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Activity Report for February 19 through February 26, 2026

March 1, 2026 by
Activity Report for February 19 through February 26, 2026
Jerry Lytle

February 19, 2026

2:59pm          Undersheriff performed security checks at Malta High School. 

3:35pm          911 received reporting a Violation of a Protection Order at a Malta residence; Deputies and Undersheriff responded; case file started. 

3:57pm          Deputy transported one adult male, Steven Johannesen, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Violation of a Protection Order charges.

 

February 20, 2026

10:05am        Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.

1:18pm          Deput performed security checks in the Alkali Creek areas. 

3:38pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas. 

3:45pm          Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Kelly Dunlap, into PCSO Jail to serve time on sentencing. 

5:42pm          Deput performed security checks in the Malta area. 

6:53pm          Glacier Co SO served a Phillips Co SO warrant on one adult

male, Elijah Gobert; male later incarcerated in their facility. 

7:57pm          Male reported two groups of kids “fighting” in a residential street area; Deputies responded; several individuals spoken to about the situation; juveniles not located.

10:43pm        Deput performed security checks in the Alkali Creek areas.

 

February 21, 2026

12:00am        Central MT Dispatch received a 911 reporting a disabled vehicle on Hwy 191 south; Deputy responded; vehicle not located. 

1:07am          Deputy requested assistance on a traffic stop from US Border Patrol; USBP Agents responded and handled the stop. 

8:28am          Deputy performed security checks in the Zortman, Landusky and Hwy 191 south areas. 

10:55am        Male reported trespass by individuals and property missing from the residence in Dodson; Deputy responded; case file started. 

12:12pm        Female reported a fire off the Wagner Hwy; caller

1:21pm          Deputy released one adult male, Steven Johannesen, from PCSO Jail on bond. 

3:46pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east. 

8:34pm          PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport; local EMT Crew handled. 

9:15pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area. 

9:44pm          911 received reporting a vehicle, near the fog line, on Hwy 2 west of Malta; Deputies responded; vehicle owner later arrived on scene to remove the vehicle. 

10:37pm        Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle near Trafton Park; all found to be okay.

 

February 22, 2026

7:44am          Male reported an individual would be dropping off property that was taken from a Dodson residence at PCSO; property later returned to the rightful owner. 

12:00pm        Glacier Co SO released one adult male, Elijah Gobert, from their facility on bond. 

3:01pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas. 

3:55pm          Deputy released one adult male, Kelly Dunlap, from PCSO Jail on time served. 

4:01pm          911 received reporting a possible chimney fire at a residence in Greenacres; Deputy and local FD responded; fire later controlled and extinguished. 

4:14pm          Female requested law enforcement assistance with a theft situation; Sheriff handled.

8:21pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Alkali Creek areas.

9:47pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area. 

10:02pm        911 received requesting medical assistance for a female at a Saco residence; Deputies and Saco EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

 

February 23, 2026

2:22am          Deputy performed security checks in the downtown Malta area. 

10:22am        Female reported a text message court scam.

12:56pm        Undersheriff performed security checks at Malta High School. 

4:06pm          Female requested law enforcement assistance with an elderly neighbor who was harassing the caller; Sheriff handled. 

8:44pm          911 received requesting an ambulance for a female who fell at a Malta residence; local EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital. 

9:23pm          PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up at the airport; local EMT Crew handled. 

11:13pm        Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas. 

11:38pm        Deputy performed security checks in the Malta and Alkali Creek Road areas.

 

February 24, 2026

5:34am          911 received requesting an ambulance for an elderly female who fell at a Malta apartment; local EMT Crew responded; patient not transported. 

11:06am        PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport; local EMT Crew handled. 

11:08am        Female requested a welfare check on an elderly female at a local residence who claimed the residence had horrible living conditions; Undersheriff responded; elderly female located, advised everything was okay and refused to let anyone inside the residence. 

11:13am        Female reported an individual walking on Hwy 2, east of Dodson, toward Dodson; Undersheriff responded; individual not located. 

11:28am        Undersheriff performed a welfare check on a vehicle parked alongside of Hwy 2, east of Dodson, with a tire on a jack; no one located in the area. 

1:26pm          Sheriff performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas. 

1:39pm          District Court Judge requested a welfare check on an individual who did not show up for Court at a Malta residence; Undersheriff responded; female located and would contact the Court by phone. 

2:00pm          Female filed a verbal complaint about vehicles speeding through residential areas from Malta High School after school is released; extra patrol conducted the in the area. 

3:45pm          Male reported a vehicle driving southbound, in the northbound lane of Hwy 191 south, of Malta; information passed onto local MHP Trooper. 

3:51pm          Individual requested an ambulance for a passenger on Amtrak who was choking; local EMT Crew responded to the Malta Depot; no patient located on the train. 

10:33pm        911 received requesting an ambulance for a female who fell and has hip pain at a Malta residence; local EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

 

February 25, 2026

5:20pm          Female reported juveniles “messing around” her house at all hours of the day in a Malta residential area; Deputy responded; parent of the juveniles located and spoken to about the situation. 

5:36pm          Female requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving the caller’s child and neighbor kids; Deputy responded; parent located and spoken to about the situation. 

7:31pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta residential areas. 

11:00pm        Deputy performed security checks on Short Oil Road which led to several vehicles being dispersed from the area without further incident. 

11:29pm        Female reported the door to the Malta City Hall was open; Deputy responded; no suspicious activity located; City employee contacted to lock the door.

 

February 26, 2026

4:39am          Individual requested an ambulance at a local motel for a male having a heart attack; local EMT Crew responded; reported room was unoccupied at that hotel and all hotels in Malta. 

7:56am          Undersheriff and Deputy assisted local Border Patrol Agents on a traffic stop near Dodson on Hwy 2. 

12:02pm        Local Ambulance reported to MHS for basketball tournament coverage.

1:39pm          Male reported a cybercrime; Undersheriff handled.

Activity Report for February 19 through February 26, 2026
Jerry Lytle March 1, 2026
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