Phillips County Sheriff's Report for Wednesday, September 16, 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.

As of August 7, 2020, all fingerprints and photographs for concealed weapon permits or other reasons will only be done on Wednesdays, from 0900 hours to noon. This policy change will be in effect until the active COVID-19 cases in Phillips County drop to near zero. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

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!

September 1, 2020

3:35 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory now in effect from 9am today until midnight Wednesday.

5:23 a.m. Male reported a neighbor’s dog was at the caller’s residence and the neighbor’s door was open; Deputy responded to the call; neighbor located and all was okay; dog returned to its owner.

8:28 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until midnight Wednesday.

2:59 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until midnight Wednesday.

3:59 p.m. Deputy assisted a female with her disabled vehicle on Hwy 191 south of Malta near the DY Junction.

6:06 p.m. Female reported theft of property from their doorstep; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

6:11 p.m. Male reported a suspicious male in the downtown area; Deputies responded to the call; male not located.

6:21 p.m. Male reported his basement was flooding and needed to get the water shut off; City employee handled the call.

11:43 p.m. 911 received reporting a domestic situation that had occurred at another residence and a bunch of people outside of the caller’s residence; Deputies responded to the call; two case files started.

September 2, 2020

3:18 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until midnight tonight.

8:32 a.m. Female reported a possible violation of a No Contact Order; Deputy responded to the call; situation taken care of without further incident.

9:44 a.m. High Wind Warning in effect until 6pm tonight.

11:04 a.m. Male reported theft of property; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

12:43 p.m. Male reported hitting a fire hydrant near a local business; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

12:54 p.m. Male reported a possible fire near Loring; caller later reported it was just dust, not a fire.

1:18 p.m. Male reported a fire north of Saco; Saco FD responded to the call; Hinsdale FD also responded to the call as it was close to the Valley Co line as well; fire later controlled and extinguished.

2:07 p.m. High Wind Warning remains in effect until 8pm.

2:19 p.m. 911 received reporting a grass fire east of Malta; Malta FD responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

3:17 p.m. 911 received reporting the traffic lights in the construction zone on Hwy 191 south were blowing over; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation employee and local MHP Trooper.

3:35 p.m. 911 received reporting a possibly disabled vehicle on Hwy 191 south, near the DY Junction; information passed onto local MHP Trooper.

6:23 p.m. 911 received requesting assistance at a Dodson residence for a male on the fight; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.

6:51 p.m. Deputy transported one adult male, Norman Bell, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Disorderly Conduct charges.

7:00 p.m. Female reported a theft from a wallet at a local business; Deputy responded to the call; case file started; property located and returned to the rightful owner.

September 3, 2020

8:40 a.m. Female reported a possible fire west of Hwy 2, east of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; no fire located, just dust from farming.

9:59 a.m. Local MHP Trooper requested PCSO assistance with a traffic stop east of Malta; Deputy handled the call.

12:41 p.m. Male reported animals being left in a trailer all day long; unknown if the animals had food and water; Deputy contacted the Saco ACO and they handled the call.

1:12 p.m. Female reported a suspicious vehicle near her residence east of Malta; vehicle turns around in her yard then parks on the road, has been happening for at least two days; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

4:15 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.

6:11 p.m. Male reported a traffic accident in the downtown area; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

6:15 p.m. Female filed a complaint regarding a male in the Camp Creek Campground area; Deputy handled the call.

7:19 p.m. 911 received reporting a grass fire near the Old Hwy 2/Hwy 2 junction; Deputy and local FD responded to the call; fire controlled and extinguished.

7:56 p.m. Deputies located individuals lighting fireworks in a residential area and advised them to shut it down.

September 4, 2020

8:06 a.m. 911 received reporting a one vehicle rollover with injuries on Hwy 191 south of Malta; Deputy, local EMT Crew, FD and MHP Trooper responded to the call; one patient transported to the PC Hospital; MHP Trooper handled the crash.

9:34 a.m. Female reported a flare up in the fire near her residence from a couple days previous; local FD responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

11:10 a.m. Female reported missing horses, possibly in the Fourchette area; information passed onto Fish & Game Warden and CMR Officer.

11:39 a.m. Local business requested law enforcement assistance with property left in a hotel room; Deputy handled the call.

3:11 p.m. Local business reported a fuel drive off; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle not located.

9:29 p.m. Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with a vehicle pursuit on Route 11 heading towards Hwy 191 south; Deputies responded to the call; vehicle later stopped by Ft Belknap LE.

9:36 p.m. 911 received reporting the caller being followed by another vehicle around town; caller did not want to start anything; Deputy handled the call.