PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for July 18, 2018

Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2018 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2018, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2018 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2017 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2017. Thank you!

June 29, 2018

1:42 a.m. Centralized Intake re quested PCSO assistance with two situations involving juveniles that were reported to them; Deputy handled the call; case file started.

7:14 a.m. Dropped 911 received from a local residence; Deputy responded to the call and all found to be okay at the residence.

9:27 a.m. Deputy tagged a vehicle in a residential area to be towed.

11:15 a.m. Local business reported an abandoned vehicle parked in their parking lot; Deputy responded to the call; owner located and advised to move the vehicle or it may be towed at the owner’s expense.

11:53 a.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a juvenile family member; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

11:59 a.m. Male filed a written complaint regarding a neighbor’s dog that is always loose; information passed onto ACO.

12:00 p.m. Male reported an abandoned car at his residence and did not belong to him; Deputy handled the call.

2:55 p.m. Male reported a possible Violation of a Protection Order; Deputy responded to the call; caller advised he needed to report it in Flathead Co as that’s where the offense occurred.

4:02 p.m. Female reported fireworks being lit on 6th St E; Deputy responded to the area and advised individuals of the City Ordinance.

4:13 p.m. Female reported “unsupervised kids lighting fireworks” in a residential area; Deputy responded to the call and advised individuals of the City Ordinance.

4:23 p.m. Female reported a fender/bender at a local parking lot; both vehicles had left the scene of the accident; white form issued.

6:58 p.m. Deputy reported seeing smoke near Greenacres; advised was a reported controlled burn.

9:27 p.m. Deputy reported two dogs running loose in the downtown area; ACO handled the call.

10:49 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

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

June 30, 2018

6:32 a.m. 911 received reporting the caller could see smoke in the Zortman area; information passed onto BLM Fire Dispatch and they handled the call.

7:26 a.m. Male reported trespassing and shooting on his property; Undersheriff and local FWP Game Warden handled the call; caller wasn’t wanting anything done right now, just extra patrol in the off season when he is not there.

9:24 p.m. Male reported suspicious activity in a vehicle headed east out of Malta on Hwy 2; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

1:23 p.m. Male reported hitting a gas line while putting up a fence in a residential area; City employee and MDU employee responded to the call; MDU handled the situation.

6:21 p.m. City employee reported damage to the Riverview Park bathroom; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

9:43 p.m. US Border Patrol Agent requested PCSO assistance with locating a vehicle, headed southbound, on Hwy 191 north; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located at a local convenience store; information passed onto BP Agent.

July 1, 2018

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

1:28 a.m. Deputy reported a door to a business had been left open; all found to be okay and door secured for the night.

3:11 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9am to 7pm today.

9:48 a.m. Female reported the train was blocking a crossing east of Stine’s crossing for an extended amount of time; information passed onto BNSF Police.

11:59 a.m. MHP Trooper advised he humanely euthanized a deer east of Dodson.

1:22 p.m. Female reported loud music coming from the building her apartment was in; Deputy responded to the call; no music or any other noise located in the building; no one was around the location either.

1:49 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7pm tonight.

3:36 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed security checks in the Nelson Reservoir area.6:52 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

8:24 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson & PC Fairgrounds area.

10:20 p.m. Female reported fireworks being set off in her neighborhood; Deputy responded to the call; individuals located, advised the individuals of the City ordinance and to shut it down.

11:30 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed building security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo and Saco areas.

July 2, 2018

12:57 a.m. Female reported a vehicle in the ditch on Old Hwy 2 and no one around the area; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

1:43 a.m. Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with a pursuit on Route 66, heading towards Phillips Co; Deputy responded to the call; Ft Belknap later got the vehicle stopped on Hwy 191; case file started.

8:49 a.m. Female reported an abandoned vehicle in Trafton Park; Sheriff responded to the call; owner located and vehicle removed from the location.

10:00 a.m. Sheriff released one adult male, Garren Kirkwood, from PCSO Jail on time served.

4:39 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed security checks in the Nelson Reservoir area.

8:43 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson & PC Fairgrounds area.

11:44 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo and Saco areas.

July 3, 2018

12:20 p.m. Male reported possible animal cruelty; Reserve Deputy and Livestock Inspector responded to the call; case file started.

2:49 p.m. Heat Advisory in effect from 11am to 8pm Friday for all of Phillips Co.

3:11 p.m. 911 received reporting a bicycle accident with injuries on the Charles M Russell NWR; CMR Officer handled the call.

3:20 p.m. Reserve Deputy reported a vehicle pursuit headed into Valley Co; vehicle later stopped just across the county line; citations issued.

3:46 p.m. Male reported fireworks being lit off “in the park”; Deputy responded to the call, advised the individuals of the City ordinance and to shut it down.

4:22 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed security checks in the Nelson Reservoir area.

4:49 p.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle and trailer threw rocks and broke the reporting party’s windshield; Deputy and Reserve Deputy responded to the call; vehicle later located and owner would take care of the damage.

5:21 p.m. Deputy reported fireworks in a residential area and would be taking care of it.

6:19 p.m. Deputy reported a deceased feline on Central Ave; information passed onto ACO.

8:28 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed security checks in the Saco area.

10:44 p.m. Juvenile reported a vehicle “swerving, then followed her around”; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and owner advised.

July 4, 2018 Happy Independence Day!

3:29 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 10am-9pm today.

Heat Advisory remains in effect from 11am to 8pm Friday.

10:17 a.m. Female reported individuals had a party at Nelson Reservoir and left all of their trash; Deputy responded to the call; individuals located and advised to clean it up.

