PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for September 12, 2018

August 16, 2018

6:59 a.m. Female requested a civil standby at a residence west of Malta while a deceased family member’s property was retrieved; Deputy handled the call.

9:40 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female who keeps passing out at a residence west of Malta; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

8:29 p.m. OnStar reported a vehicle/deer accident, with no injuries, on Hwy 191 north of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; case file started; deer remains located and removed from Hwy 191 north.

9:18 p.m. Juvenile reported a dog with a harness eating a deer at the bottom of Hillcrest; information passed onto ACO.

August 17, 2018

4:53 a.m. Male reported a fire at the PC Fairgrounds; Deputy and Dodson FD responded to the call; fire found to be an ATV and none of the buildings were damaged; case file started.

7:21 a.m. Female requested law enforcement remove a family member from the caller’s residence in Dodson; Sheriff and Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

8:22 a.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Jacob Wilson, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Billings PD warrant.

8:32 a.m. Female reported 3 individuals sleeping in front of a local business on Hwy 2; Reserve Deputy responded to the call; individuals found to be okay and advised to move on.

11:26 a.m. Female reported her dog was still missing.

7:25 p.m. Male reported two motorcycles screaming around town; Deputy responded to the call; motorcycles not located.

9:17 p.m. Male reported two “trucks drag racing” into Malta on Hwy 2 from the west; Deputies responded to the call; vehicles located and were parked with no one around.

9:40 p.m. Local MHP Trooper requested Deputy assistance with a traffic stop near Missouri River Realty; Deputies responded to the call; Trooper transported one adult male, Shaun Bell, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a MHP Great Falls warrant.

August 17, 2018

11:23 p.m. Deputy released one adult male, Shaun Bell, from PCSO Jail on bond.

August 18, 2018

4:48 a.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a lift assist at a local apartment complex; caller did not want an ambulance; Deputy responded to the location; Deputy requested an ambulance for the female who fell as she was having shortness of breath; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

5:59 a.m. 911 received requesting a male be removed from a Dodson residence; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

6:31 a.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Casey Jackson, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Disorderly Conduct charges.

10:23 a.m. Dense Smoke Advisory in effect until 9pm tonight.

2:16 p.m. Male reported receiving threats from an ex-girlfriend; Deputy handled the call.

2:44 p.m. Male reported seeing another male pour alcohol in a go cup at a gas station in Valley Co; vehicle was headed east; information passed onto Valley Co SO.

3:45 p.m. Male reported being “shocked” when he turned on the water in a Trafton bathroom; information passed onto City employee; bathrooms later closed to the public.

6:41 p.m. Female reported a missing dog; dog later located.

7:22 p.m. Male reported individuals trespassing to his property and individual had started a fire in the Landusky area; Deputy and Landusky FD responded to the call; fire located and extinguished; male located and advised to leave the location; case file started.

8:16 p.m. 911 received reporting a loud boom and caller can now smell propane; Deputy, Reserve Deputy and business employees responded to the call; tanker found to have fallen over and was releasing gas and pressure; all was ok and monitored by the employees for the time frame.

8:45 p.m. Dense Smoke Advisory will expire at 9pm.

9:29 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.

10:01 p.m. 911 received reporting “someone going through stuff” in front of a local business; Reserve Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay, employees were organizing the items.

August 19, 2018

8:42 a.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a vehicle with a flat tire; Undersheriff responded to the call; tire changed and individual went on their way.

9:05 p.m. Female reported a semi traveling with no lights on, on Hwy 2, headed eastbound; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and advised; driver turned around and headed back to Malta for the night.

August 20, 2018

2:31 a.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.

4:17 a.m. Female requested assistance with an intoxicated female trying to take juveniles from the caller’s residence in Dodson; Deputy responded to the call; caller later reported the female left the location with a sober driver; vehicle not located.

5:03 a.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area.

10:11 a.m. Male reported a power pole on fire north of the 7 Mile Road on Hwy 191 south; Undersheriff and Zortman FD responded to the call; Big Flat Electric was already in the area; fire later extinguished.

10:32 a.m. Male reported a phone scam.

10:41 a.m. 911 received reporting an “intruder in the house”; intruder left the location while the caller was still on the phone; Undersheriff responded to the call; male located and found to have been in the wrong house.

11:02 a.m. Female reported a cat had been hit on Central Ave; information passed onto ACO.

11:51 a.m. 911 received for the Active Shooter Mock Scenario at Malta High School; Sheriff, Undersheriff, all Deputies and Reserve Deputies responded to the call; local EMT Crews staged at a safe location.

3:05 p.m. Undersheriff released two adult males, Jacob Wilson and Casey Jackson, from PCSO Jail on time served.

3:20 p.m. Female reported a dog bite; Undersheriff and ACO responded to the call; case file started.

