PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG
March 13 through March 20, 2025

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 13, 2025

6:14pm          Deputy performed residential security checks in the Malta area.

6:54pm          Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Jack Thompson, into PCSO Jail to serve time on

                       a Musselshell Co SO sentencing.

8:40pm          Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.

10:19pm        Male reported a mini motorcycle driving erratically on Central Ave; Deputy responded;

                       vehicle not located.

March 14, 2025

7:09am          Undersheriff released one adult male, Jack Thompson, from PCSO Jail on time served.

7:32am          Female reported her house had been egged the night prior; caller just wanted it reported;

                       Undersheriff handled.

10:19am        Undersheriff performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and

                       Hwy 2 west areas.

6:50pm          Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Jack Thompson, into PCSO Jail to serve time on a

                       Musselshell Co SO sentencing.

10:01pm        Male reported loud music and a fire going at a neighbor’s residence in Hillcrest; Deputy

                       responded; party shut down and parents advised of the situation.

10:17pm        Female reported an assault at a Malta apartment; Deputies responded; case file started.

10:29pm        911 received requesting an ambulance for a male who fell out of bed at a Dodson residence;

                       local EMT Crew responded; patient not transported to the PC Hospital.

10:48pm        Deputy transported one adult female to a different Malta residence for the night.

11:20pm        Female reported another female “pinned up against a wall” near a business’s garage in Malta;

                       Deputy responded; individuals were just getting a little frisky and were told to take it to their hotel room.

11:21pm        Deputies reported two suspicious vehicles parked near Trafton Park; found to be juveniles

                       not wanting to cooperate with law enforcement; situation handled without further incident.

March 15, 2025

2:40am          Deputy performed residential security checks in the Malta area.

4:16am          911 received requesting an ambulance for a male who fell out of bed at a Dodson residence;

                       local EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

7:37am          PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport; local EMT

                       Crew handled.

10:36am        Male requested law enforcement assistance with a situation involving a juvenile in Malta;

                       Undersheriff handled.

3:45pm          Females filed a complaint about another female trespassing and possible theft of property

                       from a Malta residence; Undersheriff responded; case file started.

6:43pm          Deputy released one adult male, Jack Thompson, from PCSO Jail on time served.

9:15pm          Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.

11:56pm        Deputies performed building and residential security checks in the Zortman, Landusky and Hwy

                       191 south areas.

March 16, 2025

            12:37am        Deputies removed debris from Hwy 191 south.

2:32am          Deputy performed residential security checks in the Malta area.

11:33am        911 received requesting an ambulance for a possible stroke at a Malta church; local EMT

                      Crew responded; caller canceled the ambulance prior to their arrival as the patient was

                       transported by personal vehicle; ambulance continued to the scene.

3:09pm          Male reported another male with a federal warrant at a Malta business; Sheriff responded; individual

                       located and was not the male with the warrant.

3:20pm          Deputies performed residential security checks in the Malta area.

3:46pm          Saco Ambulance escorted the North Country Mavericks back into town from the State Class

                       C Basketball Tournament.

5:12pm          Male reported juveniles playing and riding bikes on the check of the canal in Malta; Deputies

                       responded; no juveniles located in the area.

5:57pm          Undersheriff performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.

            7:02pm          Male reported a dog running loose on Hwy 2 in Dodson.

8:59pm          Deputies performed residential security checks in the Malta area.

9:32pm          Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Saco, Sleeping Buffalo and

                       Hwy 2 east areas.

March 17, 2025

12:45am        Deputies heard a vehicle peeling out near the PC Courthouse; vehicle later located and

                       stopped by the weigh station; case file started.

1:11am          Deputies transported one adult male, Dario Carrasco, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO

                       Jail on DUI-1st charges.

5:56am          Sheriff performed building and residential security checks in the Port of Morgan, Loring and

                       Hwy 191 north areas.

9:10am          Dept of Child and Family Services requested PCSO assistance with locating a juvenile in Malta;

                       Sheriff responded; juvenile located and was with a family member.

12:33pm        Female reported an abandoned vehicle near a Zortman business; Sheriff responded;

                       owner contacted and advised to move the vehicle.

1:16pm          Sheriff released one adult male, Dario Carrasco, from PCSO Jail on time served.

5:18pm          Male reported a male and a female walking westbound on Hwy 2 near Saco; Deputies responded;

                       individuals not located on Hwy 2.

6:05pm          Deputies performed building and residential security checks in the Saco and Hwy 2 east areas.

6:57pm          Deputies performed business security checks in the downtown Malta area.

March 18, 2025

10:55pm        Female wanted a civil issue reported to PCSO that had occurred at a Saco residence and had

                       already reported the same issue to Valley Co SO as the civil issue involved a court case there.

March 19, 2025

5:08am          Sheriff performed building and residential security checks in the Port of Morgan, Loring, and

                       Hwy 191 north areas.

11:52am        PC Hospital requested law enforcement for a dog bite; Sheriff and Malta ACO responded;

                       case file started.

3:19pm          Male reported being chased by a dog in a Malta residential area; caller just wanted it

                       reported at this time; information passed onto Sheriff and Malta ACO.

6:09pm          PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up; local EMT Crew handled.

6:33pm          Central MT Dispatch reported receiving calls about the Whitcomb Cabin in Zortman was on fire;

                       Zortman FD, Malta FD and local EMT Crew responded; no fire located, just smoke from

                       the fire on the reservation.

9:49pm          Ft Belknap LE requested PCSO assistance with individuals and vehicles involved in a shootout

                       heading south on Route 66; Deputies responded; individuals later located on the Ft Belknap reservation.

10:36pm        Deputy requested an ambulance for a female with face lacerations and possible broken

                       hands on Route 66; local EMT Crew responded; female refused medical assistance.

11:50pm        Deputies performed building and residential security checks in the Landusky, Route 66, Zortman, and

                       Hwy 191 south areas.

March 20, 2025

11:52am        Male requested law enforcement assistance with a parenting plan issue that occurred in Saco;

                       Sheriff handled the call.

1:09pm          Sheriff received information about possible threats to two juveniles; case file started.