Phillips County Sheriff's Report for Wednesday, September 2, 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.

As of August 7, 2020, all fingerprints and photographs for concealed weapon permits or other reasons will only be done on Wednesdays, from 0900 hours to noon. This policy change will be in effect until the active COVID-19 cases in Phillips County drop to near zero. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

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!

August 18, 2020

1:17 p.m. Amtrak reported they would be removing a passenger, with a false ticket, off the train in Malta; Sheriff and Deputy handled the call.

2:45 p.m. Female reported a load of cattle cake on Hwy 191 south of Malta and was a possible road hazard; Deputy and MT Dept of Transportation employee responded to the call; cake removed from the area.

2:58 p.m. Male reported a female “stalking” his family; Deputy handled the call.

3:01 p.m. Female reported her family being harassed by another female; Sheriff handled the call.

3:38 p.m. Local business reported a fuel drive off; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

4:57 p.m. Male reported a fire southwest of Dodson; Dodson FD reported they were responding to the Dodson dumps as it was on fire again; fire controlled and extinguished.

6:33 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with a situation that occurred earlier in the day involving his wife; Deputy handled the call.

6:39 p.m. Female reported a male pulling down branches on the trees in Veteran’s Park; Deputy responded to the call; male advised to stop with the branches, and he could stay in Trafton for the night.

7:34 p.m. Heat Advisory is canceled.

7:46 p.m. Deputy performed a welfare check on an elderly female at a local residence; Deputy requested an ambulance for this female who had fallen; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

August 19, 2020

3:15 a.m. Heat Advisory in effect from noon today until 9pm; temperatures over 100 are expected.

3:17 a.m. Female reported a vehicle running, parked at a local business, lights were on and no one was around the vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay, was a family member of the owner.

10:25 a.m. Female reported a Social Security phone scam.

10:49 a.m. Local tavern requested law enforcement assistance to remove a patron from the business; Deputy responded to the call; male left the location without further incident.

1:00 p.m. Female reported a vehicle parked on the Exeter Creek Road and it seemed suspicious; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay, individual just stopped to use the phone.

4:16 p.m. Heat Advisory remains in effect until 9pm.

8:00 p.m. Heat Advisory is canceled.

August 20, 2020

12:28 p.m. Male reported a two-vehicle accident in the Zortman area; caller advised no one was still at the location of the accident; white form issued.

3:13 p.m. Female reported a male with 3 Flathead Co SO warrants and was supposed to be in the Malta area; Deputy responded to the call; one, not three, warrant found and was not able to be served due to extradition limitations.

4:36 p.m. Loring & Whitewater FDs responded to a reported lightning caused fire; fire later controlled and extinguished.

Several calls received reporting the fire Loring & Whitewater FDs were responding to; one call received from Prince Albert Police in Canada.

7:10 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for all of Phillips Co until 815pm; pea sized hail and 50mph gusts are possible.

7:34 p.m. 911s received reporting a pickup and trailer rollover on Hwy 191 south, south of the Bear Gulch turnoff; Deputy, local EMT Crew, MFD and MHP Trooper responded to the call; case file started; no patients transported to the PC Hospital.

7:36 p.m. Big Flat Electric responded to an outage in the Hays area.

8:02 p.m. Male reported a possible fire east of Short Oil Road; caller was seeing smoke; male later reported the fire was not located.

8:49 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for east central Phillips Co until 945pm; penny size hail and 60mph gusts are possible.

9:35 p.m. Male reported a possible fire “toward Saco”; information passed onto Saco Fire Dept; no fire located.

10:31 p.m. Male reported a loud altercation coming from a neighbor’s residence; Deputy responded to the call; individuals at the reported residence were watching a movie and all was okay; Deputy heard noise coming from another residence and checked it out; individuals quieted down for the night.

August 21, 2020

12:42 a.m. 911 received reporting an overturned camper off of Hwy 191 near Zortman; caller advised it had been reported and would be removed the following morning.

8:03 a.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with missing fence clips at his residence and a noise he hears at night coming from the river area; Deputy handled the call.

