PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for August 5, 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!

July 12, 2020

3:47 a.m. Male reported a vehicle parked alongside of Hwy 2, east of Malta; caller reported there appeared to be beer cans outside of the vehicle; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

4:33 a.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Christopher Bullard, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on DUI-2nd and Obstructing Justice charges.

8:07 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from noon-9pm tonight.

8:36 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

12:55 p.m. Female reported an attempt to cash a check, belonging to the caller, by someone who was not the caller; Undersheriff responded to the call; suspect located and check disposed of; situation taken care of without further incident.

3:37 p.m. Undersheriff released one adult male, Christopher Bullard, from PCSO Jail on bond.

4:55 p.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a juvenile attempting to commit suicide; Undersheriff and Deputy responded to the residence; juvenile later transported to the PC Hospital for evaluation.

5:10 p.m. Female reported a sexual assault; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

7:47 p.m. Deputy released one adult male, Kaden Bergos, from PCSO Jail on bond.

8:42 p.m. Male reported suspicious activity near the Malta Pool; Deputy responded to the call; no unusual activity occurring in the reported area.

9:00 p.m. A juvenile filed a written complaint regarding being assaulted by another juvenile; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

9:22 p.m. Deputy transported one juvenile to PCSO on Assault and MIP charges; custody of juvenile later transported to Cascade Co Juvenile Detention Center.

July 13, 2020

12:31 a.m. Female reported a juvenile snuck out and was wandering around Malta; Deputy responded to the call; juvenile not located.

1:18 a.m. 911 received requesting a lift assist for an elderly female; local EMT Crew handled the call.

2:54 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 11am-7pm tonight.

11:20 a.m. Male reported a suspicious male that is a causing a problem at the Malta Pool; Undersheriff responded to the call; male not located.

1:02 p.m. Sheriff and Undersheriff assisted Adult Probation & Parole with arresting one adult male, David Pines Sr; male transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Assault, Disorderly Conduct, and Probation Violation charges.

1:51 p.m. Sheriff advised a juvenile driving a moped without a license to park it and leave it.

2:56 p.m. Female reported a badger running in a residential area; Sheriff, Deputy and ACO responded to the call; badger located and humanely euthanized.

3:31 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.

4:06 p.m. Deputy and Reserve Deputy transported one adult male, David Pines Sr, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time.

6:53 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory will expire at 7pm.

8:30 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for an unresponsive male at a residence north of Malta; Deputy and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the hospital.

10:55 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

July 14, 2020

5:01 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 10am-8pm today.

10:26 a.m. Female reported a fender/bender near a local business; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

12:55 p.m. Female requested a welfare check on another female; Undersheriff responded to the call; female not located at the reported residence.

2:16 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 8pm today.

5:49 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with missing livestock; Deputy handled the call.

July 14, 2020 8

:29 p.m. Malta City employee requested PCSO assistance with tagging a vehicle for removal in a residential area; Deputy handled the call.

9:20 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Hwy 363 and Wagner areas.

11:23 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with locating a juvenile who had run away; Deputies responded to the call; juvenile later located the following morning and taken to the PC Hospital for mental evaluation; case file started.

July 15, 2020

1:23 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

2:35 a.m. Female reported juveniles trying to vandalize her car; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be quiet and no one around the reported neighborhood.

8:36 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female at a local residence; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

11:56 a.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a juvenile that ran away again; Sheriff, Undersheriff and Deputy responded to the call; juvenile later located and taken back to the PC Hospital.

12:01 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with suspicious and strange behavior from a juvenile; Undersheriff handled the call.

2:30 p.m. Male reported being harassed by a family member after a recent death in the family; Sheriff handled the call.

2:35 p.m. Male reported a phone scam.

Always remember the key things regarding scams:

1. If you didn't enter, you didn't win

2. If you have to pay to receive your prize, you didn’t win.

3. If you have a lawsuit or other legal issues pending you will get notification via certified mail or served to you by an official, whether it is a law enforcement officer or a civil process server

If you feel you have been a victim of a scam please follow the link below to the Office of Consumer Protection. https://dojmt.gov/consumer/consumer-complaints/

4:23 p.m. Deputy transported one juvenile to a shelter in Cascade Co.

4:27 p.m. Female reported a phone scam.

4:33 p.m. Male reported his neighbor’s dogs running loose and one almost bit his wife; Deputy and ACO responded to the call; citations issued for Dog at Large; case file started.

7:16 p.m. 911 received reporting a coal bin fire north of Malta; local FD responded to the call; fire controlled and extinguished.

10:06 p.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle/deer accident north of the Fred Robinson Bridge; no injuries to the occupants but the vehicle was disabled; local MHP Trooper handled the call.

11:42 p.m. Cascade Co SO requested PCSO assistance with locating family of a male with severe dementia at their location; Deputy responded to the call; family located and information passed onto Cascade Co.

July 16, 2020

7:14 a.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a disabled semi truck and trailer on Hwy 2, east of Malta; Undersheriff responded to the call; lots of tire debris removed from the roadway and driver got back on the roadway.

9:37 a.m. Reserve Deputy transported one adult male, David Pines Sr, from Valley Co Detention Center to PCSO for District Court appearance; male later transported back to Valley Co Detention to serve time.

1:11 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving an ex-girlfriend; caller advised he needed to contact the County Attorney.

2:00 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with getting property back from a Loring residence; Deputy handled the call.

5:19 p.m. Male reported a juvenile riding a bike in the skate park bowl; Deputy responded to the call; juvenile located and advised to not ride a bike there.

6:46 p.m. Valley Co Detention Center released one adult male, David Pines Sr, from their facility on bond.

11:34 p.m. Female requested law enforcement at a local apartment complex for a domestic dispute; Deputies responded to the call; male left on his own accord without further incident; case file started.

July 17, 2020

12:22 a.m. Anonymous reported an “orange glow” coming from south of Dodson; Dodson FD responded to the call; fire found to be in the dump, monitored and extinguished itself later in the night.

8:21 a.m. Anonymous reported an individual slumped over in a vehicle in a residential area; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle and individual not located.

1:12 p.m. Male reported a vehicle speeding around; caller did not give any other information; Deputy responded to the call; no speeding vehicles located.

1:13 p.m. Male requested assistance with a situation involving a horse and possible fraud; Deputy handled the call.

4:24 p.m. Male filed a complaint regarding another male starting a fight with the caller; Deputy handled the call.

6:28 p.m. Female reported a male and female in possible violation of their probation in the Sleeping Buffalo area; Deputies responded to the call; individuals located; case file started.

7:40 p.m. Male reported smoke on the north side of the mountains; Ft Belknap LE advised there was a reported dump fire in that area.

8:07 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, David Pines Sr, to Valley Co Detention Center to be incarcerated on Probation Violation charges.

8:07 p.m. Deputy transported one adult female, Stephanie Lefdahl, to Valley Co Detention Center to be incarcerated on Probation Violation charges.

8:40 p.m. 911 received requesting law enforcement at a Hays residence; call transferred to Ft Belknap LE.

July 17, 2020

10:20 p.m. Valley Co SO received a complaint about a pickup pulling a trailer without tail lights, on Hwy 2, near Saco; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and advised.

11:30 p.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

July 18, 2020

12:54 a.m. Male reported a vehicle racing around the Zortman area; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be quiet in the reported area.

2:09 a.m. 911 received reporting individuals trying to break-into the caller’s house off of Bear Gulch Road; Deputies and Ft Belknap LE responded to the call; case file started