PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for February 27, 2019

NOTICE TO NEW CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT APPLICANTS: The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office will no longer be providing Concealed Weapon Permit classes. When you pick up the application, you will see the legal requirements necessary to obtain a Concealed Weapon Permit. If you wish, you can still complete training courses offered around the state OR satisfy the requirements of MCA 45-8-321(5), which is to show your familiarity with a firearm by bringing the weapon you plan on carrying concealed to the Sheriff’s Office and demonstrating to the Sheriff, or his designee, that you have a high degree of familiarity with the firearm.

Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2019 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2019, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2019 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2018 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2018. Call PCSO, 406-654-2350, to let Dispatch know of your controlled burn before you start, as a courtesy. Thank you!

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.

February 9, 2019

1:03 a.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Saco area.

3:18 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 11am Sunday.

10:26 a.m. Apartment Complex employee reported a male trespassing in an apartment; Deputies responded to the call; male not on scene upon Deputy’s arrival.

10:57 a.m. Deputies served a local warrant on one adult male, Dario Carrasco, and transported him to PCSO Jail to be incarcerated on that charge.

12:16 p.m. Male reported a male “tweaking out” sitting in the middle of a residential street; Deputies and local MHP Trooper responded to the call; male later located and was okay.

12:58 p.m. Female reported a verbal dispute/altercation between two individuals in the downtown area; incident found to be related to the above call; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

1:54 p.m. Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 11am Sunday.

1:57 p.m. Female reported a male walking on Hwy 363, headed towards 191 south; male refused a ride from the female; Deputies responded to the call; male located and was okay, refused a ride from the Deputies as well.

7:33 p.m. Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with a vehicle pursuit on Route 11, northbound; Deputy responded to the call; Ft Belknap later stopped the vehicle off of Tribal jurisdiction; one adult male was taken into custody and transferred to Ft Belknap LE custody a short time later.

February 10, 2019

12:30 a.m. Female reported a vehicle pulled out in front of her and almost hit her; caller believed this was a DUI; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle was reported to have gone eastbound and was not located.

1:06 p.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.

2:15 a.m. 911 received reporting an assault on a female north of Saco; Deputies responded to the call; information passed onto Valley Co Deputy; case file started.

3:08 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 11am today.

9:06 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory in effect from now until 11am Monday.

3:47 p.m. Male reported the Alkali bridge was drifted in on Hwy 191 south of Malta; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation employee.

4:24 p.m. Male reported hitting the Alkali bridge south of Malta due to all the snow drifting in; Undersheriff responded to the call; minor damage to the vehicle and the bridge.

6:12 p.m. Female reported a vehicle “all over the road”, on Hwy 191 south; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

7:13 p.m. Wind Chill Advisory in effect until 11am Monday.

7:13 p.m. Deputy reported a dog running loose off of Central Ave; information passed onto ACO.

8:16 p.m. Johnston Controls reported a commercial fire alarm sounding at a county school; School employee located and advised; all found to be okay, just a false alarm.

February 11, 2019

12:01 a.m. Female reported she thought someone was in her house; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay and no one in the area.

3:02 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 11am today.

10:23 a.m. Male reported a couple attempted break-ins to his residence in Dodson; Sheriff handled the call.

10:46 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory is canceled.

12:04 p.m. Male reported theft of property from a Zortman residence; information passed onto Deputy.

12:25 p.m. Medic Alert requested medical assistance for an unresponsive alert button at a local residence; local EMT Crew responded to the call; was a false alarm and patient was okay.

12:30 p.m. Dept of Child & Family Services requested PCSO assistance with a report involving a juvenile; Sheriff handled the call.

7:24 p.m. Female reported a male in all dark clothing walking on Hwy 191 south just out of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; male found to be walking towards Malta and going to a family member’s residence; all was okay.

9:12 p.m. Male requested a welfare check on a family member in Malta; Deputy and Undersheriff responded to the call; coroner case file started.

February 12, 2019

12:55 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

1:17 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

8:56 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory will expire at 9am today.

9:34 a.m. Reserve Deputy transported one adult male, Dario Carrasco, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time on sentencing.

10:22 a.m. Hi Line Retirement Center requested law enforcement assistance with a patient that would not return to the building; Sheriff handled the call.

12:51 p.m. BNSF Police reported a crossing arm malfunction at the Stine’s crossing and a maintainer was enroute to repair it.

1:21 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male having a stroke or heart attack in Saco; Saco EMTs and Malta Ambulance responded to the location; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

2:17 p.m. Male requested assistance with getting a Hi-Line Retirement Center client to return to the building; Undersheriff handled the call.

2:22 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from noon Wednesday to 5am Thursday.

4:29 p.m. Undersheriff served a local warrant on one adult male, Jordan Bridle; male incarcerated in PCSO Jail on the charge.

8:15 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.

8:42 p.m. PCSO Jail inmate requested medical attention; local EMT responded to the call; inmate transported to the PC Hospital for medical evaluation; male later transported back to the PCSO Jail.

9:55 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.

February 13, 2019

12:21 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

3:05 a.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 8am today until 5am Thursday.

11:52 a.m. Female reported a possibly stolen vehicle; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

1:41 p.m. Undersheriff reported custody of a prisoner had been lost; inmate was running towards Central Ave; Sheriff and Deputy also responded to the call; inmate later located and brought back to PCSO Jail for court appearance.

1:52 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.

2:25 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 5am Thursday.

2:36 p.m. Undersheriff and Deputy transported one adult male, Jordan Bridle, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time on sentencing for Escaping from Jail and Possession of Illegal Article (while in Jail).

6:45 p.m. Deputy tagged a vehicle in a residential area for removal.

8:28 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory is canceled; Wind Chill Advisory in effect until noon Thursday.

February 14, 2019

2:52 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until noon today.

10:58 a.m. Wind Chill Advisory is canceled.

12:18 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 6pm tonight until 6pm Friday for northern Phillips Co; from midnight until 6pm Friday for the rest of Phillips Co.

3:02 p.m. Female reported an assault on another female; Deputies and Sheriff responded to the call; case file started.

5:06 p.m. Deputies transported one adult male, Chase Murray-Anderson, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Partner/Family Member Assault charges.

7:28 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 6pm Friday for northern Phillips Co; from midnight until 6pm Friday for the rest of Phillips Co.

7:33 p.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Saco area.

8:13 p.m. Undersheriff performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

9:10 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6pm Friday for all of Phillips Co.