10:22 a.m. Male reported a deceased cow on his property; Deputy and Livestock Inspector responded to the call; Livestock Inspector handled the case file.

2:32 p.m. Female reported a break-in to her residence; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

3:13 p.m. Valley Co SO requested Malta and Saco Fire Dept assistance with a fire near the Pines; one truck from MFD responded to the call.

5:28 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.

9:14 p.m. Male reported hearing a noise like a dog in trouble in the water; Deputies responded to the call; only noises heard were hunting dogs in their kennels and they were okay.

10:20 p.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo, and Saco areas.

11:53 p.m. Sheriff advised juveniles to head home from the Alkali Fishing Access due to curfew being in 10 minutes; juveniles went to their residences for the night.

August 22, 2020

12:14 a.m. Blaine Co SO and Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with a vehicle pursuit on Hwy 2; high rate of speeds had been occurring; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle later stopped and individual taken into custody by Ft Belknap LE.

1:13 a.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

12:38 p.m. Male reported a 4-wheeler, with no one around, parked in the middle of a residential intersection; Deputy responded to the call; no ATV located in the reported area.

5:58 p.m. Female reported an erratic vehicle on Hwy 191 south, headed northbound; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and driving was fine.

9:18 p.m. Female reported a dog just showed up in her yard; ACO responded to the call; dog owner later located.

11:39 p.m. Male reported a vehicle/deer accident; white form issued.

August 23, 2020

2:40 a.m. Kenco Security reported a commercial burglar alarm going off at a local business; Deputies and business owner responded to the call; all found to be okay, an employee had accidentally set it off.

12:14 a.m. Blaine Co SO and Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with a vehicle pursuit on Hwy 2; high rate of speeds had been occurring; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle later stopped and individual taken into custody by Ft Belknap LE.

1:13 a.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

12:38 p.m. Male reported a 4-wheeler, with no one around, parked in the middle of a residential intersection; Deputy responded to the call; no ATV located in the reported area.

5:58 p.m. Female reported an erratic vehicle on Hwy 191 south, headed northbound; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and driving was fine.

9:18 p.m. Female reported a dog just showed up in her yard; ACO responded to the call; dog owner later located.

11:39 p.m. Male reported a vehicle/deer accident; white form issued.

August 23, 2020

2:40 a.m. Kenco Security reported a commercial burglar alarm going off at a local business; Deputies and business owner responded to the call; all found to be okay, an employee had accidentally set it off.

3:48 a.m. Deputy reported a running vehicle with lights on in Trafton Park; appeared to be no one around; all found to be okay, driver was resting for a bit.

11:02 a.m. Reserve Deputy performed building security checks in the Saco and Sleeping Buffalo areas.

12:12 p.m. Male reported a pregnant female walking on Hwy 2, westbound, from Dodson; Undersheriff responded to the call; female not located.

August 24, 2020

3:13 a.m. Female reported an alarm sounding in a residential area; Deputy responded to the call; found to be coming from an apartment where they had overcooked popcorn in the microwave.

11:54 a.m. 911s received requesting an ambulance for a male at a Wagner residence; 911 received canceling the ambulance request.

1:19 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female wanting to go “detox”; Undersheriff and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital and then took off from the location on her own accord.

2:11 p.m. Undersheriff transported one adult female to PCSO to seek assistance as she was stranded in Malta; Ministerial Assistance vouchers issued and female refused to take them.

3:08 p.m. Local convenience store reported a distraught female that had just gotten off the train and was needing assistance of some sort; caller advised the female had refused any assistance.

3:57 p.m. Local restaurant requested PCSO assistance with removing a female requesting assistance as she was stranded here; Undersheriff responded to the call and removed the female from the business without further incident.

5:01 p.m. Dodson Fire Dept reported a fire south of Dodson and they had it under control, just wanted us to be aware.

6:30 p.m. Deputy performed a traffic stop which led to one adult male, Lyndon Walsh, being transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Obstruction of Justice, Driving While Suspended, Displaying Fictitious Registration, Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs, and Probation Violation charges; case file started.

