PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG
May 3 thru May 10
Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2013 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2013, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2013 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2012 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2012. Remember burning in the Malta City limits is PROHIBITED!
Burn permits can be picked up at the PC Sheriff’s Office or on the website: www.phillipscountysheriff.org and faxed into the office.
May 3, 13
11:09pm 911 received reporting a possible DUI on Hwy 2, east bound;
Deputies responded to the call; information passed onto MHP Dispatch and Valley Co SO.
May 4, 13
1:12am 911 received requesting assistance at a local tavern for a possible assault; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.
4:37am Male reported a possibly stolen vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.
10:08am Local Ambulances reported to the PC Courthouse for EMS Training and scenarios.
11:26am Male reported a missing spare tire; information passed onto Deputies.
3:15pm Female reported a truck blocking Hwy 191 south of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle later moved from the location.
5:55pm 911 received requesting assistance on the reservation; call transferred to Ft Belknap LE.
9:31pm Female reported dirt bikes on Central Ave; Reserve Deputy responded to the call; bikes not located.
9:36pm Reserve Deputy reported a loose dog in a residential area; owners located and dog returned to the residence.
May 5, 13
12:54am 911 received reporting a possible drunk driver; caller gave no location; information passed onto Deputies.
3:26am Female reported a “large party” near her residence; caller also heard gunshots in the area; Deputies responded to the location; situation taken care of.
10:58am Port of Morgan reported lots of smoke near Turner; all found to be okay, was an out-of-control, controlled burn in Blaine Co.
11:33am An alarm company reported a commercial burglar alarm sounding at a local business; all found to be okay, employee accidentally set it off.
11:43am Male reported a gas line has been cut and needed assistance; Sheriff, Undersheriff and local Fire Dept responded to the location; Williston Basin advised of the call; situation later controlled and maintained.
2:48pm Male reported a grass fire east of Malta; local Fire Dept responded to the location; fire later extinguished.
5:30pm Saco Ambulance reported they were responding to a chest pain call north of Saco; patient transported to the Glasgow Hospital.
5:54pm Female reported her neighbors dogs bark when people walk by or when children are playing outside; Deputy handled the call.
May 6, 13
7:58am Male reported there will be a fire training behind a local business and smoke would be occurring; information passed onto Deputies.
11:18am Male reported a possible fire near Zortman; caller advised was a reported controlled burn.
12:22pm 911 received reporting a fire off of Route 66; fire found to be the controlled burn off of Hwy 191 in the Zortman area.
1:03pm 911 received reporting an out-of-control controlled burn in the Zortman area; Zortman Fire Dept responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.
1:15pm Female reported two dogs following her near the PC Courthouse; information passed onto ACO.
1:57pm Female reported an abandoned bicycle in the alley near her residence; Deputy handled the call.
2:43pm BNSF Police requested an ambulance for a passenger on Amtrak with possible food poisoning; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the hospital.
3:26pm Female reported a male “passed out under a tree” near the PC Library; Undersheriff responded to the call; situation taken care of.
4:44pm 911 received requesting assistance on the reservation; information
passed onto Ft Belknap LE.
5:09pm Female reported an unattended fire near the junction of Hwy 191 and Short Oil Road; caller advised was a reported and controlled burn; individuals found to be watching the burn.
8:01pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for an elderly female with back pain; local EMT Crew responded to the location; patient transported to the hospital.
8:36pm Female reported missing property; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.
9:12pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for a bloody nose that would not stop bleeding; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the hospital.
11:08pm Mercy Flight requested an ambulance for a flight crew pickup from the airport, transport to the hospital and back to the airport with their patient; local EMT Crew responded to the call.
May 7, 13
12:11am Fergus Co SO reported a one vehicle rollover on Hwy 191, somewhere between Hilger, Grass Range and the Zortman areas; MHP Trooper, Fergus Co Deputy and PCSO Deputies responded to the call; vehicle later located on Bear Gulch Road; local EMT Crew responded to the location; MHP handled the crash.
12:28am Ft Belknap LE reported an eastbound vehicle speeding on Hwy 2; Reserve Deputy responded to the call; vehicle later located and citation issued.
1:01am Ambulance request canceled by Deputy; only minor injuries received.
