PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for June 3, 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!

May 15, 2020

9:33 a.m. 911 received reporting a shop fire south of Malta; caller advised the building was full of chemicals and other structures were threatened; Deputy, local Fire Dept and EMT Crew responded to the call; fire later controlled and monitored.

9:37 a.m. Female requested assistance for a dog that the caller was taking care of while the owner was incarcerated in Saco; caller advised to contact the Saco ACO.

9:49 a.m. Malta FD requested more tankers full of water for the structure fire; local trucks responded to the call.

2:46 p.m. Male reported a dog in an abandoned residence in Saco with no food or water; Sheriff contacted Saco ACO about the situation.

5:01 p.m. PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a ground transport to Glasgow; local EMT Crew responded to the call.

May 16, 2020

1:15 a.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Malta area.

1:21 p.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a personal vehicle transport of an individual having a panic attack between Lodgepole and Zortman; call transferred to Ft Belknap LE.

2:37 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 8am-9pm Sunday.

8:28 p.m. Dodson Mayor received a report of “gunshots” being heard in the Dodson area; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be quiet in the area.

8:36 p.m. Anonymous reported “shots fired” in the Camp Creek area; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be quiet.

9:16 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect from 8am-9pm Sunday.

11:01 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

11:58 p.m. Female reported her significant other was trying to “beat her up”; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

May 17, 2020

12:15 a.m. Deputies served a local warrant on one adult female, Mariah Doney; female incarcerated in PCSO Jail on that charge.

12:47 a.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Zortman, Camp Creek and Landusky areas.

12:59 a.m. Deputies performed a welfare check on a vehicle parked off of Bear Gulch Road; all found to be okay and no one around the area.

3:02 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect from 8am today until 9pm tonight.

9:20 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm.

2:39 p.m. Male reported another male trespassing to his residence that was under-going construction; Undersheriff responded to the call; male located and advised to stay off of property without permission.

2:52 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm.

7:39 p.m. Female reported someone killing an antelope out of season and off of Hwy 191 south; information passed onto Fish & Game Wardens.

7:56 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

8:46 p.m. Female reported a situation involving two pick ups on Stage Road and both vehicles took off; Deputies responded to the call; vehicles not located.

10:08 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female who fell; Deputies and local EMT Crew responded to the call; ambulance later canceled by the Deputy as they got the patient into her chair.

10:56 p.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle had hit a dog on the Milk River Bridge; Deputies and owners advised of the situation; dog removed from the location.

May 18, 2020

12:16 a.m. Male reported a transient appeared to have crawled into a camper trailer parked in a local parking lot; Deputies responded to the call; transient located and advised to move on and given directions to the depot.

5:23 a.m. Male reported a family member had passed away at a Dodson residence; Deputies responded to the call; coroner case file started.

7:08 a.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

10:00 a.m. Undersheriff released one adult female, Mariah Doney, from PCSO Jail on own recognizance.

1:54 p.m. Female reported an erratic vehicle on Hwy 2, eastbound towards Dodson; Undersheriff responded to the call; vehicle not located.

3:30 p.m. Female reported dogs barking all day near a local apartment complex; information passed onto ACO.

3:59 p.m. Female reported a disabled vehicle on Hwy 191 south and there was an individual underneath it trying to repair it; caller advised there was no flashers going on the vehicle; Undersheriff responded to the call; vehicle located, and the driver was changing a flat tire.

5:41 p.m. Male reported a tree falling in his neighbor’s yard and no one was home; Deputies responded to the call; information passed onto City employee.

6:10 p.m. Male reported a suspicious male near the Skatepark; Deputies responded to the call; male not located.

7:18 p.m. Anonymous reported a female driving without a license and individuals “throwing beer cans” out of the vehicle in the Wagner area; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle not located.

7:52 p.m. 911 received reporting individuals making threats to the caller near a local apartment complex; Deputies responded to the call; suspect not located.

9:49 p.m. NorthWestern Energy Dispatch reported a one vehicle accident on Route 8, causing power outages in Dodson; Deputies responded to the call; Ft Belknap sent Officers and their Fire Dept to the location; case file started.

May 19, 2020

1:03 a.m. Deputies performed a welfare check on an overdue employee; all found to be okay at the residence.

3:02 p.m. Female filed a written complaint regarding a “make-shift kennel” with several dogs in it and the dogs barked all the time; Undersheriff responded to the call; information passed onto ACO.

3:35 p.m. Female reported a suspicious vehicle that had been parked in front of her residence, in Saco, two nights ago and a male who had been there as well; caller advised Deputies would do more patrol in the area.

3:55 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance to meet a personal vehicle transport of a female with leg numbness and blurry vision, on Hwy 191 south of Malta; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

4:47 p.m. Male reported a suspicious vehicle with one window knocked out on Hwy 2, westbound, from the Sleeping Buffalo area; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle not located.

7:33 p.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Saco area.

10:14 p.m. Male reported a burglary and theft of property from a Saco residence; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

11:32 p.m. 911 received reporting a lightning caused fire northwest of the Blaine/Phillips Co line; call transferred to Blaine Co SO.

11:37 p.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Malta area.

May 20, 2020

3:06 a.m. Significant Weather Advisory for south central Phillips until 4am; nickel sized hail and wind gusts of 50-55mph are possible.

10:10 a.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with getting property from a family member’s residence in Saco; Deputy handled the call and advised the complaint needs to come from the family member and this situation is also a civil situation.

10:49 a.m. Deputy received a request to speak to a juvenile at a local apartment complex; situation taken care of without further incident.

11:01 a.m. Significant Weather Advisory for northeastern Phillips Co until noon; nickel sized hail is possible with this storm.

11:23 a.m. Male reported hitting an elk last night on Hwy 191 south of Zortman and his vehicle would be removed later in the day; white form issued.

12:13 p.m. Female reported two dogs running loose near her residence and they came at her; Deputy and ACO handled the call.

2:03 p.m. 911 received reporting a one vehicle rollover on Hwy 191 north of Malta; Undersheriff, local MHP Trooper, EMT Crew and FD responded to the call; no one around the scene; driver later located at the Port of Morgan; patient refused medical transport.

3:45 p.m. Female reported two dogs running loose at Murray Field; information passed onto ACO.

4:58 p.m. Male given a one-night stay at a local motel through Ministerial Assistance.

5:31 p.m. Male reported a possible problem with the PCSO phone lines; caller was receiving disturbing messages when calling our phone lines from out of state; Deputy handled the call.

5:53 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 11pm for 11 counties, to include Phillips Co.

6:20 p.m. Male requested extra patrol on 6th St W for vehicles speeding in the area and kids playing outside; Deputies handled the call.

6:42 p.m. Male reported a missing dog.

7:35 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Phillips Co until 830pm; 70mph gusts and penny sized hail are possible.

8:45 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Phillips Co until 10pm; 80mph gusts are possible.

9:33 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Phillips Co until 1030pm; 70mph gusts are possible.

10:34 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for northeastern Phillips Co until 1130pm; 50-55mph wind gusts are possible.

10:55 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Watch for 11 counties, to include Phillips, will expire at 11pm.

11:09 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for Phillips Co until 1230am; 50-55mph wind gusts are possible.

May 21, 2020

7:04 a.m. 911 received reporting a female down on the ground and caller believed she needed an ambulance; Deputy and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

11:54 p.m. Individual reported juveniles playing in the street; caller then advised they had moved out of the street.