PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for July, 3, 2019

Please be advised: If you are planning on using Trafton Park shelters for an event in the future, please contact the Malta City Office, 654-1251, to reserve the shelters, get the key and pay for the electricity. The Phillips Co Sheriff’s Office will no longer be handling this. Thank you.

NOTICE TO NEW CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT APPLICANTS: The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office will no longer be providing Concealed Weapon Permit classes. When you pick up the application, you will see the legal requirements necessary to obtain a Concealed Weapon Permit. If you wish, you can still complete training courses offered around the state OR satisfy the requirements of MCA 45-8-321(5), which is to show your familiarity with a firearm by bringing the weapon you plan on carrying concealed to the Sheriff’s Office and demonstrating to the Sheriff, or his designee, that you have a high degree of familiarity with the firearm.

Check out our website: http://www.phillipscountysheriff.org and our Facebook page, Phillips County Sheriff’s Office. Our Facebook page does give reports of scams and other important information as needed to get to the public.

Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2019 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2019, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2019 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2018 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2018. Call PCSO, 406-654-2350, to let Dispatch know of your controlled burn before you start, as a courtesy. Thank you!

June 15, 2019

12:49 a.m. Male reported a suspicious vehicle driving around a residence in the Wagner area and now his residence in Malta; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

3:27 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9am-9pm today.

9:55 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.

9:56 a.m. Local Ambulance and Fire Dept reported to the PCMS Dragstrip for the races.

11:47 a.m. 911 received reporting a loss of power to a garage, wires in trees were making popping noises; caller advised there was no fire; information passed onto NorthWestern Energy.

4:17 p.m. Female requested assistance with finding a place for an elderly female to stay at; Deputy responded to the call; second female caller requested law enforcement to remove the elderly female from her residence as she was not wanted there; Deputy also responded to that location; elderly female removed from the location and taken to PCSO for the time being; family members located and took the female in for the night.

4:50 p.m. Male reported damage to property at his residence; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

June 16, 2019

9:22 a.m. Local Ambulance and Fire Dept reported to the PCMS Dragstrip for the races.

10:28 a.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with removing juveniles from a local residence; Undersheriff responded to the call; all found to be okay and juveniles not removed from the location.

11:54 a.m. Reserve Deputy reported a vehicle driving extremely slowly on Hwy 2, west of Saco; driver advised they were having mechanical issues and were trying to get it back to town.

4:26 p.m. Male reported a break-in to his residence; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

6:39 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Saco area.

8:04 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Whitewater area.

8:10 p.m. Female requested a welfare check on an elderly male at a local residence; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay.

8:20 p.m. Female reported a Hit & Run to a vehicle on a residential street; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

9:12 p.m. Male reported a vehicle/deer accident on Hwy 2, near Dodson; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

11:51 p.m. 911 received requesting law enforcement at a local residence; Deputy responded to the call; female and male both advised they were having a verbal dispute and agreed to separate for the night.

June 17, 2019

12:59 a.m. Deputy performed a traffic stop which led to one adult male, Justin Kelm, being transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Valley Co SO warrant; male later released on bond and given a Notice to Appear in Valley Co JP Court.

11:18 a.m. Local business reported they received a report of a “mountain lion” in the Trafton Park area; Undersheriff and local Fish & Game Warden responded to the call; cat not located.

11:31 a.m. Female reported a grass fire off of Hwy 191 north of Malta; local Fire Dept responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

11:56 a.m. Amtrak Police requested PCSO assistance with a belligerent passenger; Undersheriff, Reserve Deputy and two local Border Patrol Agents responded to the call; male removed from the location, given a citation for Disorderly Conduct and released on cash bond.

1:34 p.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle/parked camper accident on a residential street; Undersheriff, and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital; case file started.

7:08 p.m. Individuals requested a welfare check on a male at a Saco residence; callers advised he had not made any contact with them for over a week; Deputy responded to the call; male located and found to be okay.

June 18, 2019

12:13 a.m. Deputy performed a traffic stop which led to one adult male, Rodney Stordahl, being transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Driving While Suspended charges; male later released on bond paid.

3:22 a.m. Female requested a welfare check on a family member at a local apartment; caller wasn’t for sure if the male was in Malta or Harlem; Deputy responded to the call; male not located in Malta.

5:43 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male in Zortman with low blood sugar; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient not transported to the PC Hospital.

12:39 p.m. Female reported a missing key.

2:22 p.m. Female reported seeing smoke, north of Wagner; caller advised was a reported controlled burn.

4:22 p.m. 911 received reporting a male walking down the middle of the road between Lodgepole & Hays; call transferred to Ft Belknap LE.

4:25 p.m. Local business reported a “transient” sitting outside of their business all day; male was not causing any problems at this time; information passed onto Deputies.

5:06 p.m. Monitoring Systems reported a commercial burglar alarm sounding at a local business; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay.

7:27 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for southwestern Phillips Co until 815pm; penny sized hail and 50mph gusts are possible.

7:29 p.m. Local business reported a “transient freaking” customers out and would like him removed from the area; Deputy responded to the call; male left the area on his own accord.

8:14 p.m. Blaine Co SO requested PCSO assistance for a stolen vehicle located off of Hwy 191 south of Malta near the DY Junction; vehicle was stolen out of Havre; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located anywhere between the DY Junction and the Fred Robinson bridge; Havre PD later advised the vehicle was located in Fergus Co.

10:07 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.

11:39 p.m. Male reported a vehicle/deer accident near Saco and would be removing the vehicle the following day; white form issued.

June 19, 2019

12:09 a.m. 911 received reporting loud music coming from a neighbor’s apartment; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be quiet.

8:53 a.m. Male reported a dead deer on Hwy 2, west of Malta, and was a road hazard; Deputy responded to the location and removed the deer.

1:41 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for northeastern Phillips Co until 230pm; pea size hail and 40mph winds are possible.

1:46 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Whitewater area.

1:51 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.

1:55 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Phillips Co until 245pm; quarter size hail and 60mph gusts are possible.

2:45 p.m. Flood Advisory for northeastern Phillips Co until 545pm tonight.

3:03 p.m. BNSF Police received a report of a trespasser on the railroad tracks west of Dodson; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; male not located in the Dodson area or west of Dodson along the tracks.

3:47 p.m. Reserve Deputy reported seeing smoke north and east of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; found to be a farmer plowing in the field.

4:06 p.m. Female reported a suspicious suitcase on her doorstep and her door was open; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay.

5:55 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; call later canceled due to the high winds.