May 7, 2026
2:22pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
4:02pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
May 8, 2026
12:30am Deputy performed security checks in the Short Oil Road area.
1:55am Female reported she had been assaulted at her Malta apartment; Deputies responded; Deputy transported the female to the PC Hospital; case file started.
10:22am Anonymous reported an open pit fire at a Malta residence, with only children around; caller did not see any adults; Deputy responded; children located and advised to put the fire out.
12:46pm Female reported being harassed by an ex-boyfriend and neither lived in Phillips Co anymore; Deputy handled.
4:31pm PC Ambulance, Malta FD and PCSO reported to the Malta football field and Elementary School for Family Safety Night.
5:53pm Female reported finding a juvenile wandering around a church; Deputy responded; family members later located as they were also out looking for the juvenile.
10:27pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female who fell, hit her head and had pain in her hip at a Malta residence; local EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.
11:17pm Undersheriff performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
May 9, 2026
12:00pm Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
12:31pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for an individual having a seizure at a Malta residence; local EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.
12:37pm Female requested a welfare check on a male walking on Hwy 2, west of Malta; Deputy responded; male located and was okay.
2:03pm Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
6:49pm Anonymous reported juveniles playing in the street on 5th St W; Deputy responded; juveniles located in a residential yard.
8:02pm Deputy performed security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2
east areas.
10:32pm MHP Trooper served a local warrant on one adult male, Wade Doney; male later transported and incarcerated in Hill Co Detention Center.
11:05pm Male reported loud music coming from a neighbor’s residence in Malta; Deputy responded; individuals were having a get-together in the garage and turned the music down.
May 10, 2026
1:32am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta, Wagner and Hwy 363 areas.
10:01am 911 received reporting an individual pushing another individual in a wheelchair on Hwy 2, west of the Wagner turnoff; Sheriff responded; male located, was by himself pushing a cart and was okay.
10:23am Sheriff performed security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
12:00pm Female filed a verbal complaint about being overcharged at a garage sale in Malta; Sheriff handled.
5:41pm Deputy performed security checks in the Short Oil Road area.
7:11pm Deputy transported one adult male, August Spotted Wolf, from Valley Co Detention Center back to PCSO Jail for a District Court appearance the following day.
May 11, 2026
1:31am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta and Short Oil Road areas.
5:04am Female reported receiving harassing phone calls from unknown phone numbers; Deputy handled.
8:12am Male reported suspicious activity at the Little Rockies Christian Camp; Sheriff handled.
8:20am 911 received requesting an ambulance for a juvenile having trouble breathing at a Malta residence; local EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital by personal vehicle.
11:39am Male reported the dumpster near the Sleeping Buffalo was extremely full; information passed onto PC Commissioners.
12:10pm Female reported another female trespassing at a building in Zortman; Sheriff responded; second female advised to contact the property owner before going onto said property.
1:51pm Sheriff performed security checks in the Zortman, Landusky and Hwy 191 south areas.
6:24pm Valley Co SO received an erratic vehicle report on Hwy 2, westbound toward Phillips Co; Deputy responded; driving behavior was okay, wind was also terrible.
6:55pm Deputy transported two adult males, August Spotted Wolf and Thomas Baker, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention to serve time.
10:25pm Local tavern reported a vehicle spinning brodies in the parking lot; Deputies responded; vehicles located and drivers cited.
May 12, 2026
2:21am Deputy performed security checks in the Malta area.
3:56pm Female reported being harassed by females; Deputy handled.
5:06pm Female requested law enforcement assistance with property that had been left in the caller’s Malta yard; Sheriff responded; property found to have been purchased at a garage sale and had been returned for no reason; caller advised the purchaser would be advised to remove the property.
8:08pm Male reported heavy smoke in the Wagner Hwy area; Deputy responded; found to be a reported and controlled burn.
9:21pm 911 received reporting a male had passed away at Loring residence; Deputy and Sheriff responded; coroner case file started.
May 13, 2026
12:14am Valley Co SO received a report of a possible accident on Hwy 2, unknown location; Deputy responded; vehicle and accident not located.
10:24am Male requested law enforcement assistance with a possible theft situation; Deputy handled.
11:19am Blaine Co SO received a report of an accident that may have occurred a couple days ago at Nelson Reservoir; Deputy responded; accident unfounded.
12:38pm Female reported a semi-truck and trailer driving down the middle of Hwy 191; caller advised it was extremely windy out there also; Sheriff handled.
5:41pm Male reported a lightning caused fire north of Dodson in a stubble field; Malta FD responded; rainstorm put out the fire.
6:08pm 911 received reporting the caller “heard a gunshot” in the Cedarview Apt area; Deputies responded; all found to be okay and no more gunshots heard.
7:20pm Female reported a lightning started grass fire east of Malta; Malta FD responded; caller later reported the fire was out.
7:23pm Ft Belknap FD reported a fire near Ricker Butte; BLM Fire also responded and handled.
8:49pm Male filed a written complaint regarding an on-going situation with gates being blocked in the Landusky area; Undersheriff handled.
11:43pm Male reported a power outage east of Malta; information passed onto NorthWestern Energy.
May 14, 2026
3:23am 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male who fell in the bathtub and possibly has a hip injury at a Malta residence; local EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.
8:50am Deputies released one adult male, William Nelson, from PCSO Jail and transported back to Valley Co Detention Center to serve time on a Blaine Co SO warrant.
8:18am 911 received requesting an ambulance at the Saco School; EMT Crew responded; patient transported by personal vehicle.
10:18am 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.
11:15am Montana Emergency Management System advised Hwy 2 from Dodson to Wolf Point was closed until further notice due to blowing dust; emergency travel only.
Remember to check the MT DOT website for road closure updates. This is where the Sheriff’s Office gets most of the updates for road reports.
12:09pm Female reported a stray dog in her yard; ACO handled.
1:34pm 911s received reporting a large fire in the Hell Creek area, south of the Missouri River; BLM Fire Dispatch advised Fire Crews were on scene.
1:54pm Malta Middle School employees requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving juveniles; Undersheriff and Deputy responded; case file started.