PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for May 6, 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 25, 2020

10:34 a.m. Male reported a stolen vehicle from a residence on the north side of Malta; Deputies responded to the call; case file started; vehicle later located at a local business.

9:38 p.m. Deputy reported suspicious activity near the Old Gym; all found to be okay.

April 26, 2020

12:24 a.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Malta area.

1:12 a.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Saco area.

2:28 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9am-8pm today.

9:09 a.m. Undersheriff served as a civil standby for a property dispute in the Wagner area.

11:13 a.m. 911 received reporting a grass fire south of Malta; local Fire Dept responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

1:48 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 8pm tonight.

7:56 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory will expire at 8pm.

April 27, 2020

2:08 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

11:25 a.m. Male reported a situation that may be a harassment situation and just wanted it reported at this time.

2:41 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9am-9pm Tuesday.

4:32 p.m. Male reported seeing smoke north of Nelson Reservoir; found to be an unreported controlled burn.

Please remember to call in your controlled burns to PCSO Dispatch, 654-2350, before you start your burns. Fire Depts may be sent out due to this office not being notified of your burn. Thank you.

6:36 p.m. Male reported burglary and theft of property from an abandoned residence; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

7:38 p.m. Deputies performed security checks in the Hwy 363 area.

7:48 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for southeast and central Phillips Co until 845pm; pea sized hail and 50mph gusts are possible.

11:48 p.m. Female reported a domestic situation occurring down the street from her residence and a vehicle sped out of there; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

April 28, 2020

3:13 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory now in effect until 9pm tonight.

11:37 a.m. Male requested PCSO assistance with getting his dog back from individuals who located it last fall here in Phillips Co; caller advised the finders would not return his dog; Undersheriff handled the call.

12:43 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm tonight.

1:15 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with a Parenting Plan issue; caller advised he needed to go back to Court to resolve this issue.

1:37 p.m. Male reported a Hit & Run to his vehicle while it was parked in the downtown area; caller advised he had already moved the vehicle; Undersheriff responded to the call; white form issued.

5:14 p.m. City employee requested a vehicle be tagged for removal in a residential area; Deputy handled the call.

5:26 p.m. Local business reported an abandoned vehicle parked on their property and would like it removed; Deputy responded to the call; owner not located.

6:00 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm.

6:11 p.m. Male reported a “green X” on a building at his residence; Deputy handled the call.

6:48 p.m. Deputies performed security checks in the Hwy 363 area.

7:23 p.m. Deputy and Reserve Deputy reported juveniles “rafting” down the canal by 5th Ave E; juveniles advised to not raft in the canal.

10:58 p.m. Female reported suspicious activity occurring at a neighboring residence in Saco; Deputy handled the call.

April 29, 2020

11:38 a.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Saco area.

12:16 p.m. 911 received reporting a fire in the Landusky area; BLM Fire Dispatch advised of the call; Zortman and Landusky FDs responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

2:15 p.m. Female reported a hitchhiker just walked under the Milk River Bridge and wanted him checked out; Deputies responded to the call; male found to be okay, just trying to get to Washington state.

4:22 p.m. Female reported a possible break-in to a residence in Greenacres; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be okay, just a building inspector.

8:01 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance at his residence in Saco; Deputies responded to the call; situation taken care of without further incident.

9:49 p.m. Female reported an erratic vehicle in a residential area; driver was also yelling obscenities out the window; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle located and driver issued citations.

April 30, 2020

4:01 p.m. Local MHP Trooper reported a possible fire near the Alkali Creek Fishing access site; found to be an unreported controlled burn.

If you are planning on having a controlled burn, please call PCSO and advise the dispatcher of ALL articles being burned, especially if it is a structure, abandoned or not. If you do not call and the Fire Dept responds you may be sent a bill. Thank you.

May 1, 2020

2:56 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9am-9pm tonight.

2:31 p.m. 911 received reporting a verbal disturbance at a Saco business; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

2:41 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm tonight.

3:12 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for an elderly male north of Hinsdale; information passed onto Valley Co SO.

3:19 p.m. Male reported seeing another male with known warrants, west of Saco; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

3:44 p.m. Deputies transported one adult male, Skye Nelson, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Cascade Co SO warrant and an MHP-Missoula warrant.

4:45 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance in Saco area for a male going around making threats to several individuals; Sheriff and local MHP Trooper responded to the call; case file started.

Several more calls received reporting the same male making threats in the Saco area.

5:30 p.m. Local MHP Trooper transported one adult male, David Barnes, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Cascade Co SO warrant, Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs-Felony and Criminal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charges.

6:32 p.m. Male reported individuals going in and out of a neighbor’s residence, neighbor was not home, and taking items; Deputies handled the call.

7:28 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male having a possible stroke in south Phillips Co; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

8:21 p.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Saco area.

8:41 p.m. 911 transfer from Central MT Dispatch received reporting a one vehicle rollover on the CMR Auto Tour Route going to Slippery Ann; one individual ejected and unknown injuries on the second occupant; CMR Officer, Sheriff, local MHP Trooper, EMT Crews and Fire Dept responded to the call; case file started; one patient transported to the PC Hospital.

10:00 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.