Phillips County Sheriff's Report for Wednesday, February 24, 2021

FYI:

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 2021 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2021, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2021 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2020 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2020. Call PCSO, 406-654-2350, to let Dispatch know of your controlled burn before you start, as a courtesy. Thank you!

If you are calling a cell phone number from Montana, local or long distance, and cannot get through, try using 406. Companies are starting to require the 406 on cell phones to make calls.

Concealed Weapon Permits:

New and renewal applications for Concealed Weapon Permits may be picked up at the Sheriff’s Office anytime. Once approved, you will be contacted to come in on Wednesday between 9 AM and noon for fingerprints and photographs.

Check out our website: http://www.phillipscountysheriff.org and our Facebook page, Phillips County Sheriff’s Office. Our Facebook page does give reports of scams and other important information as needed to get to the public.

Several calls have been received requesting road reports. Please remember to call 511, 1-800-226-ROAD (7623) or use these websites: http://www.mdt.mt.gov/travelinfo or http://www.phillipscountysheriff.org.

January 23, 2021

1:21 a.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Zortman, Camp Creek Campground and Landusky areas.

3:30 a.m. Kenco Security reported a commercial burglar alarm sounding at a local business; Deputy and employee responded to the call; all found to be okay.

4:14 a.m. Female filed a verbal complaint about her neighbor’s dogs barking incessantly day and night; Deputy responded to the call; owners located and advised would keep a better eye on the barking.

7:12 a.m. Missoula Co SO served a local warrant on one adult male, David Barnes; male incarcerated in their facility until he can be transported.

12:13 p.m. Local Ambulance reported to the PC Courthouse for training.

4:25 p.m. Female reported a vehicle in her driveway and wanted it removed; Deputy responded to the call; owner located and advised to remove the vehicle.

January 24, 2021

12:34 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

12:53 a.m. Deputy performed a traffic stop which led to 4 juveniles being escorted to their residences after their parents had been notified.

1:26 p.m. Male reported a train blocking the Dodson crossing for an extended amount of time; BNSF Police advised of the situation and advised the freight train was waiting on Amtrak to pass by.

4:02 p.m. Anonymous reported a possible animal abuse situation; Undersheriff responded to the call; horses located, were fat and in good shape for winter with a haystack nearby.

8:08 p.m. Blaine Co & Valley Co Deputies requested PCSO assistance at the Sleeping Buffalo rock for an intoxicated driver who stopped while they were doing a prisoner relay; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

8:39 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Brett Johnson, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Open Container and DUI charges.

11:42 p.m. Blaine Co SO Deputy requested PCSO assistance with a welfare check on Hwy 2, west of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; driver had just stopped as they were feeling sick, all okay now and everyone went on their way.

January 25, 2021

10:02 a.m. Female reported a warrant scam.

10:28 a.m. Undersheriff released one adult male, Brett Johnson, from PCSO Jail on time served.

11:14 a.m. Action for Eastern Montana worker requested PCSO assistance with a caller on the Suicide Prevention line, who was calling from a local residence; Undersheriff responded to the call; male found to be okay, was not suicidal, and was needing assistance with rent; AEM worker gave the male phone numbers to call for assistance.

11:41 a.m. Female reported a crossing arm malfunction at the Frontage Road crossing; BNSF Police advised of the situation.

12:48 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.

3:25 p.m. 911 received requesting assistance for the caller who was stuck in the mountains near Hays; call transferred to Ft Belknap LE.

3:53 p.m. Female reported a male with a known warrant was walking on Hwy 2, west of Dodson, toward Dodson; Deputy and Undersheriff responded to the call; male located and was not the male with the known warrant.

4:31 p.m. One male given a one night stay at a local motel and a meal through Ministerial Assistance.

6:30 p.m. Valley Co Detention Center released one adult male, Shade Stiles, from their facility on a District Court Order.

7:02 p.m. Female reported a fender/bender on Kid Curry Road; no injuries to the occupants; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

7:36 p.m. Deputy requested a tow truck for a vehicle involved in the above accident; local towing company handled the call.

January 26, 2021

12:22 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

11:17 a.m. 911 received reporting a male walking around downtown “yelling and cursing”; Undersheriff responded to the call; male located, found to be the hitchhiker from the previous day and advised to leave town.

11:18 a.m. Female reported the same male from the above call in a different location; Undersheriff handled the call.

2:48 p.m. Ft Belknap LE received a report of a suicidal male driving on Hwy 2, eastbound toward Phillips Co, and had firearms in the vehicle; Undersheriff responded to the call; male and vehicle not located.

3:37 p.m. Female reported receiving threats and being harassed on social media; Undersheriff handled the call.

