Police say they are looking for a man, described as armed and dangerous, who is believed to have broken into three different houses.
The Juneau Police Department stated in a release they received a call at noon on Monday from a woman in the 8000 block of Thunder Street reporting a man armed with a rifle came into her house, pushed her to the floor and pointed the gun at her. The woman told police she was able to run out of the house to a neighbor’s residence, where she then called police.
As police were responding, the witnesses said they saw the man get into the woman’s car and leave, the statement read. The woman also discovered her purse was missing once back inside her home.
Then, at 4:12 p.m. on Monday, JPD said it received another report of a burglary-in-progress in the 4500 block of Wood Duck Avenue. A woman had returned home and found a man in the house, the release said. The woman said she ran out of the house and called police, the release said.
Once on scene, police found a chair pushed up against a back window with the window screen removed, the statement said. The house had been rifled through and a handgun was missing, police said.
Items missing from the woman’s house on Thunder Street were found inside the home on Wood Duck Avenue, and the stolen vehicle was found on the street (Wood Duck Avenue).
Police say they received a third report of a break-in at 8:30 p.m. A man had called saying he went into his garage in the 4400 block of Columbia Boulevard and found a man sleeping there. The reporting man went back into the house and called police, the release said. The sleeping man was gone by the time police arrived, the release said.
JPD said in the release that all three of theses cases are related. They described the man as wearing a black hoodie, black pants, snow boots and a black mask. He appears to be about 20 or 30 years old, Native or Filipino and 6 feet tall with very short black hair. He may also have a mustache, the release said.
JPD stressed the man is considered armed and dangerous.
“If you see him, do not contact him and call police immediately,” the statement read.
• Contact reporter Emily Russo Miller at 523-2263 or at emily.miller@juneauempire.com.
Comments (16)
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Scary, Sooo Scary
What kind of car did he steal?
That might be useful info.
Wee one
I hope he didn't steal any of it from under their trees while they were away at work.
@Latitude58
The car he's alleged to have stolen has already been recovered.
Alleged??
Bah! Let's go to work on him with some pliers and a blowtor... oh, um, well, never mind!
Better not
He better not break into my house because my family including my kids know how to use a gun and use it well. This is happening in my neighborhood and I guarantee if he tries anything with my house or my family he won't be on the run any longer.
Name? Picture?
What is his name? Juneau is a small town... I'm guessing the cops already know his name. Please tell us his name and post a picture. I'm sure one could be had from a concerned family member. More eyeballs looking will make everyone safer, faster - which should be the chief priority of the local police.
@alskntwnsfn
JPD has not released his name as of yet.
@ Mr. Ward
I figured that. Wasn't criticizing the reporting, just JPD. This is really scary, and it would be nice to know what they know. Also, if they put his name out, maybe someone would come forward.
Given this time of year, there's a good chance he's broken into a house owned by someone who is away for the holidays. Its the only place he could hide, aside from a friend or family member's (which goes back to my point about releasing the name). Doing door-to-door checks on homes in the back loop/riverside area wouldn't be a bad place to start looking. Don't they have one of those infrared camera's for looking at people's "heat lamps"? Why not use those on the homes where its obvious that people are not home (where he may be hiding).
Sounds suspiciously like the
Sounds suspiciously like the picture I've seen floating around Facebook of a certain former paint store employee who was chased out of a house on back loop last week after stealing a rifle...a little surprised we have to get his picture on Facebook!
Weird everyone is so
Weird everyone is so judgemental. But the sad thing is none of you know him as well as i do. Joe was a good guys until the oxy,meth, heroin ect got to him. Don't sit here and bash him he has a family who may read this they have been humiliated enough. For all of you that know him he was a good guy. If JPD had arrested him years prior when he was running around juneau hurting ppl, selling drugs to our kids maybe this wouldn't have happened, But no nothing was done now look. Sad thing is it's not joe nut he knows who as do most of us. But he will be free soon I'm sure then all who had something negative to say will probably be in a world of trouble so good luck if i were you I'd watch what you say he will be free because he didnt commit the crime.
@greensformeans
Are you freekin kidding me! he has been running amuck now for some time! He is lucky they caught him before he killed someone or got himself killed. Now maybe he can get the help he needs while he is locked up. Juneau is a little safer tonight with him in LCCC! I say good job JPD
why bother
Why bother calling JPD...someone broke into our home 2 years ago. They took fingerprints and never told us who the person was...phone calls were made and messages were left..to this day, a phone call has not been returned...
A week prior to this, neighbors had a drunken party, at that time around 4am, this group of people tried to break into our home while we were there...as the police were there, they continued to threaten my family and children..the police did NOTHING......I don't have much respect for the police in this town...