PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for December 11, 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!

November 21, 2019

7:49 a.m. Female reported an abandoned vehicle on Old US 2, east of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; owner located and advised to move the vehicle.

11:10 a.m. Deputy released one adult female, Ashley Soul, from PCSO Jail on own recognizance.

1:50 p.m. Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Travis Scheffelmaer, into PCSO Jail on Criminal Mischief-Felony charges.

6:25 p.m. Deputy released one adult male, Travis Scheffelmaer, from PCSO Jail on bond; given a Notice to Appear in District Court.

8:26 p.m. BNSF Police received a report of a vehicle in the ditch near Bowdoin Rd and East Strater Rd; Deputies, local MHP Trooper and EMT Crew responded to the call; case file started; patient not transported to the hospital.

9:28 p.m. 911 received requesting medical and law enforcement at a local residence for a male having a possible mental break; Undersheriff, Deputies, local MHP Trooper and EMT Crew responded to the call; male ran from the location and was later located in Trafton Park; case file started.

10:54 p.m. 911 received requesting law enforcement assistance with a juvenile “sneaking out” and now throwing a fit; Undersheriff, Deputy and local MHP Trooper responded to the call; case file started.

November 22, 2019

12:02 a.m. Deputies transported one adult male, Quentin Fish, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Partner/Family Member Assault, Criminal Mischief and Obstructing a Peace Officer charges.

7:53 a.m. Male reported a bus/cow accident on Turkey Track Road; no injuries to the occupants and bus had been moved from the scene; information passed onto MHP Dispatch.

9:05 a.m. Male reported a burglary, possible theft of property and they tried to take a vehicle from a residence south of Dodson; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

10:01 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Saco area.

11:35 a.m. Female requested a law enforcement stand by for a situation involving a juvenile; Deputy and local Fish & Game Warden handled the call.

12:59 p.m. Deputy tagged a vehicle for towing per request of a Malta City employee.

1:37 p.m. PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a ground transport to Havre; local EMT Crew responded to the call.

5:14 p.m. Female requested a lift assist for a male who fell; caller did not want or need an ambulance; Deputies handled the call.

November 23, 2019

6:58 a.m. Male reported a vehicle in the ditch, off of Hwy 191 south, male and a baby inside; Deputies, local EMT Crew and MHP Trooper responded to the call; case file started.

8:53 a.m. Deputy transported the individuals involved in the above accident to residence in the Zortman area.

10:34 a.m. Male filed a written complaint regarding almost being run off of Hwy 2 east of Malta; Deputy handled the call.

1:11 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Saco area.

2:37 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9am Sunday until 5am Monday.

4:25 p.m. Male reported a missing set of keys.

9:08 p.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Saco area.

11:33 p.m. Several calls received reporting a loud “boom” heard all over town; callers advised was the Fire Dept testing new firework equipment.

November 24, 2019

1:56 p.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a stuck vehicle on Hwy 2 between Saco and Hinsdale; information passed onto Valley Co Dispatch.

3:01 a.m. High Wind Warning in effect until 5pm today for southwest Phillips Co; Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect from 9am today until 5am Monday for the rest of Phillips.

9:20 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female that passed out at a local church; local EMT Crew responded to the call; request later canceled and female taken by personal vehicle to the PC Hospital.

9:32 a.m. Male reported missing money; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

11:34 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Loring and Whitewater areas.

12:04 p.m. 911 received reporting hunters stuck on Road 202 since yesterday and requesting assistance for them; hunters contacted and they had a tow truck coming to their location; all were okay.

1:41 p.m. High Wind Warning in effect until 6pm tonight for all of Phillips Co.

2:04 p.m. Male reported an erratic vehicle on Hwy 2, westbound from the Wagner area; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

2:19 p.m. Local Fish & Game Warden requested PCSO assistance with a hunting situation east of Malta; Undersheriff and Deputy handled the call.

3:17 p.m. Male reported an injured deer off of Hwy 2, east of Malta; deer located and humanely euthanized.

5:18 p.m. Female requested an ambulance for a male who fell at a local business; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

5:47 p.m. High Wind Warning will expire at 6pm.

10:33 p.m. Deputies closed an open door on a local business.

November 25, 2019

7:54 a.m. Female reported an erratic vehicle on Hwy 2, traveling from Malta to Dodson; caller advised the vehicle drives slowly and then speeds up as you try to pass everyday on the way into Malta; Sheriff handled the call.

8:03 a.m. Female reported a possible violation of a Protection Order; Undersheriff handled the call.

8:32 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance at a local residence for a male who fell yesterday and is unable to move today; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

11:18 a.m. Reserve Deputy transported one adult male, Quentin Fish, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time.

12:27 p.m. Male reported a “spark” from a transformer; caller advised there was not a fire; information passed onto NorthWestern Energy.

2:35 p.m. Male requested a welfare check on a male at a local residence; Undersheriff responded to the call; male found to be okay.

2:54 p.m. Ft Belknap FD requested PCSO assistance with getting property back from a male in the Zortman area; Sheriff handled the call.

November 26, 2019

12:01 a.m. Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with a possibly suicidal male near the intersection of Route 8 and Hwy 2; Deputies responded to the call; male located by Ft Belknap LE and taken into custody for his own protection.

2:39 a.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

11:18 a.m. Male reported finding the property he previously reported as missing/stolen.

2:01 p.m. Winter Storm Watch in effect from Wednesday evening through Saturday evening for all of Phillips Co.

November 27, 2019

2:59 a.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 8pm tonight until 5pm Thursday and Winter Storm Watch now in effect from Thursday afternoon through Saturday evening for southwest Phillips Co.

Winter Storm Watch now in effect from late tonight until Saturday evening for the rest of Phillips Co.

3:02 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 8am today until 5am Thursday.

9:03 a.m. Male requested assistance with getting property from a local residence; Deputy responded to the call as requested by a District Court Order.

12:48 p.m. Female reported a stray dog in her yard; ACO handled the call.

2:31 p.m. Local business reported a mean dog hanging out in the business’ area; information passed onto Deputy.

2:47 p.m. Winter Storm Watch now in effect from Friday morning through Saturday evening for all Phillips.

Winter Storm Advisory in effect from midnight tonight until 6pm Thursday for all Phillips.

5:33 p.m. Male reported finding a vehicle covered in branches off of a dirt road south of Landusky; Deputy handled the call.

5:41 p.m. Male requested a welfare check on an overdue elderly female, traveling on Hwy 191 south; Deputies responded to the call; female later returned home and was okay.

7:23 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory now in effect until 5pm Thursday.

November 28, 2019

12:50 a.m. Male reported a power outage north of Saco; NorthWestern Energy advised.

4:11 a.m. Winter Weather Advisory now in effect until 11pm tonight; Winter Storm Warning in effect from 11am Friday to 5pm Saturday for all of Phillips Co.

7:18 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 5pm.

2:34 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 5pm.

2:43 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 11pm; Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 11am Friday to 5pm Saturday for all of Phillips Co.

10:38 p.m. Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 11am Friday to 5pm Saturday for all of Phillips Co; Winter Weather Advisory is canceled.

November 29, 2019

3:11 a.m. Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from 11am today until 5pm Saturday.

9:23 a.m. Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 5pm Saturday.