Phillips County Sheriff's Report

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!

June 29, 2020

3:32 p.m. Small Stream Flood Advisory for southeastern Phillips Co until 630pm.

4:43 p.m. Small Stream Flood Advisory remains in effect until 630pm for southeastern Phillips Co.

6:10 p.m. Small Stream Flood Advisory has been canceled.

7:56 p.m. Female reported her carbon monoxide detector going off; MDU advised of the situation and had it checked out.

9:40 p.m. Female reported a vehicle/deer crash on Hwy 191 south, on the CMR; caller advised they had already moved the vehicle; white form issued.

June 30, 2020

4:22 a.m. Deputy reported suspicious activity involving juveniles near a local hotel; juveniles left the area without being located.

7:27 a.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with a guardianship issue; Sheriff handled the call.

8:24 a.m. Valley Co SO requested PCSO assistance with a possible sighting of the vehicle involved in a recent Amber Alert; Sheriff, Undersheriff, and local Border Patrol Agents responded to the call; vehicle not located in Phillips Co.

8:42 a.m. Male reported a dog running loose and chasing an individual running; ACO handled the call.

10:39 a.m. Saco School employee reported damage to the stop sign near the school; Sheriff responded to the call; case file started.

11:37 a.m. Undersheriff released one adult male, Chase Murray-Anderson, from PCSO Jail on time served.

5:57 p.m. Female reported a stray momma cat and babies in the downtown area; one appeared to be injured; information passed onto ACO.

7:51 p.m. Valley Co SO requested PCSO assistance with getting a tow truck for a disabled vehicle in their county but they were wanting to get to Phillips Co; caller given local towing company’s phone number.

8:54 p.m. Deputies performed building security checks in the Saco area.

9:33 p.m. Local business reported a box left near a gas pump and requested it be checked out; Deputies responded to the call; box found to have medical products in it; owner located and box returned.

10:09 p.m. Female reported a vehicle driving around her neighborhood and then it stopped, unknown why; caller wanted a Deputy to patrol in the area; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be okay in the reported area.

July 1, 2020

1:16 a.m. Female reported a vehicle/deer accident on Hwy 2 and was continuing on her way back to Valley Co; Deputy responded to the reported location and removed the deer; white form issued.

7:16 a.m. 911 received requesting a lift assist for an elderly female; local EMT Crew handled the call.

10:53 a.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with another female who was “wigging out” in the downtown area; Deputy handled the call.

12:07 p.m. Male filed a verbal complaint about a vehicle speeding in a residential area; Deputy handled the call.

5:37 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for northeastern Phillips Co until 615pm; half inch hail and 50mph gusts are possible.

6:22 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for eastern Phillips Co until 715pm; pea sized hail and 50-55mph gusts are possible.

6:32 p.m. Female requested a welfare check on juveniles at a Zortman residence; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay.

8:00 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Zortman and Camp Creek Campground areas.

July 2, 2020

9:02 a.m. Several calls received reporting a dog running loose and causing damage to property; ACO advised of the situation; dog located and returned to owner.

9:45 p.m. Female reported kids lighting fireworks for over an hour; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be quiet in the reported area.

10;16 p.m. Male reported an erratic vehicle, driving without lights on, on Hwy 2, near the Weigh Station; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

10:26 p.m. Male reported a vehicle/deer accident on Hwy 191 north of Malta; local MHP Trooper handled the crash.

11:52 p.m. Male reported a suspicious camper covered in mud at the State Park; no one seen around the area for several days; Deputy handled the call.

July 3, 2020

12:00 a.m. Female reported fireworks being lit in her neighborhood; Deputy responded to the call and advised the individuals to shut it down for the night.

12:14 a.m. Female requested a local tow truck for a driver involved in a vehicle/cow accident near the Phillips/Blaine Co line and Ft Belknap LE was handling; local towing company responded to the call.

3:48 a.m. 911 received requesting a lift assist for the caller who fell; local EMT Crew handled the call.

7:07 a.m. Male reported a male “curled up and sleeping” in the ditch, east of People’s Creek; information passed onto Ft Belknap LE; male had been checked out already, was ok and has food and water; male was trying to get to Sidney.

12:58 p.m. Local EMT Crew reported to Grass Range for a patient transport to the PC Hospital.

12:58 p.m. Male reported theft of property; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

2:51 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 6pm-midnight tonight.

5:12 p.m. Male requested an ambulance for a neighbor who kept falling down; Deputies and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

5:36 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until midnight.

7:57 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo and Nelson Reservoir areas.

9:35 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Zortman area.

9:39 p.m. Male requested extra patrol around his residence.

9:47 p.m. 911 received requesting law enforcement out at the Nelson Reservoir Campground for individuals lighting fireworks; Deputy handled the call.

10:08 p.m. Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle alongside of Hwy 191 south of Malta; all found to be okay.

10:11 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.

10:35 p.m. 911 received reporting a Hit & Run to the caller’s vehicle in the Zortman area; Deputy responded to the call; white form issued.

July 4, 2020

5:25 a.m. Ft Belknap LE reported two vehicles playing “bumper cars” on Hwy 2, near the Phillips/Blaine Co line; Deputy responded to the call; vehicles not located.

9:29 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Nelson Reservoir, Sleeping Buffalo and Cole Ponds areas.

9:53 a.m. Reserve Deputy performed a building security check on the Saco School as a window had been left open; all found to be okay.

10:05 a.m. Deputy reported seeing smoke west of Malta; found to be an unreported controlled burn.

1:39 p.m. 911 received reporting a male lying by the side of the road; caller was concerned since it was extremely hot out; Deputy responded to the call; male located, given water and protein bars and was otherwise okay.

5:45 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until midnight for 12 counties, to include Phillips Co.

6:39 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for southern Phillips Co until 745pm; nickel sized hail and 50-55mph gusts are possible.

7:19 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Dodson area.

7:23 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Phillips Co until 830pm; quarter sized hail and 60mph gusts are possible.

7:55 p.m. Male given a one-night stay through the local Ministerial Assistance.

7:58 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Phillips Co until 9pm; quarter sized hail and 60mph gusts are possible.

8:06 p.m. Significant Weather Advisory for northeastern Phillips Co until 9pm; half inch hail and 50mph gusts are possible.

8:14 p.m. Male reported a downed tree on a power line in Trafton Park; Deputy, City employee and NorthWestern Energy employee responded to the call; tree removed from the power line.

8:24 p.m. Female reported a dog jumped into her vehicle and she would be taking it to her residence; caller also posted it on social media and KMMR was also advised.

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

9:30 p.m. Malta Fire Dept and Ambulance reported to the Trafton Park area for the Independence Day Fireworks event.

9:06 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Watch is canceled for two counties, to include Phillips.

11:40 p.m. 911 received reporting “someone shot a firework” at the caller’s house in Dodson; information passed onto Deputies.

July 5, 2020

12:25 a.m. Male reported a possible DUI on Hwy 191 south of Malta; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle located and driver was not intoxicated, just overly tired.