2:41am Local rotational wrecker responded to the accident location for removal of the vehicle
.
3:32am MHP Trooper transported one adult male to PCSO to be incarcerated on Aggravated DUI, No Insurance, Careless Driving and Open Container charges.
6:49am Local business requested law enforcement assistance with a transient outside of the business; Undersheriff handled the call.
11:54am Male reported a fender/bender in front of a local business; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.
12:19pm Female brought in found property.
2:09pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for an individual feeling faint and dizzy at a local business; Sheriff and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the hospital.
4:15pm Male reported a non-injury, fender/bender near the PC Hospital; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.
5:15pm Male reported damage to reflectors on the Whitewater Hwy; information passed onto Deputies and MHP Trooper.
5:27pm Female reported a PC Courthouse sprinkler was shooting straight into the air and into the street; information passed onto maintenance person.
5:51pm Male released from PCSO Jail for transport to Hill Co Detention Center by a MHP Trooper.
8:05pm Male reported a vehicle with a person inside alongside of Hwy 2, near Saco; caller believed that person and vehicle had been there since this morning; Deputy responded to the call; caller later advised vehicle had left that location.
8:34pm Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 5am Wednesday for most of Phillips Co.
9:34pm Female requested assistance at a local business; Deputy handled the call.
May 8, 13
1:37am Anonymous reported barking dogs in the Dodson area; information passed onto Deputy; all found to be quiet.
3:04am Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.
5:28am Female brought in a found wallet; owner located and wallet returned.
9:30am Female reported missing dogs; information passed onto ACO.
11:47am 911 received reporting an erratic vehicle on Hwy 2, west of Malta; vehicle went into ditch and back onto Hwy; Sheriff and Undersheriff responded to the call; vehicle located, driver was tired and had been texting.
1:24pm Male reported a transient near his building and wanted him removed from the area; caller advised male was drinking; Undersheriff responded to the call;
5:44pm 911 received requesting assistance near the Canal in Malta; Reserve Deputy handled the call; all found to be okay, no assistance needed; male taken to Trafton Park.
5:52pm Saco Fire Dept was out of the barn for training.
8:44pm Male reported a vehicle driving erratically and driver “revving engine” in a residential area; Reserve Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and driver advised.
9:50pm Reserve Deputy reported an individual in a vehicle near the rest area who was sleeping.
9:56pm 911 received reporting a female walking on the wrong side of Hwy 191, just south of Malta; Reserve Deputy responded to the call; female given a ride to her residence.
May 9, 13
7:30am Female reported an oversized load with lots of vehicles backed up behind it on Hwy 2, near the Wagner turnoff; Undersheriff handled the call.
11:23am Undersheriff transported one adult male to PCSO to be incarcerated on a Fergus Co SO warrant; male later transported to the Fergus Co line to meet and exchange custody with Fergus Co SO; case file started.
1:49pm 911 received reporting a grass fire near the Youth Ranch, south of Whitewater; Loring and Whitewater Fire Depts responded to the call; fire later extinguished.
2:56pm Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9am to 9pm Friday.
7:40pm Local business requested assistance with an abandoned vehicle left on their property; Deputy handled the call.
9:28pm Male reported neighbors having a bonfire in their backyard and smoke was coming into caller’s house; Deputy responded to the location; fire extinguished for the night.
May 10, 13
3:22am Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect from 9am to 9pm.
5:28am Male reported a possibly stolen vehicle from north Phillips Co; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle later located and was not stolen.
8:31am Local business requested assistance with towing an abandoned vehicle left on their property; Reserve Deputy handled the call.
11:55am Dodson School employee requested law enforcement assistance with information regarding a possible escapee; Reserve Deputy handled the call.
12:15pm Female reported a phone scam.
12:43pm Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with an escapee and stolen vehicle; individual may be headed to Phillips Co; information passed onto Deputies; male not located at this time.
1:23pm Dept of Family Services requested a welfare check on a juvenile in the Harlem area; caller given Blaine Co SO phone number.
2:02pm Female requested extra patrol around her residence over the weekend; information passed onto Deputies.
2:59pm Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm.
8:47pm Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.
May 3 thru May 10
Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2013 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2013, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2013 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2012 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2012. Remember burning in the Malta City limits is PROHIBITED!
