PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for February 19, 2020

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.

Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2020 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2020, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2020 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2019 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2019. Call PCSO, 406-654-2350, to let Dispatch know of your controlled burn before you start, as a courtesy. Thank you!

January 31, 2020

10:35 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

11:12 p.m. Female reported a suspicious vehicle on Hwy 191 south between the DY Junction and the Landusky turnoff; Sheriff responded to the call; vehicle not located.

February 1, 2020

12:30 a.m. Sheriff performed building security checks in the Landusky area.

2:56 a.m. High Wind Warning now in effect until 11pm tonight for southwest Phillips Co.

5:31 a.m. Female requested a male be removed from a local residence; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

6:19 a.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Kevin Math, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Partner/Family Member Assault and Assault-Misdemeanor charges.

9:22 a.m. Local Ambulance reported to MHS for the Wrestling tournament.

12:31 p.m. Deputy released one adult male, Kevin Math, from PCSO Jail on bond; given a Notice to Appear in JP Court.

12:47 p.m. Female reported smelling smoke in the Landusky area; caller advised nothing reported in the area.

2:57 p.m. High Wind Warning remains in effect until 11pm for southwest Phillips Co.

5:49 p.m. Local Ambulance transported an injured athlete from MHS to the PC Hospital for medical attention.

8:18 p.m. Local business reported suspicious activity in the Trafton Park area; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be okay.

9:26 p.m. 911 received reporting a vehicle/deer accident on Hwy 2, near Dodson; local MHP Trooper handled the call.

10:16 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

10:28 p.m. High Wind Warning is canceled for southwest Phillips.

February 2, 2020

1:32 a.m. Male reported running out of fuel on Hwy 2; Deputy handled the call.

2:47 a.m. 911 received requesting assistance for the intoxicated caller who was lost in Malta; Deputy responded to the call; male located and taken to his hotel.

10:55 a.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with delivering an emergency message to a local apartment complex tenant; Undersheriff responded to the call; tenant not located.

4:19 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed building security checks in the Saco area.

February 3, 2020

8:14 a.m. Female requested extra patrol around her residence while she was gone for an extended amount of time.

11:11 a.m. CMR Officer served an MHP-Havre warrant on one adult male, Robert Messerly; male transported to PCSO to be incarcerated on that warrant.

12:31 p.m. Yellowstone Co SO served a local warrant on one adult male, Aaron Turner; male incarcerated in their Detention Center on that charge and Yellowstone Co SO charges.

3:43 p.m. Female reported a Dish Network phone scam.

5:19 p.m. Female reported her neighbor was shooting rabbits; Deputy handled the call.

February 4, 2020

11:39 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.

1:07 p.m. 911 received requesting assistance for male who fell and broke his hip in the Larb Hills south of Malta; Undersheriff, local EMT Crew and South Phillips Co residents responded to the call; male located, transported out of the Hills and later transported by a medical helicopter to the hospital.

1:39 p.m. 911 received reporting a hitchhiker on Hwy 191 south of Malta; Sheriff responded to the call; hitchhiker not located.

2:37 p.m. Female, calling from out of state, requested PCSO assistance with a family member that is incessantly calling her; Sheriff handled the call.

9:24 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 5, 2020

12:54 a.m. Deputy removed a backpack left in a residential street.

12:57 p.m. 911 received reporting a female had been assaulted at a Dodson residence; suspect was in the area of the Dodson School; Sheriff and Deputies responded to the call; Dodson School put into lockdown until the suspect was located, arrested, and transported to the PCSO Jail; case file started.

1:38 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Lyle Stiffarm, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Partner/Family Member Assault x2 and Assault with a Weapon x2, both Felony, charges; male later transported to Valley Co Detention Center.

8:52 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.

9:36 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

February 6, 2020

9:38 a.m. Female reported a possible violation of a parenting plan; Deputy responded to the call; caller advised she needed to call District Court as this is a civil matter.

10:02 a.m. Credit Card Company requested law enforcement assistance with suspicious emails received from one of their customers; Deputy responded to the call; customer located and all was okay.

11:08 a.m. Female reported a vehicle with front end damage abandoned on the Landusky Road; Deputy responded to the call; owner located, had swerved to miss an elk and hit a tree; white form issued.

12:47 p.m. Deputy released one adult male, Robert Messerly, from PCSO Jail on time served.

4:32 p.m. Male reported receiving numerous automated collect calls from an unknown source.

6:18 p.m. Female reported damage to property at a local business; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

6:59 p.m. Local MHP Trooper responded to a vehicle/deer accident near the DY Junction on US 191 South.

10:39 p.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a person in distress; local EMT Crew responded to the call; PC Hospital later reported the individuals arrived at the hospital and did not call to cancel the ambulance; ambulance canceled and returned to the barn.

February 7, 2020

11:30 a.m. Reserve Deputy met a Yellowstone Co Detention Officer at Grass Range and transported one adult male, Aaron Turner, to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time on a local warrant.

1:19 p.m. Local Funeral Home requested PCSO assistance with traffic control for a funeral; Deputy handled the call.

2:08 p.m. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 5am Saturday to 5am Sunday for all of Phillips Co.

8:44 p.m. Female requested assistance with a situation involving a vehicle; Sheriff handled the call.

February 8, 2020

1:05 a.m. 911 received reporting a Hit & Run to a vehicle and several power poles near a local business; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

3:04 a.m. Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 5am Sunday for all of Phillips Co.

8:05 a.m. Female requested a welfare check on a running vehicle with an individual inside of it; caller also claimed no one should be living in that house; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay; individual had permission from a family member to be at the residence.