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.
May 29, 2025
4:24pm Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle alongside of Hwy 191 south of Malta; all found to
be okay; driver was having vehicle issues and was waiting for a family member to arrive.
7:17pm Female reported a vehicle with juveniles in it “throwing” something like pop rockets at vehicles
at the Hwy 2/Hwy 191 intersection in Malta; caller’s vehicle was hit several times;
Deputy responded; vehicle and juveniles not located.
9:10pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
10:07pm Female reported an altercation between two males off of Central Ave; Deputy responded;
no one located in the area; one party reported a fender/bender and a verbal altercation
shortly after; both parties did not want to press charges on the other.
May 30, 2025
9:12am Valley Co Detention Center released one adult male, Joseph Webb, from their facility on
own recognizance and transferred custody to a Fergus Co Deputy on their charges.
1:14pm 911 received requesting assistance for a driver with a flat tire; caller given the local towing
company’s information.
2:14pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
3:00pm Deputy incarcerated one adult female, Andreena Bock, into PCSO Jail to serve time on
Blaine Co Justice Court’s sentencing.
3:32pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for the caller who overdosed on medication with alcohol;
Deputy responded and transported the female to the PC Hospital.
4:20pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Loring, Whitewater, and
Hwy 191 north areas.
4:46pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the north Phillips Co, Saco
and Hwy 2 east areas.
5:43pm PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport; local EMT
Crew handled.
7:56pm 911 received reporting a vehicle tailgating the caller on Hwy 2, eastbound from the People’s
Creek area; Deputies responded; vehicle located, stopped and driver cited.
8:45pm Two individuals filed written complaints about a neighbor driving erratically through a residential
neighborhood with children; Deputy responded; vehicle located and was parked.
9:21pm Deputy reported hitting a deer on Hwy 191 south; no damage to the vehicle and the deer
took off.
10:06pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Zortman, Landusky, Route 66
and Hwy 191 south areas.
10:13pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Malta area.
May 31, 2025
4:15am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Loring, Port of Morgan and
Hwy 191 north areas.
12:22pm 911 received requesting an ambulance to meet a personal vehicle transport of an individual
injured at a branding, coming into Malta on Hwy 191 south; local EMT Crew responded;
patient transported to the PC Hospital.
1:19pm Male reported a suspicious vehicle and individual in Saco; Undersheriff responded; vehicle located
and driver found to need directions.
3:07pm Undersheriff released one adult female, Andreena Bock, from PCSO Jail on time served.
4:03pm Female reported a vehicle speeding on a residential street and then it parked at a neighbor’s
residence in Malta; Undersheriff handled.
4:37pm Several calls received reporting a speeding and erratic vehicle on different streets and at
Trafton Park in Malta; Deputies and Undersheriff responded; vehicle later reported heading
southbound on Short Oil Road; vehicle later stopped on the Regina Road; case file started.
5:13pm Deputy arrested one adult male, Taylin Johannesen, and transported to PCSO to be incarcerated
in PCSO Jail on DUI-1st, Reckless Driving, Eluding, Possession of an Intoxicating
Substance under 21 and Criminal Endangerment-Felony charges.
5:37pm Deputy arrested one adult male, Ivan Lefdahl, and transported to PCSO to be incarcerated in
PCSO Jail on a PCSO warrant and a Hill Co SO warrant; case file started.
5:46pm Deputy requested a tow truck for the vehicle involved in the pursuit; local towing company handled.
10:35pm Male filed a verbal traffic complaint about two vehicles driving erratically in Malta; Deputies
responded; vehicles not located.
June 1, 2025
3:16am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Malta area.
4:01am Deputy removed debris from Hwy 2, west of Saco.
4:11am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Saco, Sleeping Buffalo
and Hwy 2 east areas.
5:26am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
5:37pm Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle parked alongside of Hwy 2, east of Dodson;
driver advised they had run out of fuel and another occupant had hitchhiked back for fuel.