Burn permits can be picked up at the PC Sheriff’s Office or on the website: www.phillipscountysheriff.org and faxed into the office.
May 3, 13
11:09pm 911 received reporting a possible DUI on Hwy 2, east bound;
Deputies responded to the call; information passed onto MHP Dispatch and Valley Co SO.
May 4, 13
1:12am 911 received requesting assistance at a local tavern for a possible assault; Deputies responded to the call; case file started.
4:37am Male reported a possibly stolen vehicle; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.
10:08am Local Ambulances reported to the PC Courthouse for EMS Training and scenarios.
11:26am Male reported a missing spare tire; information passed onto Deputies.
3:15pm Female reported a truck blocking Hwy 191 south of Malta; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle later moved from the location.
5:55pm 911 received requesting assistance on the reservation; call transferred to Ft Belknap LE.
9:31pm Female reported dirt bikes on Central Ave; Reserve Deputy responded to the call; bikes not located.
9:36pm Reserve Deputy reported a loose dog in a residential area; owners located and dog returned to the residence.
May 5, 13
12:54am 911 received reporting a possible drunk driver; caller gave no location; information passed onto Deputies.
3:26am Female reported a “large party” near her residence; caller also heard gunshots in the area; Deputies responded to the location; situation taken care of.
10:58am Port of Morgan reported lots of smoke near Turner; all found to be okay, was an out-of-control, controlled burn in Blaine Co.
11:33am An alarm company reported a commercial burglar alarm sounding at a local business; all found to be okay, employee accidentally set it off.
11:43am Male reported a gas line has been cut and needed assistance; Sheriff, Undersheriff and local Fire Dept responded to the location; Williston Basin advised of the call; situation later controlled and maintained.
2:48pm Male reported a grass fire east of Malta; local Fire Dept responded to the location; fire later extinguished.
5:30pm Saco Ambulance reported they were responding to a chest pain call north of Saco; patient transported to the Glasgow Hospital.
5:54pm Female reported her neighbors dogs bark when people walk by or when children are playing outside; Deputy handled the call.
May 6, 13
7:58am Male reported there will be a fire training behind a local business and smoke would be occurring; information passed onto Deputies.
11:18am Male reported a possible fire near Zortman; caller advised was a reported controlled burn.
12:22pm 911 received reporting a fire off of Route 66; fire found to be the controlled burn off of Hwy 191 in the Zortman area.
1:03pm 911 received reporting an out-of-control controlled burn in the Zortman area; Zortman Fire Dept responded to the call; fire later controlled and extinguished.
1:15pm Female reported two dogs following her near the PC Courthouse; information passed onto ACO.
1:57pm Female reported an abandoned bicycle in the alley near her residence; Deputy handled the call.
2:43pm BNSF Police requested an ambulance for a passenger on Amtrak with possible food poisoning; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the hospital.
3:26pm Female reported a male “passed out under a tree” near the PC Library; Undersheriff responded to the call; situation taken care of.
4:44pm 911 received requesting assistance on the reservation; information
passed onto Ft Belknap LE.
5:09pm Female reported an unattended fire near the junction of Hwy 191 and Short Oil Road; caller advised was a reported and controlled burn; individuals found to be watching the burn.
8:01pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for an elderly female with back pain; local EMT Crew responded to the location; patient transported to the hospital.
8:36pm Female reported missing property; Deputy responded to the call; case file started.
9:12pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for a bloody nose that would not stop bleeding; local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the hospital.
11:08pm Mercy Flight requested an ambulance for a flight crew pickup from the airport, transport to the hospital and back to the airport with their patient; local EMT Crew responded to the call.
May 7, 13
12:11am Fergus Co SO reported a one vehicle rollover on Hwy 191, somewhere between Hilger, Grass Range and the Zortman areas; MHP Trooper, Fergus Co Deputy and PCSO Deputies responded to the call; vehicle later located on Bear Gulch Road; local EMT Crew responded to the location; MHP handled the crash.
12:28am Ft Belknap LE reported an eastbound vehicle speeding on Hwy 2; Reserve Deputy responded to the call; vehicle later located and citation issued.
1:01am Ambulance request canceled by Deputy; only minor injuries received.