7:14 p.m. Female reported a theft of property; Deputy handled the call.

August 25, 2020

7:15 a.m. Two calls received reporting a suspicious male in a residential neighborhood; Undersheriff responded to the call; male located and found to be a local male working for someone in that neighborhood.

3:18 p.m. Female reported a dog running loose and harassing her dogs; information passed onto ACO.

3:24 p.m. Female reported juveniles on bicycles riding across Hwy 2 by the Depot; caller advised she had to slam on her brakes as to not hit them; Undersheriff responded to the call; juveniles not located.

7:47 p.m. Female reported another female hiding behind the caller’s outbuildings; second call received reporting this same female sitting in the street; Deputies responded to the call; female located and taken to the PC Hospital for medical evaluation.

8:03 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for southeastern Phillips Co until 845pm; 40mph gusts are possible.

9:16 p.m. Female reported a stolen vehicle from a local apartment complex area; caller advised the driver and vehicle were possibly headed south; Deputy responded to the call; information passed onto Ft Belknap LE as well.

10:11 p.m. Deputy transported one adult female, Mariah Doney, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Assault x2 and Intoxicated Pedestrian charges; case file started.

10:38 p.m. Male reported a vehicle in the middle of Hwy 191, near the DY Junction and no one was around; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; vehicle found to have hit an elk and was totaled; MHP Trooper responded to the call; case file started.

August 26, 2020

2:02 a.m. Local EMT Crew responded to the PC Jail for an inmate having trouble breathing; patient given medical attention and was not transported to the PC Hospital.

6:37 a.m. PC Jail inmate reported having trouble breathing; Deputy and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital; inmate later returned to PC Jail.

11:07 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.

2:14 p.m. Male reported a mail and email scam.

2:22 p.m. Female reported an erratic vehicle on Hwy 191 south of Malta; information passed onto local MHP Trooper.

7:31 p.m. Female reported a break-in to a rental property; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

August 27, 2020

10:11 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9pm tonight until 3am Friday.

2:48 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

3:47 p.m. Female requested assistance with delivering an emergency message to a family member who was supposedly fishing somewhere in Phillips Co; Deputy responded to the call; male located and message delivered.

4:28 p.m. Local MHP Trooper requested PCSO assistance with a traffic stop in the downtown area; Deputies handled the call.

9:33 p.m. Male reported a dead dog on Hwy 191 near the Armory; Deputies responded to the call; found to be a deceased fawn and they removed it from the roadway.

10:39 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory now in effect until 8am Friday.

11:16 p.m. Blaine Co SO served a local warrant on one adult male, Adam Doney; male later transported to PCSO to serve time in PCSO Jail.

August 28, 2020

12:26 a.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance in the downtown area for a possible altercation situation; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

2:44 a.m. Blaine Co SO transported one adult female, Theresa Doney, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on an MHP-Phillips Co warrant.

3:04 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

9:29 a.m. Deputy released one adult male, Adam Doney, from PCSO Jail on own recognizance.

10:29 a.m. Reserve Deputy transported one adult female, Mariah Doney, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time.

1:27 p.m. Amtrak requested law enforcement assistance with removing a belligerent and intoxicated patron from the train; Deputies responded to the call; male removed from the location without further incident.

1:56 p.m. Local convenience store reported a belligerent and intoxicated male had just been kicked out of the business; caller advised he was being the same with others in that area as well.

2:13 p.m. Deputies responded to the downtown area to remove the above male from the area as he was causing a disturbance downtown; local MHP Trooper also responded to the call; case file started.

2:29 p.m. Deputies transported one adult male, Ian Montana, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Disorderly Conduct charges.

4:09 p.m. Female reported juveniles driving a vehicle in a crazy manor in a residential area but they were gone now; information passed onto Deputies.

6:42 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with getting property back from a male; Deputy handled the call.

6:55 p.m. Alarm Monitoring reported a commercial burglar alarm at a local business; Sheriff responded to the call; all found to be okay.

7:03 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Larry Smith, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a local warrant.

9:30 p.m. Male reported a vehicle/deer accident just south of Malta; white form issued.