Male reported theft of property; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

4:29 p.m. Deputy removed debris from Hwy 2.

8:46 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

11:09 p.m. Male reported a hitchhiker sleeping in the Dodson Post Office; Deputy responded to the call; hitchhiker removed from the location and advised to move on.

June 18, 2017

12:41 a.m. Male reported an unwanted female driving around his residence; Deputy responded to the call; female located at her own residence, not in the caller’s area.

3:50 a.m. 911 received reporting a grass fire east of the Sleeping Buffalo rock off of Hwy 2; Deputy and Saco Fire Dept responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

Several more calls and 911s received reporting the same fire east of the Buffalo rock.

9:16 a.m. Local Ambulance and Fire Dept reported to the PCMS Dragstrip for the races.

9:54 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male having a stroke near a local residence; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

11:10 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.

2:38 p.m. Female reported a possible break-in to her residence; Undersheriff responded to the call; all found to be okay, nothing taken or damaged.

2:46 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with individuals “leaving town with my stuff”; Undersheriff responded to the call; property returned to the caller without further incident.

4:54 p.m. 911 received reporting a horse had escaped from the caller; horse has a partial harness on and was headed towards Malta just south of town; horse later located and returned to the owner.

5:45 p.m. Male reported on-going suspicious activity near his residence; information passed onto Deputies; Deputies patrolled more in the area.

7:08 p.m. Female requested assistance with harassment via a social network by a person the caller doesn’t know; Deputy handled the call.

7:27 p.m. 911 received requesting law enforcement assistance with getting property back from an unknown individual; Deputy handled the call.

10:48 p.m. Female reported receiving a call from a family member that had hit a deer on the Wagner Hwy; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

June 19, 2017

1:49 a.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with advising a Malta resident of a family member being transported to the Ft Belknap Hospital; individual located and advised.

7:45 a.m. Female reported the “trash truck has been parked in her alley all morning”; Undersheriff responded to the call; vehicle was not in the reported area.

8:12 a.m. 911 received requesting assistance on the reservation; call transferred to Ft Belknap LE.

9:36 a.m. Male reported an erratic vehicle near the pink church on Hwy 2; information passed onto Ft Belknap LE.

9:39 a.m. Ft Belknap LE reported a semi truck and trailer rollover on Route 11 and had an Officer on scene; information passed onto MHP Dispatch.

11:29 a.m. Local convenience store reported a fuel drive off; Undersheriff responded to the call; vehicle not located.

2:00 p.m. Central Security reported a commercial fire alarm sounding at a local business; all found to be okay, no fire, just a false alarm.

4:19 p.m. Male reported theft of equipment from the downtown area; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

6:38 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with removing a female from a local residence; Deputy responded to the call; female left on her own accord.

7:06 p.m. Female brought in a found military identification card.

11:50 p.m. Deputy received a report of suspicious activity around the PC Library; area patrolled and no individuals located.

June 20, 2017

10:05 a.m. Female reported vandalism to the Malta City Hall; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

10:57 a.m. Male reported a grass fire in CRP east of Nelson Reservoir; Saco Fire Dept responded to the call; fire later extinguished by FD and land owner.

11:59 a.m. Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle with its hazards on, on Hwy 2, west of Malta; all found to be okay, just finished changing a flat tire.

2:15 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 6am to 6pm Wednesday.

4:00 p.m. Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with contacting family members of a female they were trying to contact; family located and advised.

4:43 p.m. Dept of Child and Family Services requested PCSO assistance with a situation involving a juvenile; Deputy and Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

9:25 p.m. Local business reported a vehicle driving “crazy” and “chasing another vehicle” around Malta; Deputies responded to the call; female driver located and advised to go home for the night.

9:27 p.m. Two juveniles brought in a bicycle that had been left that the city pool; owner located and bike returned.

June 21, 2017

3:12 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6pm tonight.

4:06 a.m. Female reported an overdue motorist traveling from Billings to Malta; caller advised no reported accidents in Phillips Co and given phone number for MHP.

12:01 p.m. Deputy stopped a vehicle and advised they had wires dragging from their trailer.

2:03 p.m. Local Border Patrol Agent reported damage to a key pad by a truck that had just left their location; Deputy handled the call.

2:18 p.m. MT Dept of Transportation employee reported finding a bag alongside of Hwy 191 south; bag later brought into PCSO until owner could be located.

5:54 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

7:48 p.m. Female reported a residence did not have water; information passed onto City employee.

8:35 p.m. Male reported receiving threats from another male; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

8:42 p.m. Female reported damage to property and trees being cut down without permission; Deputy responded to the call; information added to the above case file as this was related to the threats complaint.