PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for December 25, 2019

November 29, 2019

11:13 p.m. 911 received reporting people fighting outside of the caller’s residence in Dodson; situation resolved itself while still on the 911; all involved parties left the location.

11:38 p.m. Undersheriff and Deputy performed a welfare check on a running vehicle with no one around the area; all found to be okay and vehicle shut off.

November 30, 2019

2:49 a.m. Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 5pm today.

3:17 a.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a stuck vehicle on Short Oil/Content Road Junction; Undersheriff responded to the call; driver and vehicle located; driver given a ride to a local residence and vehicle removed the next day.

1:14 p.m. Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 5pm.

2:40 p.m. Male reported vandalism to his property; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

2:45 p.m. Male reported the roads in Saco were really bad; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation employee.

3:35 p.m. Male reported a vehicle had slid off of Hwy 2, near the Airport; local MHP Troopers responded to the call.

5:02 p.m. Winter Storm Warning will expire at 5pm.

6:44 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with removing a male who would not leave her residence; Sheriff and Deputy responded to the call; situation taken care of without further incident and male left the location.

10:17 p.m. Male reported a suspicious vehicle a few blocks away from his residence; Sheriff and Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located at another residence and all was okay.

10:35 p.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

11:13 p.m. Life Alert requested medical assistance for an alert alarm at a local residence; Sheriff, Deputy and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient refused to be transported to the PC Hospital.

December 1, 2019

12:49 a.m. 911 received reporting the caller had hit a pedestrian on Hwy 2, just across the Phillips/Valley Co line; Sheriff, Deputy, Reserve Deputy, Glasgow MHP Trooper, and Hinsdale EMT Crew responded to the call; MHP handled the crash; coroner case file started.

4:46 a.m. Reserve Deputy reported a vehicle had slid off of Hwy 2, west of Saco; no one was around and a wrecker would be needed to remove it; owner located and advised vehicle would be removed later in the day.

7:27 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a cancer patient; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

10:35 a.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle slid off, near the Wagner turnoff, on Hwy 2; no injuries to the occupants; Undersheriff responded to the call; slide off location found and no vehicle was there.

2:33 p.m. Female reported a vehicle had slid off of Hwy 2, west of Malta; Undersheriff responded to the call; Good Samaritan pulled the vehicle out of the ditch.

2:35 p.m. Undersheriff requested more sand on Hwy 2; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation employee.

3:25 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 w/ their patient; local EMT Crew responded to the call.

6:53 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a renter issue; Deputies handled the call.

8:47 p.m. Female reported a possible fire at a residence near the PC Library; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be okay, just a dryer vent and a street light making it appear to be smoke.

9:38 p.m. Male reported a vehicle slide off on Hwy 2, west of Saco; Deputies responded to the call; one juvenile runaway from North Dakota located; case file started.

11:01 p.m. Deputies transported one juvenile from the above accident scene to PCSO until Dept of Child & Family Services could take custody of the juvenile.

11:01 p.m. Reserve Deputy transported one adult male, Erick Dotson, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Williston ND warrants and local Custodial Interference charges.

December 2, 2019

1:16 a.m. Reserve Deputy performed building security checks in the Saco area.

7:08 a.m. High Wind Warning in effect until 5pm today for southwest Phillips Co.

7:47 a.m. Alarm Company reported a commercial burglar alarm sounding at a local business; Undersheriff responded to the call; all found to be okay.

10:21 a.m. Undersheriff released one adult male, John Suarez, from PCSO Jail on time served.

4:31 p.m. High Wind Warning for southwest Phillips is canceled.

5:06 p.m. Female reported hitting a deer, west of Saco; vehicle was still drivable and she had left the scene; white form issued.

5:30 p.m. Deputies, Reserve Deputy, local FD and Ambulance reported to the downtown area for the Parade of Lights.

9:03 p.m. Blaine Co SO requested PCSO assistance with a vehicle pursuit, eastbound on Hwy 2; Ft Belknap LE was already assisting; Deputies and Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

9:48 p.m. Deputy reported a one vehicle rollover on the Stage Road, near the Route 11 intersection, involving the vehicle from the pursuit; MHP Trooper handled the crash; PCSO Deputies took one adult male, Robert Bear III, into custody on a local warrant, Negligent Endangerment, Criminal Mischief and Blaine Co SO (Resisting Arrest, Fleeing & Eluding and Careless Driving) charges; male transported to PCSO Jail to be held on those charges.

11:38 p.m. Reserve Deputy reported a vehicle stuck and two individuals were assisting with getting it out.

December 3, 2019

12:01 a.m. Reserve Deputy performed building security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo and Saco areas.

12:22 a.m. MHP Dispatch advised a local towing company would be responding to pick up the vehicle involved in the pursuit and accident.

10:50 a.m. Undersheriff released one adult male, Erick Dotson, from PCSO Jail on own recognizance.

12:12 p.m. Female requested an ambulance for a male who fell; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

12:54 p.m. Reserve Deputy transported one adult male, Robert Bear III, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time until District Court appearance.

December 4, 2019

6:57 a.m. Female reported a Hit & Run to her vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

2:52 p.m. Malta City employee filed a written complaint regarding individuals “living” in a parked vehicle on a residential street; Deputy handled the call.

11:39 p.m. Male reported a juvenile had not returned home; Deputies responded to the call; juvenile not located.

December 5, 2019

10:20 a.m. Female reported a possible gas leak at a local church; Deputy and MDU employee responded to the call; all found to be okay, burner had been left on in the kitchen; building opened up and aired out.

5:53 p.m. Deputies reported to the Malta Headstart for a presentation.

9:19 p.m. Female reported the local transient standing too close to a lane of traffic on Hwy 2; Deputy responded to the call; female advised to not stand so close to the Hwy.4

December 6, 2019

9:45 a.m. Local MHP Trooper requested sand on the residential intersections as they were very icy; information passed onto Malta City employee; sand would be put down as soon as the sanding truck was repaired.

2:26 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 11pm Saturday to 5pm Sunday for all of Phillips Co.

4:54 p.m. Local business reported a theft of property; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

5:12 p.m. Valley Co Detention advised PCSO of the release on bond of Quentin Fish the night before on bond.

5:33 p.m. Female requested a welfare check on a family member; Deputies responded to the call; male not located.