2:41am Local rotational wrecker responded to the accident location for removal of the vehicle
.
3:32am MHP Trooper transported one adult male to PCSO to be incarcerated on Aggravated DUI, No Insurance, Careless Driving and Open Container charges.
6:49am Local business requested law enforcement assistance with a transient outside of the business; Undersheriff handled the call.
11:54am Male reported a fender/bender in front of a local business; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.
12:19pm Female brought in found property.
2:09pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for an individual feeling faint and dizzy at a local business; Sheriff and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the hospital.
4:15pm Male reported a non-injury, fender/bender near the PC Hospital; Undersheriff responded to the call; case file started.
5:15pm Male reported damage to reflectors on the Whitewater Hwy; information passed onto Deputies and MHP Trooper.
5:27pm Female reported a PC Courthouse sprinkler was shooting straight into the air and into the street; information passed onto maintenance person.
5:51pm Male released from PCSO Jail for transport to Hill Co Detention Center by a MHP Trooper.
8:05pm Male reported a vehicle with a person inside alongside of Hwy 2, near Saco; caller believed that person and vehicle had been there since this morning; Deputy responded to the call; caller later advised vehicle had left that location.
8:34pm Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 5am Wednesday for most of Phillips Co.
9:34pm Female requested assistance at a local business; Deputy handled the call.
May 8, 13
1:37am Anonymous reported barking dogs in the Dodson area; information passed onto Deputy; all found to be quiet.
3:04am Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.
5:28am Female brought in a found wallet; owner located and wallet returned.
9:30am Female reported missing dogs; information passed onto ACO.
11:47am 911 received reporting an erratic vehicle on Hwy 2, west of Malta; vehicle went into ditch and back onto Hwy; Sheriff and Undersheriff responded to the call; vehicle located, driver was tired and had been texting.
1:24pm Male reported a transient near his building and wanted him removed from the area; caller advised male was drinking; Undersheriff responded to the call;
5:44pm 911 received requesting assistance near the Canal in Malta; Reserve Deputy handled the call; all found to be okay, no assistance needed; male taken to Trafton Park.
5:52pm Saco Fire Dept was out of the barn for training.
8:44pm Male reported a vehicle driving erratically and driver “revving engine” in a residential area; Reserve Deputy responded to the call; vehicle located and driver advised.
9:50pm Reserve Deputy reported an individual in a vehicle near the rest area who was sleeping.
9:56pm 911 received reporting a female walking on the wrong side of Hwy 191, just south of Malta; Reserve Deputy responded to the call; female given a ride to her residence.
May 9, 13
7:30am Female reported an oversized load with lots of vehicles backed up behind it on Hwy 2, near the Wagner turnoff; Undersheriff handled the call.
11:23am Undersheriff transported one adult male to PCSO to be incarcerated on a Fergus Co SO warrant; male later transported to the Fergus Co line to meet and exchange custody with Fergus Co SO; case file started.
1:49pm 911 received reporting a grass fire near the Youth Ranch, south of Whitewater; Loring and Whitewater Fire Depts responded to the call; fire later extinguished.
2:56pm Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9am to 9pm Friday.
7:40pm Local business requested assistance with an abandoned vehicle left on their property; Deputy handled the call.
9:28pm Male reported neighbors having a bonfire in their backyard and smoke was coming into caller’s house; Deputy responded to the location; fire extinguished for the night.
May 10, 13
3:22am Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect from 9am to 9pm.
5:28am Male reported a possibly stolen vehicle from north Phillips Co; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle later located and was not stolen.
8:31am Local business requested assistance with towing an abandoned vehicle left on their property; Reserve Deputy handled the call.
11:55am Dodson School employee requested law enforcement assistance with information regarding a possible escapee; Reserve Deputy handled the call.
12:15pm Female reported a phone scam.
12:43pm Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with an escapee and stolen vehicle; individual may be headed to Phillips Co; information passed onto Deputies; male not located at this time.
1:23pm Dept of Family Services requested a welfare check on a juvenile in the Harlem area; caller given Blaine Co SO phone number.
2:02pm Female requested extra patrol around her residence over the weekend; information passed onto Deputies.
2:59pm Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 9pm.
8:47pm Lake Wind Advisory is canceled.