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Activity report for July 30 through August 6, 2026

August 9, 2026 by
Activity report for July 30 through August 6, 2026
Jerry Lytle

July 30, 2026

4:04pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.

4:07pm          Deputies reported to the PC Fairgrounds for security checks.

4:20pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area. 

4:42pm          Local convenience store reported a male transient harassing customers and trying to get into people’s vehicles; Deputy responded; male escorted off of the property and advised he had been trespassed from that location. 

6:07pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area. 

6:20pm          Male requested a welfare check on another male who wasn’t answering the phone at a Malta residence; Deputy responded; male located and was okay. 

7:20pm          Deputy performed a traffic stop which led to one adult female, Jenelle Wing, being transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Aggravated DUI, Driving While Suspended, Open Container and Speeding charges; case file started. 

8:16pm          Local business reported a possible DUI; Deputy responded; vehicle not located. 

9:43pm          Female reported an arrow had been shot through a business window; Deputy responded; case file started. 

9:45pm          Deputy removed a dead deer from the Overpass. 

10:49pm        Male reported a possible runaway juvenile; Deputy responded; male later reported the juvenile had been located and was okay. 

11:40pm        Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 areas.

 

July 31, 2026

12:54am        Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 areas. 

1:34am          Male reported suspicious activity around the vehicles parked by Art’s Furniture; Deputy responded; no one located in the area. 

2:06am          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area. 

6:58am          Female reported a stray dog behind Carquest; information passed onto ACO. 

9:49am          Deputy performed security checks in the Nelson Reservoir, Sleeping Buffalo and Hwy 2 east areas. 

10:29am        Local bank reported damage to their flowers that occurred the night before; Deputy handled. 

1:38pm          Male reported a camper dragging chains on Hwy 2, east of Malta, heading westbound; Deputy responded; caller later reported the camper had turned off to go to Nelson Reservoir; camper not located. 

2:34pm          Male reported a bank scam. 

If you receive a phone call, email, text message, or social media contact asking for personal information, bank account information, needing to send money or gift cards to relatives, calls reporting fraudulent activity on an account or card or reporting accidents. Along with individuals receiving checks for large amounts of money know this: These are scams.  

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. 

4:30pm          Deputies reported to the PC Fairgrounds for fair coverage. 

4:46pm          PC Ambulance reported the PC Fairgrounds for fair coverage. 

5:41pm          Female reported concern for all of the cats dying in the Hwy 363 area; Deputy handled. 

7:39pm          Deputies issued citations for MIP to two juveniles at PC Fair; case file started. 

9:01pm          Female reported a vehicle swerving on Hwy 2 with multiple juveniles not buckled in, heading eastbound, possibly turned at the Wagner turnoff; Deputies responded; vehicle not located. 

9:17pm          Deputy reported both Dodson railroad crossings were blocked; information passed onto BNSF Police. 

9:34pm          Female reported a vehicle hitting rumble strips on both sides of the lane, heading eastbound, on Hwy 2 from Dodson; Undersheriff responded; vehicle not located. 

9:49pm          Male reported the carbon monoxide detector going off in his Malta residence; Malta FD and MDU responded; gas shut off and air in house cleared out. 

11:28pm        911 received reporting juveniles near a convenience store that was closed for the night; Undersheriff responded; juveniles located, advised they were from out of town and stretching their legs; individuals advised to get back to their hotel.

 

August 1, 2026

5:12am          Male reported hitting a deer on Hwy 363 and had left the scene; white form issued.

9:35am          PC Ambulance reported to the PC Fairgrounds for fair coverage. 

9:35am          Deputy performed security checks in the Nelson Reservoir, Sleeping Buffalo and Hwy 2 east areas. 

12:44pm        Male requested a welfare check on another male at a residence east of Malta; male later reported the male had been located and was okay. 

1:31pm          Female requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving a bill from a local motel; Deputy responded; caller advised situation was civil and needed to contact the Justice of Peace. 

