PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for October 23, 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!

October 7, 2019

4:18 p.m. Local apartment complex manager reported a suspicious smell coming from an apartment block; Undersheriff handled the call.

6:26 p.m. Female reported a suspicious and abandoned vehicle at Slippery Ann; Deputy responded to the call; owner located and advised to remove the vehicle or it would be towed.

8:40 p.m. Male reported family members receiving harassing phone calls; Deputy handled the call.

October 8, 2019

3:32 a.m. Winter Storm Warning in effect from 9pm tonight until midnight Wednesday for southwest Phillips Co; 4-6in of accumulation and 40mph gusts are possible. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 6pm tonight until 6pm Wednesday for central and southeast Phillips Co; 1-3in of accumulation and 35mph gusts are possible.

8:53 a.m. Male reported a lost license plate; case file started.

9:27 a.m. Female reported a scam.

12:11 p.m. MHP Dispatch reported a vehicle/deer accident north of the Fred Robinson Bridge; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

2:33 p.m. Winter Storm Warning in effect from 9pm tonight until midnight Wednesday for southwest Phillips Co; 4-6in of accumulation and 40mph gusts are possible. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 6pm tonight until 6pm Wednesday for central and southeast Phillips Co; 1-3in of accumulation and 35mph gusts are possible.

5:01 p.m. Valley Co Detention Center advised they released Shade Stiles on bond.

6:00 p.m. Deputy marked a vehicle for towing per request of a City employee.

7:18 p.m. Male reported a car alarm going off in a business’ parking lot; owner located and advised.

8:44 p.m. Female reported a scam phone call involving her neighbors; Deputy handled the call.

October 9, 2019

3:11 a.m. Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until midnight tonight for southwest Phillips; Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6pm for central and southeast Phillips Co.

7:32 a.m. Local MHP Trooper and Trainee responded to an accident at Big Sandy.

8:51 a.m. Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Kyler Isakson, into PCSO Jail to serve time on a District Court Order.

12:20 p.m. Female reported a one vehicle accident on the Regina Road; no injuries to the occupant; local MHP Trooper and Trainee responded to the crash.

2:43 p.m. Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until midnight tonight for southwest Phillips; Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6pm for central and southeast Phillips Co.

6:41 p.m. Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until midnight for southwest Phillips Co.

9:49 p.m. Winter Storm Warning now in effect until 6am Thursday for southwest Phillips Co.

October 10, 2019

12:02 a.m. 911 received reporting someone “breaking into” the caller’s residence in Dodson; Deputy and Undersheriff responded to the call; all found to be okay at the residence and no one in the area.

12:48 a.m. Undersheriff performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

3:14 a.m. Winter Storm Warning is canceled for southwest Phillips.

9:31 a.m. An alarm company requested assistance with an unresponsive medical alert at a local residence; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay, accidentally set the alarm off.

10:07 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 responded to the call.

10:50 p.m. PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a ground transport to Havre; local EMT Crew responded to the call.

October 11, 2019

12:03 a.m. Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with a vehicle pursuit on Hwy 191 south, heading northbound; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle later lost as it went through a field.

12:19 a.m. 911 received requesting law enforcement assistance at a local tavern for a possible altercation; Deputy responded to the call; male left the location without further incident and on his own accord.

4:06 a.m. Female reported a water line break in a residential area; information passed onto City employee and Malta Mayor.

8:30 a.m. Deputy released one adult male, Kyler Isakson, from PCSO Jail on time served.

8:37 a.m. Malta FD reported to the Malta Elementary and to the Malta Headstart for a presentation.

9:13 a.m. Female requested ACO assistance with a stray cat; information passed onto ACO.

11:26 a.m. Female reported a Theft of property; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

12:51 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Larry C Smith, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Theft charges.

2:55 p.m. Female reported a fender/bender in a local parking lot; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

6:57 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with threats received by a juvenile; Deputy handled the call.

8:11 p.m. Male reported a vehicle speeding and driving erratic on Hwy 191 north, near local businesses; Deputy and Sheriff advised of the call.

8:13 p.m. Female reported a family member being harassed by a female; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

8:20 p.m. Female reported an erratic vehicle in a residential area; Deputy and Sheriff responded to the call; vehicle located and stopped; citations issued.

Several other calls received reporting the same erratic vehicle in different residential areas.

10:03 p.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Saco area.