PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for April 22, 2020

The Phillips County Sheriff’s Report is written and reported by the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office. The Phillips County News only edits “pm and am” to “p.m. and a.m.” and removes formatting spaces effective 4/8/20.

All those listed in the arrest records of the Phillips County Sheriff’s Report are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Thank you to all Phillips County Law Enforcement and Emergency Personnel.

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!

April 11, 2020

1:45 a.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with removing a male from her apartment; Deputies responded to the call; male not at the apartment upon Deputy arrival and not located in the surrounding area.

2:55 a.m. Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6pm tonight for southwest Phillips Co.

4:46 a.m. Female requested assistance for herself as she had fallen and needed help getting up; Deputy and local EMT Crew responded to the call; situation taken care of.

6:38 a.m. Male reported a power line down in a residential street intersection; information passed onto NorthWestern Energy.

3:17 pm Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6pm tonight for southwest Phillips Co.

3:25 p.m. Female reported a runaway juvenile, from Fergus Co, that may be headed to a family member’s residence in Landusky; Deputy responded to the call; juvenile not located at that residence.

April 12, 2020

11:15 a.m. Female reported another female had been assaulted; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started; information passed onto Ft Belknap LE as the assault occurred on the reservation.

10:28 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

April 13, 2020

2:00 p.m. Female reported theft of property; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.

3:30 p.m. Dept of Child & Family Services caseworker requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving juveniles; Sheriff responded to the call; case file started.

6:03 p.m. Male reported a disabled vehicle near the PC Museum and it would be removed the next day; information passed onto Deputies.

April 14, 2020

12:41 a.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.

8:31 a.m. Female reported a power outage north of Saco; information passed onto Big Flat Electric and found to be a planned outage due to them working on the substation.

9:11 a.m. Male reported several signs damaged on Hwy 363; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation employee.

10:31 a.m. Male reported a disabled vehicle near the PC Museum and it would be removed today; information passed onto Deputies.

2:41 p.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with someone blocking access to the caller’s property; Undersheriff responded to the call; caller advised would need to speak to the Justice Court as this situation was a civil issue.

5:37 p.m. Female reported an individual trying to steal property belonging to a deceased family member; Deputy handled the call.

7:51 p.m. Male reported an assault had occurred at a residence south of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

9:08 p.m. Female requested a welfare check on a male at a Saco residence; caller reported the male “was going to be sacrificed to the Northern Lights and would cure this pandemic”; Deputy and Undersheriff responded to the call; all found to be okay.

10:15 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Saco area.

April 15, 2020

8:28 a.m. MHP Dispatch received a report of a one vehicle accident on Hwy 191 south, just north of the DY Junction; Deputies, local Motor Carrier Services Officer, MHP Trooper, local EMT Crew and FD responded to the call; one patient transported to the PC Hospital; case file started.

Hwy 191 south closed due to this accident as both lanes were blocked.

11:09 a.m. Female reported theft of property from the Wagner area; Undersheriff responded to the call and advised the caller this is a civil situation pertaining to a complaint received yesterday and she would need to contact the Justice Court.

2:29 p.m. 911 received reporting a farm truck possibly on fire traveling westbound on Hwy 2 from the Sleeping Buffalo area; Undersheriff, local FD and Ambulance responded to the call; vehicle located and was not on fire, just had black exhaust smoke.

4:49 p.m. Local business requested law enforcement assistance with possibly stolen property; Undersheriff and Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

6:00 p.m. Hwy 191 south of Malta opened to north and south bound through traffic again.

6:58 p.m. 911 received reporting a bicycle/parked vehicle accident near a local business; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

April 16, 2020

12:29 p.m. 911 received reporting a house fire on the golf course; Deputies, Undersheriff, local FD and EMS Crew responded to the call; fire later contained and extinguished.

1:26 p.m. Female reported a vehicle speeding on Hwy 2, eastbound, from the Overpass area; Undersheriff responded to the call; vehicle not located.

5:20 p.m. 911s received reporting the house fire was flaring up again; Deputies, local MHP Trooper and local FD responded to the call; fire later contained & extinguished.

6:43 p.m. 911 received reporting the roof of the structure fire had flared up again; local FD responded to the call and watered down the area again.

8:05 p.m. Reserve Deputy received a traffic complaint regarding vehicles speeding on Hwy 243 north of Saco; Reserve Deputy handled the call.

10:01 p.m. 911 received reporting a one vehicle rollover, unknown injuries to the driver, on Hwy 363; Deputies, local MHP Trooper and EMT Crew responded to the call; case file started; patient refused medical transport.

April 17, 2020

1:13 a.m. Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with a vehicle pursuit on Route 66 and into Zortman; Deputies, local MHP Trooper and Sheriff responded to the call; vehicle stopped and one suspect taken into custody; case file started.

2:52 a.m. Sheriff requested a tow truck for the vehicle involved in the pursuit; local towing company handled the call.

4:21 a.m. MHP Trooper and Sheriff performed a welfare check on an abandoned vehicle alongside of Hwy 191 south; local MHP Trooper seized the fictious plates from the vehicle.

8:23 a.m. Female reported a juvenile runaway; Deputy responded to the call; juvenile located and taken to another family member’s residence.

10:22 a.m. Male reported a suspicious female sitting on his doorstep on the eastside of Malta; Deputies responded to the call; female removed from the area and sent on her way.

3:37 p.m. Male reported a vehicle parked alongside of Hwy 2, near Stine’s crossing that seemed strange to the caller; Deputies responded to the call; found to be BNSF workers and all was okay.

Sheriff, Deputies and local MHP Trooper assisted with traffic control for the Cruising Main event in the downtown area.

9:20 p.m. Local MHP Trooper reported a vehicle lost a jack off of the flatbed; owner later located and property returned.