1:20pm          PC EMT reported a personal vehicle transport of an individual who was injured in the Indian Relay Races; information passed onto PC Hospital. 

3:37pm          Deputies served a Phillips Co and Hill Co SO warrant on one adult male, Alexander Werk; male incarcerated in PCSO Jail on those charges; case file started.

4:54pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area. 

5:16pm          Deputies reported to the PC Fairgrounds for fair coverage. 

6:18pm          Female reported hitting an elk, on Hwy 191 south, but left the scene; minor damage to the vehicle; caller advised to get a white form. 

7:37pm          Male brought in a found wallet; owner located and wallet returned. 

8:17pm          Deputies assisted an MHP Trooper on a traffic stop which led to one adult male, Myron Olson, being transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on an MHP warrant. 

9:40pm          Female given a one-night stay at a local motel through Ministerial Assistance. 

10:57pm        Deputy released one adult female, Jenelle Wing, from PCSO Jail and transported to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time. 

11:03pm        Local tavern requested a male be removed from the premises; Deputies responded; male given a ride to his Malta residence.

 

August 2, 2026

12:11am        Deputy performed a welfare check on a male walking on Hwy 2, east of Dodson; all found to be okay, just walking to their vehicle. 

12:19am        Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas. 

12:45am        Motel patron reported a strange noise coming from the grain elevators; Deputy responded; no noise, smoke, or smell located. 

12:56am        Deputies performed business security checks in the downtown Malta area. 

1:20am          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta and Hwy 363 areas. 

2:03am          Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas. 

8:59am          911 received reporting an erratic semi-truck and trailer on Hwy 2, westbound, from the Dodson area; information passed onto Ft Belknap LE. 

10:22am        PC Ambulance reported to the PC Fairgrounds for coverage. 

4:54pm          Female reported being harassed by two other females in Malta; Deputy handled.

8:59pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.

 

August 3, 2026

12:39am        Male requested assistance with a domestic situation at a Lodgepole residence; information passed onto Ft Belknap LE. 

4:42pm          Valley Co Detention Center released one adult female, Jenelle Wing, from their facility on bond. 

7:01pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas. 

8:37pm          Deputy released one adult male, Alexander Werk, from PCSO Jail on bond. 

8:57pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area. 

11:31pm        911 received requesting information about the vehicles driving through Trafton Park all evening; caller advised. 

 11:50pm        Deputy performed security checks in the Trafton Park area.

 

August 4, 2026

9:56am          Oversized load company reported they would be traveling through our area today and tomorrow. 

1:47pm          Liberty Co Undersheriff requested PCSO assistance with harassing letters being sent from an individual in Malta; Undersheriff handled. 

2:29pm          Female reported vandalism to her work vehicle at a local business; Undersheriff handled. 

8:45pm          PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport; local EMT Crew handled.

 

August 5, 2026

1:10am          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta and Short Oil Road areas. 

8:39am          911 received requesting an ambulance for a male having seizures at a residence in Greenacres; local EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital. 

11:53am        PC Hospital requested a coroner for a patient who had passed away; Undersheriff responded; coroner case file started. 

12:44pm        PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up; local EMT Crew handled. 

3:40pm          Anonymous reported a possible situation involving a juvenile at a Malta residence; Undersheriff responded; information passed onto Centralized Intake. 

5:52pm          Male reported hearing yelling/screaming coming from a neighbor’s residence in Malta; Deputy responded; all found to be okay and just kids playing outside.

 

August 6, 2026

12:36am        PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport; local EMT Crew handled. 

1:13am          Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.

8:44am          Female reported a phone scam. 

8:59am          Deputy performed security checks in the Saco, Hwy 2 east and Hwy 243 north areas. 

10:38am        Deputy performed security checks in the Whitewater, Hwy 208 and Hwy 191 north areas.

Activity report for July 30 through August 6, 2026
Jerry Lytle August 9, 2026
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