PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for April 15, 2020

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.

Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2020 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2020, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2020 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2019 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2019. Call PCSO, 406-654-2350, to let Dispatch know of your controlled burn before you start, as a courtesy. Thank you!

April 3, 2020

1:39 a.m. Male reported a round hay bale in the middle of Hwy 191 north; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation; caller also advised he rolled the bale off of the roadway.

8:32 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.

11:00 a.m. 911 received reporting the caller had no phone; friend and family member contacted and they would check on the caller.

8:16 p.m. Male requested assistance with a situation involving juveniles and no parenting plan was in effect; Deputy handled the call.

8:49 p.m. Sheriff reported the lights to football field were on; MHS Superintendent advised it was for the “Shining a Light of Hope” that many schools were participating in.

11:35 p.m. 911 received requesting a juvenile be removed from a residence; Sheriff, Deputy and local MHP Trooper responded to the call; information passed onto Juvenile Probation Officer; case file started.

April 4, 2020

12:06 a.m. Deputies transported one juvenile to PCSO to stay for the night.

8:36 p.m. 911 received reporting a domestic situation occurring at a local business, just south of Malta; Deputies responded to the call; male suspect not located; case file started.

April 5, 2020

11:00 a.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving a juvenile; Undersheriff responded to the call; caller advised to contact Dept of Child & Family Services for more assistance with this matter.

5:52 p.m. Male reported someone “shooting” near his family while on the walking trail; Deputy responded to the call; no one located in the reported area.

6:40 p.m. Female reported a “dead white bird” on the M Trail; Deputy responded to the call; bird not located.

April 6, 2020

2:24 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with possible credit card fraud; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

6:56 p.m. Female reported individuals trespassing in an abandoned building; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; individuals were not located; building owner notified.

8:19 p.m. Female reported a verbal dispute at a neighboring residence; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay in the area.

April 7, 2020

1:41 a.m. Deputy and Reserve Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

12:22 p.m. Female reported ATV and dirt bike traffic on the walking trails near the Malta City Shop; information passed onto Deputies.

6:08 p.m. Deputy assisted a disabled vehicle on Central Ave.

April 8, 2020

9:04 p.m. Female reported receiving threats from a male; just wanted it reported at this time; information passed onto Deputies.

April 9, 2020

1:07 p.m. Male reported two suspicious, low flying airplanes in the northern Phillips Co area; Sheriff handled the call.

6:09 p.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo area.

7:23 p.m. Female reported her vehicle was possibly stolen; Deputies handled the call.

April 10, 2020

2:44 a.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from midnight tonight until 6pm Saturday for southwest Phillips Co.

10:56 a.m. Male reported a disabled semi truck and trailer stuck in the middle of a gravel road east of Malta; local Towing Company had already been called; caller requested the owner of the vehicle be notified; information passed onto owner.

11:02 a.m. An off-duty MHP Trooper reported a male lying in the ditch off of Hwy 191 south, near the DY Junction; male appeared to be okay and the Trooper just wanted us to be aware of him.

11:30 a.m. Male reported his dog was attacked by another dog; Deputies and ACO responded to the call; case file started.

2:32 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from midnight tonight until 6pm Saturday for southwest Phillips Co.

6:50 p.m. Male requested a welfare check on employees at a local business; Deputies responded to the call; situation taken care of without further incident.

6:58 p.m. Female reported an erratic vehicle that almost ran them over south of Dodson; caller just wanted the information reported at this time.

9:40 p.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Landusky, Zortman and Camp Creek areas.