(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file photo)

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file photo)

Crime Line crimes of the month for September

The following incidents were reported by the Juneau Police Department to Juneau Crime Line, a nonprofit organization. Tips can be reported at juneaucrimeline.com, by calling (907) 523-7700 or via mobile app available at p3tips.com. Rewards of up to $1,000 are available. Tips can also be anonymous. Crime line is published monthly by the Juneau Empire.

Burglaries

• On Sept. 3 at about 8:57 a.m., the Hot Bite reported the business was burglarized and stole cash from inside. The business was entered between 3 a.m. and 8:57 a.m. The suspect is described as a caucasian male, mid-30s, thin build with shaggy blonde hair, and wearing a Carhart jacket.

• On Aug. 14 at about 9:03 a.m., CBJ Harbors called JPD to report a burglary at the “C” ramp shed at Aurora Harbor between noon Aug. 13 and 8:45 a.m. Aug. 14. The suspect entered the shed, stealing approximately $1,383 in miscellaneous tools. The following tools were stolen: Dewalt 20v Max Drill and Impact with (3) three batteries and (2) two chargers. $349; the Husky toolbox has a ¼” drive, 3/8” drive, and a ½” drive full socket set. $189; Husky screwdriver set (six screwdrivers, three flat heads, and three Phillips) $26; Commercial Electric tool caddy with Klein multimeter and Marinco 30-amp adaptor cord. $300/$60/$80; Husky dead blow hammer. $12; set of Craftsman metric wrenches (8 mm -18 mm and standard ¼”-11/4”). $90; Dewalt 20v Max Sawzall with one battery and one charger. $280.

• On Aug. 13 at about 3:41 a.m., JPD received a report of a burglary in progress at El Zarape restaurant located at 1961 Anka Street. The responsible reported forced entry into the business. Officers arrived on the scene and cleared the building but did not locate anyone in the area. It was reported an empty safe valued at about $1,200 was stolen.

Vandalism

• On Aug. 19 at about 1 a.m., JPD received a report of possible gunshots in the 3000 block of Tongass Blvd. Officers arrived in the area and located a truck parked at a residence in the area that had four windows broken out of it. Investigation revealed the windows were smashed (not shot) by three unknown males. The suspects fled the area and got into a white Dodge Ram truck that fled the area. The estimated value of damage is approximately $2,000.

More in News

Jasmine Chavez, a crew member aboard the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, waves to her family during a cell phone conversation after disembarking from the ship at Marine Park on May 10. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Ships in port for the week of Sept. 14

Here’s what to expect this week.

Deena Bishop, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, speaks at a news conference on March 15, 2024, with Gov. Mike Dunleavy. (Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)
Alaska pursues appeal of $17.5 million penalty over federal education funding equity dispute

Feds say Gov. Dunleavy veto, DEED inaction are to blame for the penalties.

The Alaska Division of Election’s director’s office in Juneau on Nov. 22, 2022. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Elections office in Juneau among those in more than dozen states to be mailed suspicious packages

Package for Juneau intercepted before delivery, no hazardous materials reported in incidents.

Juneau Assembly and mayoral candidates discuss issues involving the community of Douglas during a forum Sept. 8 at the Douglas Public Library. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Local candidates agree on lots of big-picture issues, differ on details, at lots of forums

Housing, flooding, tourism among key issues so far; two more forums being broadcast this week.

Margaret Katzeek (right) offers public testimony about Suicide Basin flooding concerns while Renee Culp, who testified immediately before Katzeek, offers support during a Juneau Assembly meeting on Monday night. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
City leaders tell worried residents short- and long-term plans for Suicide Basin flooding are in progress

Basin now about half full, but should fill more slowly than earlier this year, city manager says.

Angoon students prepare to paddle the unity canoe they built with master carver Wayne Price on June 19, 2023. It is the first canoe of its kind since the U.S. Navy bombardment of Angoon in 1882 that destroyed all the village’s canoes. The Navy plans to issue apologies to Kake and Angoon residents in the fall of 2024. (Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)
U.S. Navy plans apologies to Southeast Alaska villages for century-old attacks

Navy officials say apologies in Kake and Angoon are both “long overdue” and “the right thing to do.”

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Sonya Taton, center, listens to the verdict as she is found guilty on all five counts, including second-degree murder, during her trial in Superior Court in Juneau on Nov. 17, 2023. (Meredith Jordan / Juneau Empire file photo)
Sonya Taton gets 50-year prison sentence for fatally stabbing one boyfriend and wounding another

Judge calls Taton “an enormously dangerous woman” after convictions for attacks in 2016 and 2019.

Rainforest Recover Center, a high-intensity residential substance abuse treatment facility, is closing next Tuesday, according to an announcement by Bartlett Regional Hospital. (Bartlett Regional Hospital photo)
Rainforest Recovery Center closing next Tuesday, hospital announces, to surprise of local leaders

Assembly to reevaluate giving $500K to continue program; nonprofit says it will speed up takeover plans.

Most Read