August 20, 2026
2:09pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female having trouble breathing near the downtown area; EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the hospital by personal vehicle.
6:34pm Female reported an incident involving family members; Deputies responded; case file started.
7:35pm Male reported a credit card scam.
If it seems suspicious DO NOT GIVE any information to the caller. Ask for a call back phone number and call them back to see if it is who they are claiming to be or simply HANG UP. Block the phone number as well.
If you don’t recognize the phone number on the caller ID, don’t answer it. If it is a person who truly needed to contact you, they will leave a message. If you don’t know the sender of the check, do not cash it.
The IRS and the Federal Justice System do not contact people via telephone. Local Court systems do not contact via text message or private messenger.
Always remember the key things regarding scams:
1. If you didn't enter, you didn't win
2. If you have to pay to receive your prize, you didn’t win.
3. If you have a lawsuit or other legal issues pending you will get notification via certified mail or served to you by an official, whether it is a law enforcement officer or a civil process server
If you feel you have been a victim of a scam, please follow the link below to the Office of Consumer Protection. https://dojmt.gov/consumer/consumer-complaints/ or call the Montana State Legislature Fraud Hotline: 1-800-222-4446.
You can also call the National Do Not Call Registry phone number, 1-888-382-1222, to have your phone number removed from solicitors. Call this number from EACH phone number you want removed, cell or landline.
For emails, there is an option at the top of your email screen to report emails and block the sender’s email. This will help with receiving less of these types of emails.
8:59pm Male requested documentation of a child exchange incident that happened near the Sleeping Buffalo.
9:52pm Male reported a dead deer in the middle of Hwy 2, east of Malta; Deputy responded and removed the deer.
10:16pm Calls received reporting power outages and asking how long it would be off; callers advised of the planned power outage by NorthWestern Energy and would possibly be two hours or more.
August 21, 2026
1:07am Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.
2:00am Male reported his residence had been “ding-dong-ditched” on Central Ave; Deputy responded; no one located in the reported area.
5:15am Female reported a fire alarm sounding at the Malta Headstart building; Deputy, Malta FD and employee responded; all found to be okay and just a false alarm.
8:23am Male reported a stray steer at a family member’s residence in Greenacres.
8:30am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
10:32am 911 received requesting medical for a male who fell on Park Drive in Malta; EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.
10:54am Female given a one-night stay and a food voucher through Ministerial Assistance.
1:42pm Deputy performed security checks in the Nelson Reservoir, Sleeping Buffalo and Hwy 2 east areas.
3:03pm Deputies transported one adult male, Dario Carrasco, to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Probation Pick Up & Hold warrant; case file started.
3:03pm PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport; local EMT Crew handled.
6:09pm Male reported a vehicle speeding and not maintaining the lane on Hwy 191 S, heading northbound; Deputies responded; vehicle not located.
6:33pm Male reported a reckless driver, possibly intoxicated on the Kid Curry Road; Deputies responded; individual located; friends advised they would not be driving and would be getting a hotel room.
8:01pm Female reported an on-going parenting plan issue at the Sleeping Buffalo and wanted it reported.
8:37pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta and Short Oil Road areas.
9:41pm Male reported a “pretty nasty fender bender” near the Malta Cemetery; Deputies responded; case file started.
9:45pm 911 received requesting an ambulance at Family Dollar for a female who fell and hit her head, was not fully conscious; Deputies and local EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.
11:04pm Deputy performed security checks in the Hwy 363 area.
August 22, 2026
1:44am Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle parked alongside of Hwy 2, west of Malta; all found to be okay, driver just stopped to rest.
2:31am Deputy performed security checks around the Malta High School area.
10:10am Deputy performed security checks in the Nelson Reservoir, Sleeping Buffalo and Hwy 2 east areas.
1:24pm Deputy assisted an MHP Trooper on a traffic stop on Hwy 2 in Dodson.
1:37pm Male reported receiving a rock chip in his windshield on Hwy 191 South; white form issued.
9:48pm Deputy transported one adult male, Monte Broadbrooks, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Endangering the Welfare of a Child-1st and Sexual Abuse of Children under 16 charges.
11:19pm 911 received reporting a vehicle tailgating the caller on Hwy 2, east bound from the Dodson area; caller refused to speak to a Deputy; information passed onto Deputy; vehicles not located.
