PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for July, 10, 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.

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 28, 2019

10:25 p.m. Tornado Watch is canceled for 2 counties, to include Phillips.

11:51 p.m. Flash Flood Watch is canceled.

June 29, 2019

2:12 a.m. Deputy performed a welfare check on a business with lights on and doors open; all found to be okay, just working late.

9:44 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male who wasn’t feeling good and wanted to go to the hospital; Deputy and local EMT Crew responded to the call; coroner case file started.

10:51 a.m. Male reported a broken windshield due to hail; caller was traveling on Hwy 2, eastbound into Valley Co; caller advised of a white form; information passed onto Valley Co SO.

12:17 p.m. Female reported a situation involving a juvenile and needed law enforcement assistance with the juvenile in the Landusky area; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

4:50 p.m. Female reported her vehicle was disabled on Hwy 191 south of Malta; local rotational wrecker service handled the call.

7:21 p.m. Male reported suspicious activity in the alley by his residence; Deputy responded to the call; juvenile found to have been seen in the area trying to get into the caller’s garage; juvenile not located.

8:43 p.m. Local tavern requested law enforcement assistance with removing a patron; Deputies responded to the call; male left on his own accord without further incident.

9:34 p.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a dog involved in a dog attack; no local veterinarian services were available; caller advised may have to go to Chinook or Havre.

11:54 p.m. Male reported he was having vehicle issues and was trying to get into Malta on Hwy 2, east of town; Deputy responded to the call and escorted the vehicle into Malta.

June 30, 2019

10:51 a.m. Female reported a situation involving juveniles and drugs; Undersheriff responded to the call; found to be a dispute amongst family members.

3:34 p.m. Local convenience store reported 2 baby raccoons near their business; Undersheriff and ACO responded to the call; raccoons captured and released out of town.

7:37 p.m. Female reported an intoxicated male sitting in the street near her residence; Undersheriff responded to the call; male later located at his residence.

8:25 p.m. Female reported a possible domestic situation in a passing vehicle on Hwy 191 south; caller did not have a location of the vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

9:22 p.m. Local convenience store reported finding drug paraphernalia at their business; Deputy responded to the call and removed the items.

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 responded to the call.

July 1, 2019

10:48 a.m. Male reported a dog had bit a family member; no injuries to the victim; Undersheriff and ACO responded to the call; case file started.

3:45 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for 4 counties, to include Phillips, until 7pm tonight.

5:02 p.m. Male reported a possibly intoxicated driver on Hwy 191 north, heading northbound; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

5:07 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for east central Phillips Co until 6pm; quarter size hail and 60mph gusts are possible.

5:45 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for east central Phillips Co until 645pm; ping pong size hail and 60mph gusts are possible.

6:36 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been canceled for 2 counties, to include Phillips.

10:26 p.m. Deputy performed security checks at the Alkali Fishing Access and the Wagner area.

July 2, 2019

2:40 a.m. Male reported a barking dog in a residential area; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be quiet in the area.

7:15 a.m. Female reported a one vehicle accident east of Dodson on Hwy 2; appeared to be several occupants in the vehicle; Sheriff and Undersheriff responded to the call; no one found in the area, no vehicle damage; appeared to have slid off of the Hwy.

12:29 p.m. Female reported a missing purse; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

2:00 p.m. Male reported theft of medication; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

3:38 p.m. Female reported a possible Identity Theft and fraudulent use of her credit card; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

4:58 p.m. Male reported theft of firearms; Deputy and Sheriff responded to the call; case file started.

5:27 p.m. 911 received reporting a theft of a cell phone; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

10:40 p.m. Female requested a welfare check on another female; Deputy responded to the call; female found to be okay.

July 3, 2019

4:08 a.m. 911 received requesting a welfare check on “fighting neighbors”; Sheriff responded to the call; lights were on in the residence but all was quiet.

5:05 a.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

9:02 a.m. Undersheriff assisted the ACO with two very large dogs at a local residence.

1:55 p.m. Undersheriff performed a welfare check on a vehicle near the Greenacres turnoff on 191 north; all found to be okay and no one was around.

2:33 p.m. BNSF Police requested an ambulance for an Amtrak employee with severe abdominal pain; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

3:02 p.m. Reserve Deputy assisted a motorist with changing a tire on Hwy 2, near Dodson.

