July 9, 2026
3:20pm 911 received requesting medical assistance for a male who was confused and out of it at a Zortman residence; local EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.
4:50pm 911 received reporting a two-vehicle wreck and one vehicle had rolled, west of Dodson on Hwy 2, near the Route 8 turnoff; Deputies, EMT Crew, Malta FD, Ft Belknap LE and MHP Trooper responded; patients refused medical transport; MHP handled the crash.
7:32pm Male reported another male in the middle of the Underpass walking down the middle of the street and causing vehicles to veer away; Deputies responded; male located and taken back to his residence.
8:16pm Deputies incarcerated one adult male, Jesse Tovar, into PCSO Jail on Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest charges; male later transported to the Valley Co Detention Center; case file started.
8:27pm Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Saul Ventura, into PCSO Jail to be held on US Border Patrol charges.
July 10, 2026
8:48am Female requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving a family member; Deputy handled.
10:54am Deputy performed security checks in the Nelson Reservoir, Sleeping Buffalo, and Hwy 2 east areas.
12:14pm Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
6:48pm Female filed a noise complaint about a neighbor in the above Phillips Village apartment; Deputy responded; found to be a kid’s birthday party happening, and they would try to keep it down.
9:33pm Male reported a stray dog near the VFW; ACO handled.
9:48pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
10:28pm Female filed a verbal complaint about a vehicle driving without any lights on, on Hwy 2, headed toward Dodson; Deputy responded; vehicle not located.
11:06pm Deputies performed residential security checks in the Malta area.
July 11, 2026
12:14am Male reported kids “ding-dong ditching” at his residence in Malta; Deputies responded; individuals located; case file started.
2:44am Deputy reported a juvenile walking on a residential street and gave a ride to their residence; information was passed onto Centralized Intake.
3:55am AAA requested a welfare check on a client who was broken down on Bear Gulch Road; information was passed on to Fort Belknap LE.
9:41am Local Ambulance reported to the PCMS Dragstrip for the races.
12:15pm Deputy performed security checks in the Nelson Reservoir, Sleeping Buffalo, and Hwy 2 east areas.
5:07pm Local Ambulance reported to the Trafton Park Arena for the rodeo.
6:20pm Deputies performed security checks in the Malta area.
8:23pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for an unresponsive female at a Malta residence; Deputy and EMT Crew responded; coroner case file started.
8:34pm Male reported a theft of a wallet from the DY area; information passed onto Ft Belknap LE; male later reported wallet was not stolen and the whole situation was a misunderstanding.
10:07pm Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
10:30pm Local tavern employee requested law enforcement to do a walk-through of the area; Deputies handled.
July 12, 2026
1:51am Deputies performed security checks in the Malta area.
2:12am Deputies gave an individual a ride to their residence in Wagner.
2:53am Deputy gave an individual a ride to their Malta residence.
9:02am Local Ambulance reported to the PCMS Dragstrip for the races.
12:22pm Local Ambulance reported to the Trafton Park Arena for the rodeo.
3:14pm Sheriff performed security checks in the Saco, Sleeping Buffalo, and Hwy 2 east areas.
7:16pm 911 received reporting a lightning started fire in the caller’s yard, on East Strater Road; Deputies and Malta FD responded; fire later controlled and extinguished.
7:29pm 911s received reporting a fire on Clanton Coulee, east of Malta; Deputies and Malta FD responded; fire was later controlled and extinguished.
July 13, 2026
12:26am Female reported a domestic situation at a Saco residence; Deputies responded; information passed onto Centralized Intake; female and young child taken to another residence for the night.
1:28am Deputies performed security checks in the Saco, Sleeping Buffalo, and Hwy 2 east areas.
1:38pm Male reported a semi-truck and trailer stuck in the Underpass; Sheriff responded; vehicle not in the Underpass upon Sheriff’s arrival.
3:10pm Sheriff performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
4:50pm Deputy released one adult male, Saul Ventura, from PCSO Jail and transferred custody back to a US Border Patrol Agent.
6:47pm Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
9:51pm Male requested law enforcement assistance with locating a juvenile who took off from the caller’s residence in Malta; Deputy responded; juvenile later located, was okay, and taken back to the residence; information passed onto Centralized Intake.
11:23pm Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.
July 14, 2026
7:16am Centralized Intake requested PCSO assistance with a situation involving juveniles; Sheriff responded; incident found to have happened in Blaine Co; case forwarded to BCSO.
12:35pm Sheriff performed security checks in the Zortman, Landusky, and Hwy 191 south areas.
1:57pm Undersheriff received a report of theft of items from a local residence by juveniles; juveniles not located, but items were later located and found to have not been taken.
2:36pm 911 received reporting a vehicle parked behind the caller’s residence in Malta, and individuals had gone into his garage; Undersheriff and Sheriff responded; vehicle not located; situation found to have been a delivery van going to the wrong address, dropping items off, then returning to retrieve said items.
3:52pm Male reported a theft of a package delivered to a residence in Dodson; Undersheriff responded; male later reported the package had actually not been delivered yet, and no theft occurred.
5:24pm Malta business reported a male staying in his vehicle in their parking lot for an extended amount of time; Deputy responded; caller advised to just do security checks at this time.
5:52pm 911 received reporting a fire east of Winifred, then the caller advised the rain put it out.
10:12pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
11:03pm Local business owner requested a male, staying in their parking lot, be trespassed from the business and surrounding area; Deputy responded; male was later located by Sheriff and Undersheriff and advised to move on.
July 15, 2026
9:03am Malta City employee reported theft of street signs; Deputy responded; case file started.
5:47pm 911 received reporting drag cars stopped in the middle of Hwy 191 near the DY Junction; caller was upset as they were in the middle of the road; no accident or damage to any of the vehicle seen; information passed onto Deputy.
6:26pm Deputy performed security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo, Nelson Reservoir, and Hwy 2 east areas.
6:55pm Male reported vehicles spinning tires, racing, and causing noise in the downtown Malta area; caller advised there are drag racing cars in town and are having an event near Fine Line; no crimes being committed at this time.
8:46pm Female reported a vehicle passing on Central Ave and almost hit a child; Deputy responded; vehicle not located.
8:46pm Several calls received reporting black smoke coming from behind Wilderness; Deputy responded; all found to be okay, just burning off the crematorium.
9:06pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
9:16pm Deputy performed security checks in the Wagner and Hwy 363 areas.
July 16, 2026
12:28am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
1:33am Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
9:15am Ambulance reported the PCMS Dragstrip for the races.
10:06am Female reported a phone 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.
11:46am Female reported a dirt bike on Short Oil Road harassing the caller’s animals; Undersheriff handled.
12:55pm Deputy reported suspicious activity by two vehicles on Hwy 191 south near the Bear Gulch intersection; vehicles continued into Zortman via Bear Gulch Road; situation taken care of without further incident.
1:20pm Deputy performed security checks in the Landusky, Zortman and Hwy 191 south areas.