PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for November 28, 2018

Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2018 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2018, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2018 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2017 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2017. Call PCSO, 406-654-2350, to let Dispatch know of your controlled burn before you start, as a courtesy. Thank you!

Please remember to call 511, 1-800-226-ROAD (7623) or use these websites: http://www.mdt.mt.gov/travelinfo or http://www.phillipscountysheriff.org.

November 9, 2018

3:26 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 6am-8pm Saturday.

6:44 a.m. Female reported a suspicious vehicle parked in her driveway, east of Whitewater; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and found to have gotten stuck; owner located and advised to remove the vehicle.

9:26 a.m. Male reported a Publisher’s Clearing House scam.

9:59 a.m. Male requested extra patrol around his residence in Saco.

1:06 p.m. 911 received reporting a possible break-in to a neighbor’s residence; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay, nothing missing.

3:18 p.m. Female requested a welfare check on a male, possibly suicidal, in the Whitewater area; Deputy responded to the call; female later advised she received a call from the male and he was okay.

3:32 p.m. 911 received requesting law enforcement for “an out of control” male in the Whitewater area; Deputies and local MHP Trooper responded to the call; 911s continued to be received reporting this individual had been drinking and was now driving south towards Malta.

4:00 p.m. Deputy reported hitting a deer on Hwy 204; minor damage to the vehicle; case file started.

4:01 p.m. Local MHP Trooper reported a vehicle pursuit on Hwy 191 southbound from Hwy 204; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle later stopped when it hit a power pole, just outside of Malta; case file started; MHP handled the crash.

4:16 p.m. Local MHP Trooper advised Malta FD and NorthWestern Energy needed to respond to the site of the power pole fire just east of Malta; local FD and Ambulance responded to the call; Deputies assisted with traffic control; fire later controlled and extinguished.

4:55 p.m. Several calls received reporting power outages east of Malta; callers advised of the reported outage and NWE was repairing it.

6:30 p.m. Local MHP Trooper transported one adult male, Christopher Dennis, to PCSO from the PC Hospital, to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on DUI, Criminal Endangerment-Felony, Endangering the Welfare, Reckless Driving, No Seatbelt and Driving without a Valid Driver’s License charges.

8:00 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Christopher Dennis, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time.

8:03 p.m. Male reported a juvenile pushing a bicycle and was crying on a residential street; Deputy responded to the call; juvenile not located.

8:33 p.m. PC Hospital requested an ambulance to transport a patient from the hospital and meet the flight crew at the airport; local EMT Crew responded to the call.

9:44 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect from 6am-8pm Saturday.

November 10, 2018

12:26 a.m. Deputy removed debris from Hwy 2.

4:06 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 8pm tonight.

9:17 a.m. Male requested assistance with individuals chasing deer onto Hwy 191 south; information passed onto local Fish & Game Warden.

11:10 a.m. Local Fish & Game Warden requested PCSO assistance with hunters trespassing on property north of Nelson Reservoir; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and citations issued by Warden.

11:57 a.m. LifeLine requested an ambulance for an unresponsive alarm at a local residence; local EMT Crew responded to the call; all found to be okay, accidentally set the alarm off.

7:18 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory now in effect until 11pm.

10:16 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

November 11, 2018

2:50 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.

5:10 p.m. Undersheriff served a Valley Co SO warrant on one adult male, Jordan Bridle; case file started.

5:43 p.m. Male reported a vehicle/deer accident, west of Malta on Hwy 2; Undersheriff and Deputy responded to the call; white form issued.

7:04 p.m. Male reported a vehicle/cow accident on the Dry Fork Road, east of Hwy 191 south; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

7:31 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Jordan Bridle, to Saco to meet a Valley Co Deputy and transfer custody to them.

November 12, 2018

5:57 a.m. Deputy reported the light on at a City lift station; information passed onto City employee.

11:37 a.m. Female requested a welfare check on a male; Undersheriff responded to the call; male not located.

12:04 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving a juvenile; Undersheriff handled the call.

3:52 p.m. Female requested assistance with a mentally ill family member; Undersheriff handled the call.

5:55 p.m. Local Fish & Game Warden reported a disabled trailer on Hwy 2, west of Sleeping Buffalo; owners were waiting for a tow truck to arrive from Malta.

6:19 p.m. Male reported a suspicious male standing on the corner of a residential neighborhood; Undersheriff and Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay.