August 23, 2026
2:46am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta and Short Oil Road areas.
3:09am Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
8:22am Male reported a two-vehicle accident on a Malta residential street; no injuries to the occupants; Sheriff responded; case file started.
11:05am Male reported a dead deer in the driving lane on Hwy 191 north of Malta; Sheriff responded and removed the deer.
1:36pm Female reported an erratic vehicle on Hwy 2, eastbound toward Saco; information passed onto Valley Co SO.
3:56pm 911 received reporting an overturned camper on Hwy 191 south of the Fred Robinson Bridge in Fergus Co; information passed onto Central MT Dispatch.
5:39pm 911 received reporting a lightning started fire north of Wagner; Malta FD responded; fire contained and extinguished.
6:35pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
8:06pm Deputy performed security checks in the Wagner and Hwy 363 areas.
9:51pm Central MT Dispatch received a report of a male walking on Hwy 191 south, north of the DY Junction; Deputy responded; male given a ride to his residence.
11:52pm Deputy removed a branch from a Malta residential street.
August 24, 2026
9:38am Male reported both Dodson railroad crossings had been blocked for over 30minutes; information passed onto BNSF Police.
9:54am Local convenience store reported a fuel drive off; Undersheriff responded; vehicle located and returned to the store.
11:39am Male reported a mail scam.
5:57pm Female reported tire debris on the Overpass on Hwy 2, east of Dodson; Deputy responded and removed the debris.
5:58pm 911 received requesting a welfare check on a friend of the caller who lives in Coon Rapids MN; Deputy responded; information passed onto Coon Rapids PD in Minnesota.
7:04pm Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Tanner Thompson, into PCSO Jail to serve time on sentencing.
August 25, 2026
12:40am Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
10:00am Undersheriff transported one adult male, Monte Broadbrooks, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time.
12:29pm Male reported a vehicle speeding in the Saco area, heading westbound toward Malta; Undersheriff was out of position and vehicle not located.
1:45pm Male reported a hay baler fire southwest of Loring; Loring FD responded; fire controlled and extinguished.
1:50pm Sheriff released one adult male, Dario Carrasco, from PCSO Jail and transferred custody to Adult Probation & Parole Officers.
7:46pm PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up; local EMT Crew handled.
8:35pm Juvenile requested law enforcement assistance with a situation on social media; Undersheriff handled.
9:34pm Two different calls received reporting different stories about traffic complaints involving the reporting parties’ vehicles; Deputy handled.
9:59pm Female reported a personal vehicle transport of a possible overdose, to the PC Hospital from the Dodson area; information passed onto the hospital.
August 26, 2026
2:10am PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up; local EMT Crew handled.
10:24am Male reported an antique auto sales scam originating from an address in Malta that does not exist; Deputy handled.
11:22am Female reported suspicious garbage near Cedarview; Sheriff responded; garbage not located.
1:15pm BNSF employee reported a suspicious male, possibly intoxicated, near the Malta Depot; Deputy responded; male left the area with other individuals and situation was resolved without further incident.
2:45pm Female requested a deceased animal be removed from a residential street in Malta; Deputy responded; animal located and nothing was left to be removed.
4:15pm Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.
5:01pm 911 received reporting a possible domestic situation at a Malta residence; Undersheriff responded; all found to be okay, just kids playing outside.
6:45pm Deputy released one adult male, Tanner Thompson, from PCSO Jail on time served.
7:57pm Individuals given a one-night stay and meal vouchers through the Ministerial Assistance.
9:40pm Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.
August 27, 2026
12:11am Great Falls PD served a local warrant on one adult male, Peyton Fox; male later bonded out.
7:59am Deputy performed security checks around the Malta Elementary School.
10:34am Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle parked near the west railroad crossing in Dodson; case file started.
11:19am Deputy transported one adult female, Shartelle Scheafer, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Lewistown PD warrant.
11:30am Undersheriff reported an abandoned vehicle in Dodson along Hwy 2.
11:50am MT Child Abuse Hotline requested PCSO assistance with a situation involving a juvenile in Malta; Undersheriff responded; case file started.
12:10pm PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport; local EMT Crew handled.
1:03pm Saco School employee requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving juveniles; Deputy handled.
1:46pm Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle alongside of Hwy 2, west of Saco; all found to be okay; driver was waiting for family to arrive.