3:47 p.m. Local MHP Trooper requested PCSO assistance in Zortman on a traffic stop; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

4:03 p.m. Local MHP Trooper transported one adult female, Theresa Doney, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on DUI, Driving While Suspended, No Insurance, Fail to Have Vehicle Registered and Seatbelt Violation charges.

4:03 p.m. Local MHP Trooper transported one adult female, Tiffany Brockie, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a MHP-Havre warrant.

5:05 p.m. Female reported a possible DUI on Hwy 191 south; caller advised the vehicle was moving slow and was all over the Hwy; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay, driver had been eating while driving and was not intoxicated.

8:17 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 responded to the call.

8:54 p.m. Male reported someone lighting fireworks at Nelson Reservoir; caller advised it is posted to not do this; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be quiet.

July 4, 2019

Happy Independence Day!

12:25 a.m. 911 received reporting the caller heard “gunshots” in the rest area vicinity; Deputies responded to the call; found to be fireworks being lit in the Ugland Addition area.

10:53 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a boating accident at Nelson Reservoir; Deputy, local Fish & Game Wardens and EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital; case file started.

11:01 a.m. 911 received requesting a male be removed from a Dodson residence; information passed onto Deputy; caller later advised the person left on their own accord.

2:32 p.m. Local MHP Trooper transported one adult male, Steven Skjold, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on DUI-4th-Felony, Endangering the Welfare of a Child-Felony, Revoked/Habitual Offender, and No Liability Insurance charges.

5:09 p.m. Female reported a stray dog at a local business on Hwy 2; information passed onto Deputy; dog not located.

5:57 p.m. Local business reported damage to their front door; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

7:36 p.m. Local business employee reported a possibly stolen vehicle from their parking lot; Deputy responded to the call; case file started; information passed onto surrounding counties.

9:19 p.m. Local Fire Dept reported to Trafton Park for the Independence Day fireworks display.

9:27 p.m. Blaine Co SO reported a vehicle pursuit involving the stolen vehicle reported by a local business; vehicle later stopped and suspect taken into custody. 11:21 p.m. Deputy responded to Blaine Co SO to take custody of one adult male, David Getner, and transport him back to PCSO to be incarcerated into PCSO Jail on Theft-Felony and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle; Blaine Co SO also had DUI by Drugs, Criminal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Reckless Driving, Eluding a Peace Officer, Criminal Mischief and Driving While Suspended charges.

July 5, 2019

12:30 a.m. Male reported fireworks still be lit off in the Saco area; Deputy made contact with the suspected party and advised them to shut it down for the night.

1:05 a.m. Deputy poured water on a smoking trash can and extinguished the fire.

2:50 a.m. Female reported campers with “loud music and being loud in general” at Nelson Reservoir; Deputy responded to the call; the whole area was quiet.

11:23 a.m. Deputy released two adult males, Steven Skjold and David Getner, from PCSO Jail to be transported to Valley Co Detention Center by a Reserve Deputy to serve time on their charges.

11:40 a.m. Deputy served a local warrant on one adult male, Gerald Bilger Jr; male later released on bond.

12:29 p.m. Life Alert requested an ambulance for an unknown medical emergency at a local residence; local EMT Crew responded to the call; no one home at that residence.

12:48 p.m. Local MHP Trooper transported one adult female, Tiffany Brockie, from PCSO Jail to Hill Co Detention to serve time on an MHP-Havre warrant.

12:53 p.m. 911 received reporting a grass fire started by fireworks off of River Bend Drive; Deputy and local FD responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

2:06 p.m. Flood Advisory in effect until 3pm for southeastern Phillips Co.

3:30 p.m. Female reported a possible fire in the Wagner Dumps area; Deputy and local FD responded to the call; no fire located.

5:49 p.m. PC Hospital requested an ambulance to transport a patient to the airport to meet the flight crew; local EMT Crew handled the call.

5:52 p.m. Female reported a situation involving juveniles and a possibly intoxicated driver on Hwy 2, westbound towards Malta; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle not located on Hwy 2 or in the Malta area; request later changed to a welfare check on the juveniles; Dept of Child & Family Services advised of the call; juveniles located and were okay.

9:13 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a male living on their property; Deputy handled the call.

9:47 p.m. Female reported a possible break-in to her apartment; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.