PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG
October 10 through October 16, 2024

FYI:

All fingerprints that are needed for CWPs, schools, licensing or anything else are done from 9am to NOON every Wednesday.

Our Facebook page does give reports of scams and other important information as needed to get to the public.

Concealed Weapon Permits:

New and renewal applications for Concealed Weapon Permits may be picked up at the Sheriff’s Office anytime.

Once approved, you will be contacted to come in on Wednesday between 9 AM and noon for fingerprints and photographs.

October 10, 2024

8:16pm       Male reported suspicious activity on his property west of Dodson; individuals had left a

                   bunch of trash on his place as well; information passed onto Deputies.

9:28pm       Female reported a vehicle driving without headlights on, on Hwy 191 north of Malta;

                   Deputy responded to the call; no vehicles, without headlights, located.

11:41pm     Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Port of Morgan,

                   Loring and Hwy 191 north areas.

October 11, 2024

11:02am      Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.

11:21am      911 received requesting an ambulance for a male who fell; local EMT Crew

                    responded to the call; patient refused medical attention.

12:57pm     Deputy received a request for law enforcement assistance with a situation involving

                   medication at a Zortman business; Deputies handled the call.

7:16pm       Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Zortman, Landusky

                   and Hwy 191 south areas.

9:43pm       Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle alongside of Hwy 191 south, near the

                   Bear Gulch turnoff; all found to be okay, driver stopped for a cigarette and

                   to enjoy the scenery.

9:51pm       Deputy performed a welfare check on a second vehicle alongside of Hwy 191 south;

                   driver was okay, just stopped to rest.

10:02pm     Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.

10:52pm     Deputy performed a traffic stop which led to one adult male, Kolby Healy, being

                   transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on Driving While Suspended charges;

                   case file started.

11:36pm     Valley Co SO received a complaint about a vehicle throwing trash out the windows and

                   hit the reporting party’s vehicle, traveling westbound toward Phillips Co; Deputy

                   responded to the call; vehicle not located.

October 12, 2024

12:29am      Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo,

                    Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.

1:53am        Female reported a vehicle “tearing up and down” the streets in Dodson; Deputies

                    responded to the call; Deputy put a construction sign back up near Stage Road;

                    vehicle in question not located and all was quiet in the Dodson area.

2:26am        Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.

8:51am        Female reported an injured deer in the field near her residence; Deputy responded

                   to the call; deer located and humanely euthanized.

1:10pm       Female reported a break-in to a residence north of Malta; Deputy responded to the call;

                   case file started.

3:24pm       Female reported a family member staying in Landusky that was being harassed by

                   vehicles driving through the campground area; Deputies resounded to the call; vehicle in

                   question, along with suspects, not located.

6:19pm       Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2

                   east areas.

8:58pm       Female reported a disabled semi-truck and trailer on Hwy 2, west of Dodson; Deputy

                   responded to the call; vehicle located and driver had just stopped to check

                   his logs, was not broken down.

10:54pm     Deputies performed business security checks in the downtown Malta area.

October 13, 2024

2:33am       Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance on a traffic stop on Hwy 2, west of Dodson;

                   Deputies responded to the call; situation taken care of without further incident.

5:15am        Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Port of

                    Morgan, Loring and Hwy 191 north areas.

9:42am        Sheriff released one adult male, Kolby Healy, from PCSO Jail on time served.

11:59am      PC Hospital requested PCSO assistance with an individual who passed away at

                    the hospital; Sheriff handled the call.         

3:54pm       Female reported a female who was not supposed to be at a certain residence according

                   to Dept of Child & Family Services; Sheriff responded to the call; female and her vehicle

                   were not at the residence; information passed onto DFS case worker. 

6:21pm       Local convenience store reported a suspicious vehicle at their business; Deputies

                   responded to the call; driver issued several citations after the traffic stop.

October 14, 2024

12:35am      Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east

                    areas.

4:58am        Sheriff performed building and residential security checks in the Port of Morgan, Loring

                    and Hwy 191 north areas.

9:08am        Male reported a lost firearm in South Phillips Co; Sheriff responded to the call; case file

                    started.

4:55pm       Local Ambulance reported to the football field for the JV game.

10:17pm     Deputies performed a traffic stop which led to one adult male, Cody Olson, being transported

                   to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on DUI, Speeding, Resisting Arrest, Obstruction of a

                   Peace Officer, Open Container and Probation Violation charges; case file started.

October 15, 2024

8:44am        Dodson School employee requested law enforcement assistance with vandalism on

                    school property; Sheriff responded to the call; case file started.

12:31pm     911s received reporting a structure fire on Camp Creek Road in Zortman; Sheriff,

                   Zortman FD, Malta FD, BLM Fire Crew and Malta Ambulance reported to the scene;

                   Big Flat Electric also responded to the residence; fire later controlled, and monitored

                   throughout the night.

1:46pm       Local business reported a missing vehicle belonging to a customer; Deputy responded

                   to the call; vehicle later located by the employees.

1:53pm       Local Ambulance transported two patients involved in the residential fire to the PC Hospital.

3:46pm       PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport, transport

                   to the hospital and back to the airport with their patient; local EMT Crew handled the call.

4:24pm       Sheriff performed a welfare check on a Zortman residence where the occupant had not

                   been seen for several days; residence found to be locked up, windows closed and

                   covered and no answer at the doors.

7:22pm       Female reported finding a “camp” set up in some trees off of Hwy 2 near the

                   railroad tracks; Deputy responded to the call; camp was no longer set up in the area.

8:28pm       PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport, transport

                   to the hospital and back to the airport with their patient; local EMT Crew handled the call.

October 16, 2024

11:45am      Female reported fraud to her Social Security number; Sheriff responded to the call;

                    case file started.