Police and Fire
Juneau police, fire officials and state troopers reported:
Thefts:
A black Motorola cell phone, valued at $250, was reported stolen from a locker at 5:36 p.m. Wednesday at Juneau-Douglas High School. Police have no leads or suspects.
Vandalism and criminal mischief:
A man reported $50 in damage to his mailbox at 11:18 a.m. Wednesday near Riverside Drive.
Damage to a glass storefront window was reported at 5:58 a.m. today near Seward Street. The glass was cracked. The damage estimate is unknown.
Vehicle accidents:
Police cited a man Wednesday after his boom truck hit and knocked down the traffic light at the McNugget intersection near the outbound side of Egan Drive around 12:30 p.m. The accident shut off power to the traffic lights at the intersection, police said. The driver, 63, was driving a flatbed truck with a crane used to haul crab pots in the Industrial Boulevard area. The crane was resting on a stack of crab pots. The man said he didn't realize the stack was as tall as it was. He was cited for operating a vehicle of excessive height, meaning, taller than 13 feet, 6 inches. The Department of Transportation completed repairs to the intersection around 5 p.m.
Hit-and-run incidents:
A woman reported at 8:44 a.m. Wednesday from Riverside Drive that an unknown vehicle hit her Ford extended-cab truck. Estimated damage to the truck is unknown.