March 5, 2026
8:18pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
March 6, 2026
12:04am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
2:03am Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle parked across from Horizon Resources; all found to be okay, driver was just resting.
4:30am Male reported a vehicle/cow accident on Hwy 191 south of Malta; cow owner located and cow removed from the Hwy; white form issued.
11:11am Deputy performed a traffic stop which led to individuals being detained by US Border Patrol Agents; case file started.
1:56pm Female reported a juvenile having been “run off” of the caller’s property several times this morning; Deputy responded; parent located and advised of the situation.
2:07pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
7:52pm Individuals reported a disabled vehicle in the Underpass; Deputy responded; vehicle removed from the location.
9:06pm 911 received reporting a domestic situation at a Malta residence; Deputies responded; found to be a verbal dispute only; information passed onto Centralized Intake.
11:40pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
March 7, 2026
1:15am Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
2:04am Deputy performed a traffic stop which led to one adult male, Jamie Jaynes, being transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on DUI-1st charges; case file started.
6:57am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
9:10am Female reported a DMV phone scam.
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
The IRS and the Federal Justice System do not contact people via telephone.
Phillips Co Sheriff’s Office and the Phillips Co Justice Court does not send out text messages to advise of tickets, warrants or unpaid fines.
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.
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.
9:37am Deputy released one adult male, Jaime Jaynes, from PCSO Jail on bond.
11:34am Male requested law enforcement assistance with having a male trespassed from a Saco business; Deputy handled.
1:10pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
2:14pm Deputy served a local warrant on one adult female, Kiahmara Cuesta, and transported her to PCSO to be incarcerated on that charge; female later released on bond.
2:30pm Billings PD reported finding the stolen vehicle and missing juvenile runaway at a business in Billings; vehicle later returned to the registered owner and 3 juveniles taken into BPD custody.
3:12pm 911 received reporting an eastbound vehicle driving extremely slowly and crossing the lines on Hwy 2 toward Saco; Deputy responded; vehicle not located.
3:50pm Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.
7:06pm Deputy performed a welfare check on a disabled vehicle near the PC Museum; all found to be okay; driver was waiting for help to arrive.
7:19pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
7:36pm Deputy performed security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo and Hwy 2 east areas.
7:47pm Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle parked alongside of Hwy 2 west of Malta; all found to be okay, driver had dropped a cigarette and stopped to find it.
9:21pm 911 received requesting an ambulance at a Dodson residence for an individual having a possible stroke; Deputies and EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.
10:08pm Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
10:30pm Deputy performed security checks in the Alkali Creek Road area.
March 8, 2026
12:02am PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport; local EMT Crew handled.
1:31am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
8:18am Male reported a stolen vehicle from a Malta residence; Sheriff responded; case file started.
9:36am Sheriff performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
12:08pm Female reported a juvenile runaway from Cedarview; Sheriff responded; case file started.
1:01pm NorthWestern Energy reported a downed power line in Hinsdale; information passed onto Valley Co SO.
1:52pm Male reported a break-in to the residence west of his residence in Malta; Sheriff responded; broken window was caused by the wind.
6:00pm Male reported Hwy 191 south, near the Missouri River hill, was getting slick due to snowfall and should be sanded; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation employee.
8:26pm Male reported a vehicle crossing the lines several times, on Hwy 2, westbound into Malta; Deputy responded; vehicle located; driver showed no signs of impairment.
9:52pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
March 9, 2026
2:06am Male reported being stuck on the Missouri River hill due to snowfall and slick roads and needed a plow; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation.
2:28am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
10:23am 911 received reporting a one vehicle rollover with possible injuries on Hwy 191 south of Malta; Undersheriff, local EMT Crew and FD responded; MHP Trooper also responded; one patient transported to the PC Hospital; MHP handled the crash.
1:10pm Male reported a dead deer in his Malta yard; Undersheriff handled.
4:44pm 911 received requesting an ambulance at a Saco residence for a female who fell; EMT Crews responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.
5:26pm Male reported a possible DUI on Hwy 2, heading into Malta eastbound; Deputy responded; vehicle located, driver was not impaired.
5:51pm Deputy performed a traffic stop on Hwy 363 which led to a vehicle being impounded; case file started.
6:45pm Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.
7:13pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
10:40pm Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.
11:20pm PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport; local EMT Crew handled.
March 10, 2026
1:56am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta and Alkali Creek Road areas.
8:01am Female reported a resident had passed away at River’s Bend Assisted Living; Undersheriff responded; coroner case file started.
8:52am Female requested the Fire Dept for smoke coming from a vehicle at the PC Ambulance barn; MFD responded; found to be a false alarm.
11:51am PC Hospital requested law enforcement assistance with a vehicle parked in their parking lot for several days; Undersheriff responded; found to belong to a patient that had been flown out.
12:14pm Calls received from a Kansas area code reporting receiving calls from PCSO and no one here had called them; calls found to most likely be scam calls using PCSO’s number to spoof recipients.
12:26pm Female reported receiving a text message advising of several outstanding unpaid tickets; caller advised this is a scam.
1:08pm Female reported a phone scam.
3:44pm Female given a one night stay at a local motel through Ministerial Assistance.
5:37pm Deputy assisted a mentally ill male with locating his family member who was looking for him in the downtown Malta area.
10:15pm Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Coey Walker, into PCSO Jail to serve time on sentencing.
March 11, 2026
1:27am Female reported a juvenile advised her of “someone peeping” in the juvenile’s bedroom window at a Malta residence; Deputy responded; no one located in the area.
1:40am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
4:25am 911s received reporting a structure fire on 3rd Ave E, north of the Malta Elementary School; Malta FD and EMT Crew responded; NorthWestern Energy and MDU advised of the situation; fire contained and monitored throughout the day.
8:13am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
1:52pm Female reported a phone scam.
5:55pm Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Klayton Waters, into PCSO Jail to serve time on sentencing.
9:23pm Deputy performed security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo and Hwy 2 east areas.
9:24pm Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
10:13pm Deputy released one adult male, Coey Walker, from PCSO Jail on time served.
March 12, 2026
8:48am Female requested law enforcement assistance with getting a vehicle back from an individual in Malta; Deputy handled.