Phillips County Sheriff's Report for November 15, 2017

Please remember to file a burn permit for the rest of 2017 if you plan on doing any burning outside of the Malta City limits and please CALL BEFORE you start your burn.

October 28, 2017

2:25 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9am Sunday to 6am Monday.

11:25 a.m. 911 received requesting assistance for an “angry and suicidal” individual; Deputy and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

2:50 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory now in effect from 4am Sunday to 6am Monday.

5:26 p.m. Saco Fire Dept reported they were responding to a grass fire; another FD member reported it was a controlled burn and all was okay.

6:05 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance; caller wanted one from Harlem; call transferred to Blaine Co SO.

7:19 p.m. Female reported a school bus traveling east on Hwy 2, that was throwing sparks; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located, stopped and advised.

10:19 p.m. Border Patrol Agent reported a vehicle that was possibly abandoned on Hwy 191 north of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and all found to be okay.

11:22 p.m. Male reported an individual had lit a cigarette near the gas pumps at a local convenience store; Deputy responded to the call; individual located and advised.

October 29, 2017

2:37 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6am Monday.

9:50 a.m. Local business requested law enforcement assistance with a vehicle “parked on the lawn”; Undersheriff responded to the call; vehicle left the location before law enforcement arrival.

12:18 p.m. Female reported the vehicle she reported stolen to Ft Belknap was at a Dodson residence and she was going to get it; information passed onto Undersheriff.

2:28 p.m. Child Abuse Hotline requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving a juvenile; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

4:10 p.m. Dropped 911 received from a local residence; Undersheriff responded to the call; all found to be okay, just a misdial.

11:31 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area.

October 30, 2017

3:12 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

8:06 a.m. Malta Grade School employee requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving a juvenile; Undersheriff handled the call.

8:31 a.m. Central Security reported a commercial fire alarm sounding at a local business; all found to be okay, no fire, just a false alarm.

12:40 p.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

• Block Grants

• 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

• Federal Court

• People requesting a money order number so they can give you vehicles that they claim you have won

• Calling from NorthWestern Energy

• 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

• Calling about a household member having back/shoulder/hip pain and claiming to be from a medical center

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/

7:07 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male who fell and hit his head at a local store; Deputy and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

October 31, 2017

5:12 a.m. Male filed a written complaint regarding damage to his vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

5:37 a.m. Female reported a possibly stray dog on Old Hwy 2, near the Big Flat ware yard; caller advised it had been there several days.

11:35 a.m. Female reported a fender/bender in the downtown area; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

11:50 a.m. Male reported seeing smoke north of Saco; caller advised was a reported controlled burn.

1:19 p.m. Sheriff and Undersheriff reported to the downtown area for the Halloween Parade.

8:48 p.m. 911 received reporting a disabled vehicle on Hwy 2, just west of the airport; Deputy responded to the call; no disabled vehicle located in the reported area.

10:11 p.m. Anonymous requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving juveniles; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

November 1, 2017

8:59 a.m. 911 received reporting an individual trying to flag down traffic on Hwy 2, near Saco; local MHP Trooper handled the call.

9:02 a.m. Central Security reported a commercial fire alarm sounding at a local business; all found to be okay, no fire, just a false alarm.

12:31 p.m. Child Abuse Hotline requested PCSO assistance with an anonymous report they received; Undersheriff handled the call; information added to existing case file.

12:40 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 8pm tonight.

1:38 p.m. Male reported a vehicle threw rocks and caused damage to his windshield; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

2:39 p.m. Undersheriff served a local warrant on one adult female, Kiahmara Cuesta; female later incarcerated in PCSO Jail on that charge.

4:24 p.m. Male requested assistance for a possibly suicidal male; Undersheriff handled the call.

7:49 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

9:58 p.m. Male reported a round hay bale on Hwy 2, west of Dodson; bale found to actually be in Blaine Co and they were aware of it.

November 2, 2017

1:54 a.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.

2:53 a.m. Winter Storm Watch in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning for most of Phillips Co.

8:51 a.m. Local MHP Trooper reported to Blaine Co for a vehicle slid off.

9:37 a.m. Adult Probation Officer requested a welfare check on a male who did not show up for work; Undersheriff and Deputy responded to the call; male found to be okay.

9:50 a.m. Undersheriff released one adult female, Kiahmara Cuesta, from PCSO Jail on own recognizance.

10:10 a.m. Local business requested law enforcement assistance with the transient that was found staying in the building; Undersheriff handled the call.

10:18 a.m. Male filed a written complaint regarding a female trespassing and stalking; Sheriff responded to the call; case file started.

12:15 p.m. Billings PD requested PCSO assistance with a death notification to an individual who was hunting in the Phillips Co area; Deputy responded to the call; male later located and advised.

2:41 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from noon Friday to noon Saturday.

6:52 p.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle/deer accident on Hwy 2, west of Malta; caller advised they had moved the vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; white form issued.

November 3, 2017

1:54 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta and surrounding areas.

3:44 a.m. Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from noon today until noon Saturday.

6:05 a.m. Local MHP Trooper reported to the Chinook area for a crash; call later canceled by MHP Dispatch.

12:08 p.m. Male reported a two vehicle accident in the Underpass; caller advised both vehicles had been removed from the location; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

12:54 p.m. Male reported a missing wallet.

1:21 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until noon Saturday.

1:47 p.m. Motor Carrier Services requested PCSO assistance with a traffic stop at the Malta weigh station, west of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

2:23 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Ranvir Aujlay, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on DUI charges.

6:02 p.m. 911 received reporting a male “pushing a bike” on Hwy 2; Reserve Deputy responded to the call; male not located.

8:41 p.m. Female filed a written complaint regarding a male driving around her residence and “almost hit her”; Deputy responded to the call; male located and advised to stay away from the female’s residence.

9:53 p.m. 911 received requesting a male be removed from a Dodson residence; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; female later advised the male had left on his own accord without further incident.