6:57pm 911 received requesting an ambulance for a male having chest pains at a Malta residence;
local EMT Crew responded; patient transported to the PC Hospital.
8:07pm Deputy received a report of a male hitchhiker on Hwy 191 south; male later located and
was okay, did not want any help.
8:43pm PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport; local EMT Crew handled.
10:01pm Valley Co SO received a report of a suspicious vehicle on Hwy 2 east of Saco, heading westbound;
Deputy responded; vehicle located in Malta and was parked.
June 2, 2025
2:06am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Malta area.
2:50am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Whitewater and Hwy
191 north areas.
5:26am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
7:10am Male reported harassment on social media; Sheriff handled.
12:57pm Male reported vandalism to his vehicle; Sheriff responded; case file started.
1:35pm Female reported a male walking around downtown and wanted someone “to check him out”;
Sheriff responded; male later got on Amtrak and left the area.
3:48pm Male reported damage to his mailbox; Sheriff responded; case file started.
10:39pm Deputy released one adult male, Taylin Johannesen, from PCSO Jail on bond.
June 3, 2025
12:59am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Loring, Port of Morgan, Whitewater
and Hwy 191 north areas.
3:14am Male reported his neighbor’s dogs outside barking, and had been for a while, in a Malta neighborhood;
Deputy responded; all found to be quiet in the reported area.
3:58am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
4:36am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo, Saco and Hwy 2
east areas.
5:04am Sheriff performed building and residential security checks in the Loring, Port of Morgan and Hwy 191
north areas.
9:43am Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.
2:33pm PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up; local EMT Crew handled.
3:37pm Deputy received a report of a transient in Trafton Park; male located, stated he did not need any
help and refused to give his name.
8:33pm Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Malta area.
11:32pm Male reported his neighbor’s dogs outside barking, and had been for a while, in a Malta neighborhood;
Deputy responded; all found to be quiet in the reported area.
June 4, 2025
8:36am 911 received reporting a flare up in the controlled burn along the canal near Murray Field; Deputy
and Malta Fire Chief responded; fire/smoke extinguished.
4:31pm Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area.
6:40pm Male reported a suspicious vehicle near Westside gas station; Deputy responded, found to be all okay.
6:46pm Female reported two small children playing outside, apparently without adult supervision; Deputy responded
and it appeared the children had been taken back inside as there were no children in the area.
8:33pm Deputy performed security checks in the Saco area.
9:30pm Male reported his two dogs had gotten out of his yard and he was reporting that if they were found
to call him; dog later returned home.
10:38pm Male reported suspicious activity at a residence in Dodson; Deputy responded but found no one in the area.
10:42pm Male reported barking dogs in the Malta area; Deputy responded but found no dogs barking at the time.
Malta City Ordinance: 6.16.010 Nuisance Animals
Disturbing the peace: Any animal that makes disturbing noises, including but not limited to, continued and repeated
howling, barking, whining, or other utterances causing unreasonable annoyance or discomfort to neighbors or others
in close proximity to the premises where the animal is kept or harbored. 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM shall be quiet hours.
FINES: 1ST offense - $100.00; 2ND offense - $200.00; Third or subsequent offense – animal will be impounded and $500.00 fine
11:03pm Male reported suspicious activity in the Malta area; Deputy responded and found to be all okay.
June 5, 2025
12:15am Female juvenile reported someone playing “ding-dong” ditch in the Malta area; Deputy responded and
was unable to locate anyone on foot in the area.
9:27am 9-1-1 call reporting an individual bucked off of a horse during branding East of Malta needed an ambulance;
ambulance dispatched to that location.
1:25pm 9-1-1 call received but no one on the line; later determined to be an accidental call.
4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS: Just a friendly reminder that discharging any fireworks within the City of Malta limits is illegal AT ALL TIMES,
unless you obtain a permit from the City Council for public display.