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.
**NOTE ON NEWS REPORTS: It should be noted that items listed in the news log start at 1400 hours the first day through
1400 hours the final day because of reporting periods.
March 27, 2025
4:32pm Female requested law enforcement assistance with threats employees received from
the caller’s husband; Deputy responded; situation taken care of without further incident.
6:07pm Female reported two dogs running loose on Hwy 191 S near the canal bridge; owner later located.
6:55pm Deputy performed a traffic stop which led to one adult male, Dane Dvorshak, being transported
to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO Jail on a Probation Violation charge; case file started.
March 28, 2025
12:22am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Malta area.
10:00am Male reported theft of medications; Deputy responded; case file started.
4:08pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.
4:51pm Female reported receiving a counterfeit bill as payment; Deputy responded; case file started.
5:46pm Male reported an erratic vehicle on Hwy 2, westbound, toward Malta; Deputies and K9
Unit responded; vehicle located, stopped and driver detained; case file started.
7:20pm Male given a one night stay and a meal voucher through the local Ministerial Assistance.
8:31pm Deputy performed security checks at the Malta High School.
10:56pm Deputy received a report of a Protection Order Violation at a Malta tavern; case file started.
11:03pm Deputy transported one adult male, David Kaasa, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO
Jail on a Protection Order violation charge.
March 29, 2025
12:31am Deputies performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
12:33am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Malta area.
1:29am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Saco, Sleeping Buffalo and
Hwy 2 east areas.
10:01pm 911 received reporting a possible situation in a Malta hotel parking lot; Deputies responded;
situation resolved without further incident.
10:20pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for a female having chest pain at a Saco residence;
EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.
11:09pm Male reported a one vehicle accident on Hwy 2, east of Malta; Deputies, Malta FD & EMT Crew
responded; MHP Trooper also responded; case file started; patient transported to the PC Hospital.
March 30, 2025
4:52am Anonymous reported a possible assault situation at a Malta apartment; Sheriff responded;
situation found to be a false report.
12:13pm Glasgow Hospital employee requested a welfare check on a male at a Malta residence;
Sheriff responded; male located and was okay.
3:36pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Malta area.
7:11pm Deputy released one adult male, Dane Dvorshak, from PCSO Jail on time served.
8:32pm Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with locating a male involved in a Partner/Family
Member Assault and was possibly in Zortman area; Deputies responded; male not located.
10:44pm Deputies performed building and residential security checks in the Zortman and Hwy 191 south areas.
March 31, 2025
12:16am Deputies performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
9:32am Female reported a computer scam.
9:38am Male filed a written complaint about a family member making threats to the caller;
Sheriff handled.
9:44am Female reported suspicious activity that occurred days prior at the caller’s residence;
Sheriff handled.
2:00pm Undersheriff performed a civil standby at a Malta residence.
4:14pm Female requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving juveniles;
Deputies responded; situation found to involve Dept of Child and Family Services
and removal of the juveniles.
5:16pm Deputies performed building and residential security checks in the Saco, Sleeping Buffalo
and Hwy 2 east areas.
6:33pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Malta area.
8:12pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2
west areas.
10:34pm Deputies transported one adult male, Dakota Nelson, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO
Jail on a Lincoln Co SO warrant and a Custer Co SO warrant; case file started.
April 1, 2025
12:54am Deputies transported one adult male, Dakota Nelson, from PCSO Jail to Valley Co Detention
Center to serve time.
3:10am Deputies performed a welfare check on a vehicle parked alongside of Hwy 2, west of Saco;
all found to be okay, driver stopped to rest.
4:22am Sheriff performed building and residential security checks in the Port of Morgan, Loring and
Hwy 191 north areas.
9:10am US Border Patrol Agent requested PCSO assistance with a missing juvenile that was located;
Sheriff responded; juvenile transported to the PCSO and held with a Hi-Line Child Advocacy
Center employee until the parents arrived in Malta from Minnesota; case file started.
9:27am MHP Dispatch reported a traffic complaint received about a westbound vehicle driving erratically
on Hwy 2, toward Saco; Undersheriff responded.
9:34am 911 received reporting a small grass fire the caller had just put out; caller advised the fire
started by a vehicle losing a tire, just east of Saco on Hwy 2; Undersheriff responded; vehicle
found to have been in a crash and was the erratic vehicle complaint MHP called about;
no injuries to the occupants; MT Dept of Child & Family Services caseworker
responded to the scene; MHP handled the crash.
11:24am Undersheriff transported one male involved in the above crash to the Malta Depot to
catch a ride on Amtrak.
11:24am MHP Trooper transported one adult female, Shyla Beston, to PCSO to be incarcerated in
PCSO Jail on DUI-1st, Criminal Child Endangerment-Felony, Seatbelt Violation, Fail to
Have Child under 6yo & less than 60lbs Properly Restrained, and Fail to Carry Proof
of Insurance charges.
12:05pm Female reported a vehicle almost causing wrecks on Hwy 2, east of Malta; Undersheriff responded;
vehicle located and was parked.
12:13pm 911 received reporting a possible intruder at the caller’s residence in Dodson; Sheriff and
Undersheriff responded; case file started; no one located in the residence.
1:16pm Undersheriff reported a large plume of black smoke south of Dodson; Undersheriff
advised it was a reported controlled burn.
3:31pm 911 received reporting a fire, near structures, east of Malta; Sheriff responded; fire found
to be an unreported controlled burn.
3:39pm Female reported two males in her residence she previously reported as burglarized in
Dodson; Sheriff handled the call.
7:31pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in
the Malta area.
9:25pm Hi-Line Child Advocacy Center employee reported the juvenile had taken off from the
PC Courthouse; Sheriff, Deputies, local Fish & Game Wardens, local MHP Trooper and
local Border Patrol Agent responded; Ft Belknap LE, Blaine Co SO, Valley Co SO, Fergus
Co SO advised; juvenile later located by Fergus Co SO and returned to their
parents later in the morning.
9:30pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
10:35pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Nelson Reservoir,
Sleeping Buffalo, Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.
11:00pm Sheriff performed building and residential security checks in the Hwy 191 south, Zortman,
and Landusky areas.
11:03pm Fergus Co SO reported the missing runaway juvenile had been located and was in
their custody; Sheriff responded; juvenile later returned to parents.
April 2, 2025
7:19am 911 received requesting an ambulance for a family member that may have passed
away in Wagner; Undersheriff and local EMT Crew responded; ambulance
later canceled; coroner case file started.
10:07am Simply Safe reported a residential burglar alarm at a Malta residence; Undersheriff and
residential owner responded; all found to be okay, just tripped by the family cat.
12:52pm Female reported a suspicious vehicle on her property in south Phillips Co; Undersheriff responded.
5:21pm Female reported two juveniles carrying what appeared to be cans of beer on a Malta street;
Deputy responded; juveniles not located.
9:16pm Deputy performed residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
9:53pm 911 received requesting an ambulance on Route 8; local EMT Crew responded; Ft Belknap
Ambulance later responded as the jurisdiction was theirs.
April 3, 2025
1:03am Deputy reported a suspicious vehicle parked in a residential/downtown area in Malta;
driver advised he stopped to rest; Deputy advised the driver of Trafton Park and to head over there.
2:01pm Undersheriff served as a civil standby for a male getting property from his residence.