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FYI:

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 2021 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2021, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2021 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2020 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2020. Call PCSO, 406-654-2350, to let Dispatch know of your controlled burn before you start, as a courtesy. Thank you!

If you are calling a cell phone number from Montana, local or long distance, and cannot get through, try using 406. Companies are starting to require the 406 on cell phones to make calls.

Concealed Weapon Permits:

New and renewal applications for Concealed Weapon Permits may be picked up at the Sheriff’s Office anytime. Once approved, you will be contacted to come in on Wednesday between 9 AM and noon for fingerprints and photographs.

Check out our website: http://www.phillipscountysheriff.org and our Facebook page, Phillips County Sheriff’s Office. Our Facebook page does give reports of scams and other important information as needed to get to the public.

Several calls have been received requesting road reports. Please remember to call 511, 1-800-226-ROAD (7623) or use these websites: http://www.mdt.mt.gov/travelinfo or http://www.phillipscountysheriff.org.

February 1, 2021

5:45 p.m. Deputy and one EMT transported one adult female, Georgeena Nivens, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time.

6:34 p.m. Deputy requested a tow truck for an abandoned vehicle at the Alkali Fishing Access site; local towing company handled the call.

6:56 p.m. 911 received reporting an unoccupied vehicle/stop sign accident in the downtown area; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

February 2, 2021

1:28 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

7:06 a.m. Male reported hitting a horse on Hwy 2, west of Dodson, on the

reservation; information passed onto Ft Belknap LE and MHP Dispatch.

5:18 p.m. Female reported a Social Security phone scam.

5:42 p.m. 911 received reporting a personal vehicle transport of a female in labor to the Glasgow Hospital; information passed onto Valley Co SO.

6:02 p.m. Female reported a male walking on Hwy 2, toward Malta; appeared to have a disabled vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; male located and given a ride to town.

February 3, 2021

8:46 a.m. Deputy and Reserve Deputy transported one adult male, Dane Dvorshak, from Valley Co Detention Center to the Montana State Hospital.

10:50 a.m. Male requested extra patrol around his business at night.

2:34 p.m. Male reported an abandoned vehicle blocking his mailbox east of Malta; Undersheriff responded to the call; owner located and advised it would be removed tomorrow.

11:54 p.m. Reserve Deputy performed building security checks in the Saco area.

February 4, 2021

11:21 a.m. Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle parked alongside Hwy 2, east of Malta; all found to be okay, just waiting for other individuals.

1:12 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.

2:16 p.m. Local business reported an abandoned bike at their business; Deputy responded to the call and removed the bike.

3:20 p.m. Female reported a two-vehicle accident in a residential/school area; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

4:36 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.

5:51 p.m. Deputy and Reserve Deputy transported an individual to the Billings Hospital for an involuntary commitment.

6:59 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.

9:54 p.m. Male reported a deer had been hit by a vehicle east of Malta on Hwy 2 and was still alive; local MHP Trooper and Deputy responded to the call; deer humanely euthanized.

12:14 p.m. Male reported a small dumpster fire at the Saco dumps; Saco FD handled the call.

1:03 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.

2:32 p.m. Male reported a suspicious phone call about his vehicle being towed; Deputy responded to the call; male advised the situation was most likely a scam.

2:46 p.m. Female reported a Federal warrant phone scam.

3:49 p.m. Male reported a vehicle hit a curb and caused damage to the car but was still driving although it was leaking antifreeze; local MHP Trooper handled the call.

6:41 p.m. PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a ground transport to Havre; local EMT Crew responded to the call.

February 5, 2021

10:38 p.m. A business employee received a report of an alarm sounding at the business and requested law enforcement assistance; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be okay, just a false alarm.

February 6, 2021

7:28 a.m. A business employee received a report of an alarm sounding at the business and requested law enforcement assistance; Deputies responded to the call; all found to be okay, just a false alarm.

12:14 p.m. Male reported theft of property from a Dodson residence; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

1:04 p.m. Female reported a dog left out in the weather without shelter at a local residence; Deputy responded to the call; owner located and dog taken care of.

2:18 p.m. Anonymous requested a welfare check on a juvenile at a Saco residence; caller believed there may be abuse going on in the household; information passed onto Dept of Child & Family Services.

6:25 p.m. Male reported a missing dog.

8:51 p.m. Deputy brought in a found dog; owner located and dog returned.

February 7, 2021

February 8, 2021

2:53 a.m. Several dropped 911s received from a Dodson residence; contact made with the caller, who advised all was okay for the time being and no assistance needed.

3:34 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

2:35 p.m. Female reported finding a stray dog on Hwy 2, west of Dodson; owner was later located and the dog was returned.

2:59 p.m. Female reported a phone scam.

3:22 p.m. Male filed a verbal complaint about vehicles speeding in a school zone; information passed onto Undersheriff.

4:07 p.m. Male reported a found bicycle.

4:34 p.m. Female reported a carbon monoxide alarm sounding at her residence; information passed onto MDU.

8:14 p.m. Female reported a chimney fire in a local business had started but the owner put it out; requested patrol around the surrounding area/businesses to make sure everything was okay; Deputy and other business owners responded to the call.

11:34 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

February 9, 2021

1:58 a.m. Female reported a large stray dog on her doorstep and then it left.

2:00 a.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area.

11:03 a.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with an intoxicated male at a Dodson residence; Undersheriff responded to the call; female later advised the male was okay and could stay at the residence.

1:46 p.m. 911 received reporting a grease fire at a local apartment; Undersheriff, local FD and AMB responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.

2:21 p.m. PC Road Crew reported a dumpster fire in Whitewater and they were just going to let it burn off.

5:35 p.m. 911 received requesting assistance for a male with Alzheimer’s who was “out of control” at a local residence; Deputy handled the call.

8:12 p.m. Male requested a welfare check on a female walking on Hwy 191 north, just out of Malta; Deputies responded to the call; female advised she was okay, just out for a walk.

9:23 p.m. Male requested a welfare check on a family member he had not talked to in about two weeks; caller also advised he did not want it done until the morning; Deputy responded to the call; family member located and was okay.

9:55 p.m. Deputy reported a vehicle parked in the middle of a parking lot with no one around; owner located and advised the alternator had gone out and would be removed in the morning.

February 10, 2021

5:15 a.m. Male reported a water tank on fire east of Dodson and across the tracks to the north; BNSF Police also reported this same fire; Deputy and Malta FD responded to the call; FD later canceled as the reporting party called back and the fire was out.

5:37 a.m. Male requested assistance with a gelled-up truck on Hwy 363; Deputy responded to the call and gave the male a ride to his residence.

8:11 a.m. Malta School employee requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving a juvenile; Deputy handled the call.

1:22 p.m. Male requested a welfare check on a family member; Deputy responded to the call; male located and was okay.

10:45 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with a possibly missing male; Deputy responded to the call; male was not missing but had been involved in an assault; local EMT Crew responded to the call; male refused medical attention; case file started; male later given a ride to another residence.

February 11, 2021

5:52 a.m. 911 received requesting medical assistance for a male who was weak and not feeling well; local EMT Crew responded to the call; male transported to the PC Hospital.

8:44 a.m. 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male having a seizure east of Malta; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

10:18 a.m. Female reported a phone scam involving a government agency receiving a package with the caller’s name/address on it and the contents were contraband.

2:38 p.m. Female reported a theft of a political sign from her yard; caller also advised her neighbor’s sign was also stolen; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.

2:57 p.m. Female reported a piece of wood on Hwy 2, west of Malta; Deputy responded to the call and removed the item.

4:19 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.