7:40 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male having a possible stroke or a heart attack; Deputies and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient refused medical transport.

8:21 p.m. Deputies performed a traffic stop in a residential neighborhood that led to one adult female, Kaylie Charlton, being transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Driving While Suspended charges; case file started.

9:26 p.m. Deputy released one adult female, Kaylie Charlton, from PCSO Jail on bond.

10:04 p.m. Deputies performed a welfare check on a vehicle parked in the Malta cemetery; all found to be okay.

10:40 p.m. Male reported his vehicle was stolen from the downtown area; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle located at another residence and later returned to the owner.

November 13, 2018

8:11 a.m. Male requested assistance with a family member who was mentally ill in Landusky; Undersheriff responded to the call; male located and transported to the PC Hospital for evaluation; case file started.

9:08 a.m. Female reported a two vehicle accident north of Saco; no injuries to the occupants; Sheriff and local MHP Trooper responded to the call; MHP handled the crash.

9:47 a.m. Male reported a “cat problem” near his residence; information passed onto ACO.

2:05 p.m. Dodson City Mayor reported they were under a “boil water” restriction for the time being; Emergency Notification message sent to the town of Dodson.

4:07 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male from the PC Hospital to the Montana State Hospital for evaluation.

5:22 p.m. Male requested assistance with a possibly suicidal female; Deputy responded to the call; female was possibly in Blaine Co; information passed onto Blaine Co SO.

November 14, 2018

8:38 a.m. Deputy reported to the Malta Group Home for a presentation.

10:31 a.m. Dept of Child & Family Services employee requested law enforcement assistance with a female not answering the door & could hear children inside the residence; Undersheriff handled the call.

11:01 a.m. Female reported a missing set of keys.

2:19 p.m. Female requested an ambulance for a patient transport to the PC Hospital; local EMT Crew handled the call.

2:20 p.m. Male requested ACO assistance with getting rid of “wild cats”; ACO handled the call.

3:26 p.m. Male reported a dead cow off of the Dry Fork Road, east of Zortman; caller advised had already been reported.

4:59 p.m. Female reported a missing horse.

6:29 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.

6:31 p.m. Male reported a missing horse; information passed onto Livestock Inspector.

November 15, 2018

1:48 a.m. Deputy removed debris from Front Street.

3:07 a.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 11pm tonight until 5pm Friday for northern Phillips Co.

9:37 a.m. Female reported finding the previously reported missing horse.

10:51 a.m. Female reported a situation involving a juvenile and alcohol; Sheriff handled the call.

12:07 p.m. Reserve Deputy reported a disabled vehicle on Hwy 2, west of Malta; no one around the vehicle and it was off of the roadway; individuals arrived and towed the vehicle back to Malta.

2:11 p.m. Local Fish & Game Warden reported a disabled vehicle off of Hwy 2, west of Malta.

3:11 p.m. Female requested assistance with a civil situation; Sheriff handled the call; information passed onto Adult Probation Officer.

3:20 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 11pm tonight until 5pm Friday for northern Phillips Co.

5:33 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.

5:52 p.m. 911 received reporting an altercation at a neighbor’s residence; Deputy and local MHP Trooper responded to the call; found to just be a verbal dispute and the male left the location for the night.

7:47 p.m. Zortman FD responded to a chimney fire in the Camp Creek subdivision area; fire later controlled and extinguished.

9:29 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 5pm Friday for southwestern Phillips Co; 1-3inches of snow accumulation is possible.

Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 5pm Friday for northern Phillips Co; 2-6inches of snow accumulation is possible.

11:55 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

November 16, 2018

2:51 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.

3:12 a.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 5pm this afternoon for central, southeast, and northern Phillips Co.

9:09 a.m. Male reported a possibly intoxicated driver on Hwy 191 south; Deputy responded to the call; individual not located.

9:59 a.m. Male reported a dead deer in his yard; Deputy responded to the call and removed the deer.

12:32 p.m. Local MHP Trooper responded to Hays for a one vehicle rollover with no injuries.

1:38 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 5pm tonight.

1:51 p.m. MT Dept of Transportation employee reported an abandoned vehicle on Hwy 191 south of Malta; male advised would be removed tomorrow.

2:05 p.m. Male reported a phone scam.

4:48 p.m. Male reported damage to his vehicle from rocks being thrown from another vehicle on Hwy 2; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

4:59 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory will expire at 5pm for all of Phillips Co.