7:04 p.m. 911 received requesting law enforcement at a local apartment for a male threatening another male; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be okay at the reported apartment; neither male was at the apartment.

January 27, 2021

12:30 a.m. Female requested assistance for a possibly suicidal male in Colorado; Deputy responded to the call; male located by a Deputy from Colorado and was okay.

7:05 a.m. 911 received reporting a power outage near Whitewater; information passed onto Big Flat Electric.

6:46 p.m. Male reported a female running on Hwy 191 north of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; female was not located.

9:07 p.m. Deputy performed a traffic stop which led to a high-speed vehicle pursuit through Malta and onto Hwy 363; second Deputy and Undersheriff also responded to the call; suspect driver ditched the vehicle and took off on foot; Deputies did not locate the male.

9:37 p.m. Undersheriff requested a tow truck for the vehicle involved in the pursuit; local towing company responded to the call.

January 28, 2021

11:21 a.m. Female reported a phone scam and had been robbed of money; caller advised to contact the Office of Consumer Protection.

1:22 p.m. Female reported a vehicle constantly driving by her residence; Deputy handled the call.

2:15 p.m. Female reported another female with a known Blaine Co SO warrant was in the Zortman area; Deputies responded to the call; female not located.

3:34 p.m. Female reported a phone scam.

We have been receiving calls and individuals have been coming in to report telephone calls with people asking for personal information, bank account information and needing to send money to relatives.

Calls have been received from:

-the IRS, Social Security

-Callers spoofing Montana phone numbers

-PayPal email

-SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) Center

-Publisher’s Clearing House

-Federal Warrant or Federal Court

-Federal Student Loan company

-People requesting a money order number so they can give you vehicles that they claim you have won

-Walmart Secret Shopper

-Block Grants

-People claiming to be calling for a Magistrate or a Grand Jury regarding a Federal Criminal Offense

-Loan Company

-Life Alert

-Calling about a prescription that a Doctor had ordered, but the Rx is not real

-Facebook

-Calling from NorthWestern Energy, Dish Network

-Calling from a Montana business, such as a florist shop from another town

-Storage Pods, asking to verify your name

-Calling about a Caribbean cruise

Calling about a household member having back/shoulder/hip pain and claiming to be from a medical center

These phone calls are scams, if it seems suspicious DO NOT GIVE any information to the caller. Ask for a call back phone number and call them back to see if it is who they are claiming to be.

If you don’t recognize the phone number on the caller ID, don’t answer it. If it is a person who truly needed to contact you, they will leave a message.

The IRS and the Federal Justice System do not contact people via telephone.

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.

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/

9:20 p.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle tailgating the caller on Hwy 2, eastbound from the Phillips/Blaine Co line; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located, stopped and advised.

11:40 p.m. Deputy and local MHP Trooper transported one adult female, Valene Wing, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Blaine Co SO warrant, Hill Co SO warrant and a Cascade Co SO warrant.

January 29, 2021

2:16 a.m. Reserve Deputy transported one adult female, Valene Wing, from PCSO to Valley Co Detention to serve time.

10:59 a.m. Female reported a break-in to her residence; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

5:20 p.m. Female reported a phone scam.

7:30 p.m. Female reported a male with a known warrant at a local business; Deputies and Sheriff responded to the call; Deputy transported one adult male, Phillip Decelles, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a local Felony warrant.

8:39 p.m. 911 received reporting a one vehicle accident with unknown injuries south of Malta on Hwy 191; Deputy, local MHP Trooper, and EMT Crew responded to the call; case file started; one patient transported to the PC Hospital.

January 29, 2021

10:34 p.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Whitewater, Loring & Port of Morgan areas.

11:06 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female in labor southwest of Dodson; information passed onto Ft Belknap LE and Ft Belknap Ambulance responded to the call.

11:30 p.m. Female requested a lift assist for a family member who had fallen; local EMT Crew handled the call.

11:35 p.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Saco area.

January 30, 2021

12:22 a.m. Deputy reported a vehicle driving erratically on residential streets; vehicle later located and was parked.

12:44 p.m. Reserve Deputy transported one adult male, Phillip Decelles, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time.

8:31 p.m. Male reported a vehicle driving around with purple lights on the cab; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

January 31, 2021

1:09 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

February 1, 2021

2:04 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

7:07 a.m. Male reported individuals sneaking around his apartment at night; Undersheriff handled the call.

8:39 a.m. Male reported theft of grain and livestock; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

11:56 a.m. Male reported an IRS phone scam.

12:52 p.m. Male reported a dog running loose on Frontage Road.

3:45 p.m. Local Fish & Game Warden requested PCSO assistance with an individual who had a warrant; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

4:04 p.m. Deputy transported one adult female, Georgeena Nivens, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Sidney PD warrant.