11:02 a.m. Deputy picked up a cooler from Hwy 2.

11:22 a.m. Female reported a speeding vehicle in the Dodson area; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

2:01 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm today.

Heat Advisory remains in effect from 11am to 8pm Friday.

3:11 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed security checks in the Nelson Reservoir area.

6:41 p.m. 911 received requesting a tow truck for a vehicle stuck on the Charles M Russell NWR; local rotational wrecker company responded to the call.

8:15 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed security checks in the Saco area.

8:27 p.m. Heat Advisory remains in effect from 11am-8pm Friday.

Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

8:47 p.m. Malta Fire Dept reported to the Trafton Park area for the local fireworks show.

9:34 p.m. Female reported a dog bite that happened 2 weeks prior; Deputy handled the call.

9:44 p.m. Heat Advisory remains in effect from 11am-8pm Friday.

July 5, 2018

3:21 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 11am-9pm today

Heat Advisory remains in effect from 11am-8pm Friday.

3:33 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

1:45 p.m. Several 911s received reporting a one vehicle accident, east of Saco on Hwy 2; several injuries to the occupants; Deputy, local MHP Trooper, Saco, Malta and Hinsdale EMT Crews, Malta and Saco FD responded to the call; MHP handled the crash; Coroner case file started; two patients transported to the PC Hospital.

2:12 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm today

Heat Advisory remains in effect from 11am-8pm Friday.

3:18 p.m. Individual requested assistance for 2 people stranded at James Kipp Recreation Park, south of the Missouri River; information passed onto Fergus Co So.

4:10 p.m. PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pickup from the airport, transport to the hospital and back to the airport with their patient; local EMT Crew handled the call.

8:35 p.m. Cut Bank PD requested PCSO assistance with a reported stolen vehicle from their area; Deputy handled the call; vehicle not located in Phillips Co.

8:55 p.m. Heat Advisory remains in effect from 11am-8pm Friday.

July 6, 2018

1:54 a.m. Deputy closed and secured a door that was left ajar at a local business.

2:02 a.m. Male reported “drunk and disorderly individuals shooting fireworks off in his yard” at Nelson Reservoir and wanted them stopped immediately; Deputies responded to the call; individuals located and advised to stop for the night.

2:35 a.m. Heat Advisory remains in effect from 11am to 8pm tonight.

3:55 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the downtown area.

4:55 a.m. 911 received reporting a hitchhiker or transient on Hwy 191 south of Malta, northbound; Deputy responded to the call; individual found to be okay.

5:03 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

5:45 a.m. Male reported missing pigs; Deputy and Livestock Inspector advised of the call.

7:59 a.m. PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a ground transport to the Northern Montana Hospital and back to Hi Line Retirement Center after the appointment; local EMT Crew handled the call.

9:45 a.m. Male reported 3 individuals hitchhiking and sitting on Hwy 191 south, near the DY Junction; individuals had been checked out already.

July 6, 2018

10:33 a.m. Male reported individuals lighting fireworks all the time out at Nelson Reservoir; Deputy handled the call.

1:08 p.m. Female reported 2 individuals sitting on Hwy 191 south, near the DY Junction; caller advised individuals had been checked out already.

2:11 p.m. Female reported a male walking northbound on Hwy 191 south; caller advised he had been checked out already.

3:02 p.m. Heat Advisory remains in effect until 8pm tonight.

4:38 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for central Phillips until 545pm; 40mph gusts are possible.

5:10 p.m. Zortman business requested assistance with a patron refusing to pay for services; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

5:43 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for northeastern Phillips Co until 645pm; 40mph gusts are possible.

6:25 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Derek Jones, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Theft of Services charge.

7:36 p.m. Heat Advisory will expire at 8pm.

7:57 p.m. Loring FD reported they were responding to a fire in a ditch near a Loring residence; fire later controlled and extinguished.

10:44 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for central Phillips until 1130pm; 40mph gusts are possible.

11:23 p.m. Deputy performed a traffic stop on a vehicle speeding through Malta; driver found to be transporting a juvenile having respiratory problems to IHS in Harlem; driver asked to slow down going through towns.

July 7, 2018

1:31 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

2:45 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Dodson and PC Fairgrounds areas.

8:31 a.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle/animal accident on Hwy 2, near the Sleeping Buffalo turnoff; Deputy responded to the call; white form issued.

9:40 a.m. Reserve Deputy performed security checks in the Nelson Reservoir area.

10:55 a.m. Female reported a stray dog that has been at her residence for an extended amount of time; Deputy handled the call.

2:23 p.m. 911 received reporting a grass fire north of Saco; structures were being threatened; Undersheriff, Reserve Deputy, Saco FD and EMT Crew responded to the call; Big Flatt Electric also responded to the call; fire controlled and monitored overnight by the FD.

3:33 p.m. Male reported receiving information that another male was looking in people’s windows on their residences in Saco; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be quiet and no one out in the Saco area.

3:35 p.m. Saco FD requested assistance from Malta and Hinsdale FDs for the fire north of Saco; both responded to the call.

4:56 p.m. Malta FD requested assistance from BLM Fire Crews on the fire north of Saco; information passed onto BLM Fire Dispatch; BLM Crews responded and monitored the fire for the night.

5:25 p.m. Local apartment manager requested law enforcement assistance with tenants who were fighting; Deputies responded to the call; male left the location on his own accord; situation taken care of for the time being.

7:24 p.m. 911 received reporting a swather started grass fire near Loring; Loring and Whitewater FDs responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

10:00 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Dodson and PC Fairgrounds areas.