Phillips County Sheriff's Report for Wednesday, April 7, 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.

March 13, 2021

4:38 p.m. Male reported a different fire north of Saco; Saco FD responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

6:15 p.m. Male reported a disabled truck on Hwy 2 east of town and it would be removed later on tonight.

6:59 p.m. Female requested an ambulance for a incoherent female; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

7:08 p.m. Male reported an erratic vehicle westbound on Hwy 2, east of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; no erratic vehicles located.

11:46 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male having pain in his shoulder to his elbow; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

March 14, 2021

12:15 a.m. Deputy performed a traffic stop on Hwy 2, in Malta; driver’s family notified and came to pick up the elderly individual who was confused and should not have been driving.

12:28 p.m. Male reported a grass fire north of Saco; Saco FD responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

4:42 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with harassing text messages received from an ex and other family members; Deputy handled the call.

March 15, 2021

7:27 a.m. Male reported a Hit & Run to his vehicle at a Malta residence; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

11:23 a.m. Female reported a Hit & Run to her vehicle; caller was not sure when it happened; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

March 16, 2021

2:38 a.m. Female requested law enforcement for a situation involving roommates; Deputy responded to the call; one roommate left the residence for the night on her own accord.

8:17 a.m. Female reported a missing juvenile; Sheriff and Undersheriff responded to the call; information posted on social media and KMMR; case file started.

7:20 p.m. Male reported a vehicle dragging chains causing sparks on Hwy 2, west of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located, stopped and chains taken care of.

8:34 p.m. Female requested law enforcement for a drunk male who was on the fight at a local apartment; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

8:59 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, John LaSarte, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Partner/Family Member Assault charges.

11:26 p.m. Female reported a possible sighting of the missing juvenile in Havre earlier in the day; Havre PD notified of the information; juvenile not located.

March 17, 2021

12:49 a.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with removing a male who would not leave; Deputy responded to the call; male took off before Deputy’s arrival; male later located and taken to another residence for the night.

3:50 a.m. 911 received reporting a fireplace with a stack of wood next to it on fire at a Zortman residence; Zortman FD responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

1:16 p.m. Deputy released one adult male, John LaSarte, from PCSO Jail on time served.

4:30 p.m. Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with locating a suspect and vehicle involved in a shooting in Lodgepole; information passed onto all Phillips Co LE; suspect and vehicle later located and suspect taken into custody by Ft Belknap LE.

6:59 p.m. Female reported a phone scam calling from a “disconnected number.”

8:30 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.

March 18, 2021

3:17 a.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Port of Morgan, Loring and Whitewater areas.

5:24 a.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Saco area.

12:45 p.m. Female filed a verbal complaint regarding the trucks causing dust behind the Hi Line Retirement Center; caller advised to contact the Malta City Office.

4:28 p.m. Deputy advised a juvenile riding a dirt bike was spoken to in the Trafton Park area and advised to not be riding it in town.

A reminder:

Off road motorcycles are for off road use ONLY. The motorcycle must be registered, licensed, and the driver must possess a valid driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement before it can be driven on the streets. There have been numerous complaints to the Sheriff's Office for "dirt bikes" being driven on city and county roads. Citations will be issued. If riders are under the age of 18, helmets are required.

March 19, 2021

1:20 a.m. Female requested a welfare check on an intoxicated male at her residence while she was at work; Deputy responded to the call; male found to be okay.

2:02 a.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with a vehicle that had died; Deputy handled the call.

8:40 a.m. Local business reported a fuel drive-off; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and fuel paid for.

5:36 p.m. Alarm Monitoring Company reported a commercial burglar alarm sounding at a local business; Sheriff responded to the call; all found to be okay, accidentally set off by the business owner.

7:55 p.m. Male reported receiving threats from another male; Deputy responded to the call; situation taken care of without further incident.

11:46 p.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Malta area.

March 20, 2021

10:05 a.m. Deputy performed a traffic stop to advise the driver ATV ramps were being dragged on the trailer; situation taken care of without further incident.

11:52 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.

1:39 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female having a seizure or a stroke north of Malta; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

5:20 p.m. Female reported a missing juvenile; Deputies responded to the call; juvenile later located by a family member and was okay.

5:43 p.m. Female reported finding prescription bottles along the roadway near Dodson; Deputy responded to the call; appeared to have been a garbage bag that exploded when it fell off of a vehicle.

March 21, 2021

10:54 a.m. Reserve Deputy performed building security checks in the Saco area.

10:21 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.

11:59 p.m. Male reported a missing puppy.

March 22, 2021

6:59 a.m. Male reported hitting a deer by Stine’s crossing; no damage to his vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; deer not located.

11:40 a.m. Female reported an individual trespassing at a residence near Zortman; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

12:49 p.m. Female reported being harassed by another female; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

7:23 p.m. Male reported another male “tearing it up, yelling & screaming” behind the hospital; Deputy responded to the call; male not located.

8:22 p.m. Female reported a stolen vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

11:13 p.m. 911 received from a local residence, only loud voices arguing could be heard; Deputies responded to the call; female taken to another residence for the night.