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Activity Report January 8 through January 15, 2026

January 18, 2026 by
Activity Report January 8 through January 15, 2026
Jerry Lytle

January 8, 2026

2:15pm          Undersheriff performed a school security check at Malta High School. 

4:13pm          Out-of-state female requested a welfare check on a family member and his family, possibly in the Whitewater area; Deputy responded; individuals located, were okay and staying with a family in Whitewater.

11:56pm        Male reported another male harassing the caller’s son and following him around; Deputy responded; suspect male later located at his residence; information passed onto Probation Officer.

 

January 9, 2026

4:24am          Deputy performed security checks in the Zortman and Hwy 191 south areas. 

1:08pm          Deputy assisted with traffic control for Motor Carrier Services Officer performing a traffic stop, on Hwy 2, east of Malta. 

6:13pm          Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Scott Waters, into PCSO Jail to serve time on sentencing. 

6:35pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Short Oil Road area. 

7:05pm          Deputies performed business security checks in the downtown Malta area. 

7:08pm          BNSF Police reported a crossing arm malfunction at a crossing east of Malta and a maintainer was enroute to repair. 

7:22pm          Deputy served a Hill Co SO and a Havre PD warrant on one adult male, Cortlan Bickford, and transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on those warrants; case file started. 

10:16pm        Deputies performed business security checks in the downtown Malta area.

 

January 10, 2026

1:56am          Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with a vehicle pursuit on Route 66; Deputies responded; Ft Belknap & Blaine Co LE took 3 individuals into custody. 

2:41pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas. 

6:09pm          Female reported theft of property from a vehicle; Deputy responded; case file started. 

6:50pm          Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Tanner Thompson, into PCSO Jail to serve time on sentencing. 

7:32pm          Deputy performed a welfare check on a female walking on Hwy 2, west of Malta; female found to be okay and given a ride to her residence on Hwy 2. 

8:33pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas. 

10:27pm        Deputy performed security checks in the Saco, Sleeping Buffalo and Hwy 2 east areas. 

10:57pm        Male requested law enforcement assistance with locating an overdue motorist on Hwy 2; Deputies responded; male later located, had been involved in a crash in Valley Co and was currently in the hospital. 

11:03pm        Deputy performed security checks in the Zortman and Hwy 191 south areas. 

11:05pm        Deputy performed a traffic stop on Bear Gulch Road, which led to two individuals being transported to PCSO Jail; case file started.

 

January 11, 2026

12:13am        Deputies transported one adult male, Tyler Hanley, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Hill Co SO warrant and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charges. 

12:23am        Deputy transported one adult female, Oshawna Sorrell, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Blaine Co SO warrant. 

1:03am          Deputy transported one adult inmate to the PC Hospital for medical evaluation; inmate later transported back to PCSO Jail. 

2:44am          Sheriff performed security checks in the Loring, Port of Morgan and Hwy 191 north areas. 

11:18am        Central MT Dispatch reported a male walking from a disabled vehicle, on Hwy 191 south, near the Fred Robinson Bridge and a Fergus Co SO Deputy was responding to assist. 

1:22pm          Female reported an abandoned and wrecked vehicle on Bear Gulch Road; caller advised someone was going to remove it later in the day. 

1:26pm          911 received requesting assistance for a vehicle that fell off of a jack; local towing company handled. 

6:08pm          Deputy released one a adult male, Scott Waters, from PCSO Jail on time served. 

9:44pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas. 

10:45pm        Female reported a disabled vehicle near the Frontage Road/Hwy 2 intersection; Deputies responded; vehicle was having mechanical issues; driver given phone numbers to local businesses. 

11:16pm        Deputy performed security checks in the Malta and Short Oil Road areas.

 

January 12, 2026

7:38am          Male reported a suspicious person, with 2 dogs, in a CRP field near his residence on Kid Curry Road; Undersheriff responded; female located, was okay and currently walking on Kid Curry Road. 

9:25am          Male requested law enforcement to remove a family member from the caller’s residence; Sheriff and Undersheriff responded; male left on his own accord. 

11:07am        Male reported two cattle trucks on Hwy 191 south, near Beaver Creek Road, with hazard lights on; information passed onto Motor Carrier Services. 

12:13pm        Ft Belknap Child & Family Services requested PCSO assistance with locating a juvenile, possibly at a Dodson residence; Undersheriff responded; juvenile later located by Ft Belknap CFS on the reservation and was okay. 

1:14pm          Undersheriff performed security checks at the Dodson School. 

2:15pm          Undersheriff released one adult male, Cortlan Bickford, on bond.

2:49pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas. 

3:48pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Saco, Sleeping Buffalo and Hwy 2 east areas. 

4:05pm          Undersheriff released one adult male, Tyler Hanley, from PCSO Jail and transferred custody to a Hill Co Detention Center Officer. 

5:43pm          Male reported a juvenile spinning broadies near the caller’s residence; juvenile stopped while the caller was still on the phone; male asked for more patrol in the area. 

5:07pm          Deputies advised an individual of his erratic and reckless driving on residential streets and advised next time he would be cited. 

6:50pm          Deputy released one adult male, Tanner Thompson, from PCSO Jail on time served.

 

January 13, 2026

2:01am          Deputy performed security checks in the Loring, Port of Morgan, Whitewater and Hwy 191 north areas. 

8:02am          911 received requesting an ambulance on Chopwood Road; call transferred to Ft Belknap LE. 

8:39am          Undersheriff performed security checks at Malta High School. 

12:06pm        Undersheriff reported an abandoned vehicle in the middle of the intersection of 6th St/Central Ave; owner located, advised wheels were spinning but vehicle was not moving so she left it to go to the grocery store; vehicle later removed. 

1:12pm          PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up; local EMT Crew handled. 

2:18pm          Undersheriff released one adult female, Oshawna Sorrell, from PCSO Jail and transferred custody to Valley Co Detention Center Officer. 

3:39pm          911 received requesting an ambulance for a pancreatic attack, south of Dodson; local EMT Crew responded; caller canceled the request shortly after the 911. 

5:48pm          Male reported being “run off the Hwy” by an oversized load, westbound from the Saco area; Deputy responded; all found to be okay and load had a pilot car. 

8:29pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas. 

11:45pm        Deputy performed security checks in the Malta and Short Oil Road areas.

 

January 14, 2026

10:46am        Female reported an abandoned vehicle still on Bear Gulch Road, had been there since Sunday; information passed onto Deputy. 

3:31pm          Male reported a situation that had occurred with Dodson School employees; School employee also reported the situation; Undersheriff and Deputies handled. 

5:51pm          Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 areas. 

6:14pm          Anonymous reported a vehicle all over the Hwy, heading westbound from Saco; Deputy responded; case file started. 

7:14pm          Deputy transported one adult male, Jacob Bold, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on DUI-3rd charges.

 

January 15, 2026

1:19am          Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas. 

4:13am          911 received requesting an ambulance for a female who fell at Heritage Manor; local EMT Crew responded; patient not transported. 

 8:27am          Deputy performed security checks at the Dodson School. 

8:56am          Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.

10:42am        Female requested assistance from Animal Control for a stray cat, possibly two, at Heritage Manor; information passed onto ACO. 

10:46am        Male reported a theft of a license plate; Deputy responded; case file started. 

11:27am        Male reported an abandoned vehicle on Bear Gulch Road; owner located and advised it needed to be removed or it would be towed at their expense. 

12:48pm        911 received reporting a vehicle had run into a residence in Malta; Deputy responded; case file started.

Activity Report January 8 through January 15, 2026
Jerry Lytle January 18, 2026
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