5:36 p.m. Male reported vandalism to his property; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

7:31 p.m. Individual reported a male on a dirt bike “speeding” through residential areas; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; individual located and advised.

A reminder:

Off road motorcycles are for off road use ONLY. The motorcycle must be registered, licensed, and the driver must possess a valid driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement before it can be driven on the streets. There have been numerous complaints to the Sheriff's Office for "dirt bikes" being driven on city and county roads. Citations will be issued. If riders are under the age of 18, helmets are required.

10:32 p.m. 911 received reporting “a bunch of kids running and hiding” in a residential area; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay, they were playing a game.

August 21, 2018

8:09 a.m. Male reported a dead deer on Hwy 191 south; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation employee.

9:49 a.m. Male reported an abandoned vehicle on his property “for days”; Undersheriff handled the call.

4:36 p.m. Male reported a vehicle blew a tire and was still moving, eastbound on Hwy 2 from the Overpass area; Undersheriff responded to the call; vehicle located, was stopped and was changing the tire.

August 22, 2018

12:49 a.m. Deputy assisted individuals with changing a flat tire on Hwy 2.

2:01 a.m. Deputy removed debris from Hwy 2, east of Malta.

9:24 a.m. 911 received reporting a two vehicle accident with deployed airbags on Hwy 2, near a local business; Sheriff, Deputy, local EMT Crew and Fire Dept responded to the call; case file started; no patients transported to the PC Hospital.

9:47 a.m. Deputy requested a tow truck for the above accident; local rotational wrecker service responded to the call.

11:12 a.m. Female reported the smell of natural gas coming from a local residence; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay, MDU employee was already on scene.

11:31 a.m. Undersheriff transported one adult female, Kiahmara Cuesta, from Valley Co Detention Center back to PCSO to be released on time served.

3:17 p.m. Anonymous reported a vehicle speeding down Central Ave with lots of kids in the back of the pickup; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

5:29 p.m. MHP Trooper served a local warrant on one adult male, Kale Garfield; male later incarcerated in Hill Co Detention Center on that charge.

5:59 p.m. 911 received requesting assistance on the Amtrak, eastbound, outside of Glasgow; call transferred to Valley Co SO.

8:57 p.m. Male reported theft of fuel from his residence west of Malta; Deputy handled the call.

August 23, 2018

2:58 a.m. Female reported a male had passed away at a local residence; Deputy responded to the call; coroner case file started.

9:43 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female who fell and hit her head near a downtown business; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

2:15 p.m. MHP Trooper served a local warrant on one adult male, Russell Houle; male later incarcerated in Hill Co Detention Center.

2:48 p.m. Female reported a suspicious male in the Malta Elementary area; Deputy responded to the call; male not located as it happened the day before.

8:40 p.m. Male reported theft of property south of Dodson; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

August 24, 2018

7:47 a.m. 911 received reporting a dog dragging a chain on Hwy 191 south.

8:14 a.m. 911 received requesting law enforcement assistance at a local apartment complex for “a situation” that was reported to the caller; Deputy responded to the call; case file started for Theft.

11:07 a.m. Female reported someone trying to break into a vehicle across the street from her residence; Deputy advised vehicle is being repossessed.

1:16 p.m. Deputy received a report of a disabled motorhome in the Underpass; vehicle later removed from the location.

2:29 p.m. Male reported a phone scam.

5:41 p.m. Female reported receiving information about a possible suicide at a neighbor’s residence; Deputy responded to the call; juvenile found to be okay.

6:30 p.m. Local Ambulance reported to the football field for the game vs. Shepherd.

6:36 p.m. Male reported a natural gas leak behind his apartment complex; information passed onto MDU.

8:39 p.m. Female reported a male had just hit her; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

9:55 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving juveniles that occurred at the football field; Deputies handled the call.

August 24, 2018

10:46p.m. Female reported an unwanted male at her residence; Deputies responded to the call; male left the scene without further incident.

10:59p.m. Local MHP Trooper transported one adult male, Brian Scheffelmear, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on DUI, Driving While Suspended, No Insurance and Failure to Properly Register a Vehicle charges; male later released on bond and given a Notice to Appear in Justice Court.

August 25, 2018

10:31a.m. Female reported a stray dog at a local motel.

1:49p.m. Female reported a lost set of keys.

5:27p.m. Local business reported what looked like a juvenile driving a skid steer and another juvenile on the forks; seemed to be unsafe; Deputy and local MHP Trooper responded to the call.

5:50p.m. Female reported an accident in the downtown area; caller had hit a dog in the process; Deputy handled the call; white form issued.

6:49p.m. Female requested an ambulance for a lift assist at a neighbor’s residence; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient not transported to