Police & Fire
Juneau police, fire officials and state troopers reported:
Drunken driving:
• Police arrested Franklin Naumcheff, 18, on a charge of drunken driving at 12:33 a.m. Tuesday on Lemon Creek Road. Police also charged him with driving without a valid license and underage drinking. They lodged him at Lemon Creek Correctional Center and impounded the vehicle he was driving.
Drug activity:
• Police arrested a boy, 14, on a felony charge of fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and weapons misconduct at 1:11 p.m. Monday near Glacier Highway. The boy was taken to Johnson Youth Center.
• Police investigating a reported vehicle rifling cited a man, 23, on a charge of sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance at 3:47 a.m. Tuesday near Glacier Avenue.
Vandalism:
• A woman reported vandalism to a double-pane window at 8:35 a.m. Tuesday at her Thunder Mountain Road address in the Mendenhall Valley. Damage was estimated at $300.
Theft:
• Police failed to locate a man, described as being in his 20s, reportedly seen stealing a bottled soft drink valued at $1.29 at 7:47 p.m. Monday from a West Willoughby Avenue business.
• A man reported the theft of 15 pills at 11:07 a.m. near Glacier Avenue.
• A man reported at 11:49 a.m. Tuesday that his yellow DeWalt nailer tool was stolen from his unlocked 1993 Isuzu Rodeo on Jan. 24 near Glacier Highway. The tool was valued at $180.
Vehicle rifling:
• A woman reported at 8:56 a.m. Tuesday her 1997 Subaru Outback was rifled the previous night near Seventh Street.
Vehicle accident:
• Police cited a woman, 23, on a charge of failing to maintain a safe distance in traffic after the 1998 Plymouth Voyager she was driving struck a 2003 Toyota MR2 in the rear at 6:27 a.m. Tuesday at Seward and Second streets downtown. Police reported damage was minor.
Hit and run:
• A woman reported at 10:58 a.m. Tuesday her 2000 Toyota was struck by an unknown vehicle while parked near Jordan Avenue in the airport area. Damage was estimated at about $2,000.
Traffic stop:
• Police cited a man, 22, on a charge of driving without a valid license and failing to carry and show proof of insurance. Police released the man and impounded the vehicle he was driving.
Other:
• Capital City Fire & Rescue crews responded to two reports of car fires Monday, but neither required their assistance. In one, a fire in a carburetor was put out on University Drive when the driver and a passerby threw snow on the engine. In the other, crews discovered there was no fire in a car reported ablaze on Channel Vista Drive.
Crime Line
A voltage inverter was stolen sometime between Dec. 17, 2003, and Jan. 1 from the Greens Creek area.
The inverter is a Vector VEC051 model. It was described as being black and valued at $805.
Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to contact the Juneau Police Department or Crime Line immediately.
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