Police and Fire for Sunday, May 27, 2018

Police and Fire for Sunday, May 27, 2018

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Sunday, May 27, 2018 8:40am
  • NewsCrime

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent. Anyone with information about a crime can report a tip anonymously to juneaucrimeline.com.

Assault

• At 3:47 p.m. Thursday, Juneau Police Department opened an investigation into the report of an assault in the 400 block of Willoughby Avenue. Investigation continues.

• At 10:01 p.m. Thursday, Deric Lescalleet, 38, was arrested for assault in the 2100 block of Lawson Creek Road. Alcohol was involved.

• At 12:50 p.m. Friday, JPD responded to a report of a fight between brothers in the Juneau area. Investigation continues.

Conditions violation

• At 3:15 p.m. Thursday, JPD responded to a report of a conditions violation in the Juneau area. Investigation continues.

Domestic violence

• At 7:02 a.m. Saturday, JPD arrested a man for domestic violence criminal mischief in the Juneau area. He was taken to LCCC. Alcohol was involved.

Driving under the influence

• At 9:10 p.m. Thursday, Minnie Merculief was arrested for DUI and charged with a refusal to submit a breath test in the 9100 block of Mendenhall Mall Road.

• At 3:07 a.m. Saturday, Spencer Miller, 28, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Miller provided a breath sample of .265 percent blood alcohol content. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center and his vehicle was impounded.

Fire alarm

• At 3:07 p.m. Thursday, JPD received a report of a malicious fire alarm pull at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School. Investigation continues.

Fraud

• At 2:41 p.m. Thursday, JPD responded to a report of fraud in the 6200 block of Alaway Avenue. Investigation continues.

Mental evaluation

• At 1:35 a.m. Friday, JPD responded to a confidential case for an involuntary mental evaluation/detention in the Juneau area.

Theft

• At 3:24 p.m. Thursday, a 41-year-old female reported her company vehicle had gas syphoned from it in the 5400 block of Channel Drive.

• At 11:03 a.m. Friday, Oscar Snell, 46, was cited and released for shoplifting a bottle of alcohol from Costco.

• At 2:47 p.m. Friday, JPD responded to a report of the theft of a cellphone in the 200 block of Front Street. Investigation continues.

• At 3:49 p.m. Friday, JPD responded to a report of the theft from a residence on Gold Street. Investigation continues.

• At 5:38 p.m. Friday, a 47-year-old male reported the theft of his bicycle from the 300 block of Village Street.

• At 11:35 a.m. Saturday, JPD opened an investigation into a report that several bikes were stolen in the 3000 block of Dimond Park Loop.

Vandalism

• At 11:46 a.m. Saturday, JPD opened an investigation into the vandalism of a vehicle in the 8400 block of Thunder Mountain Road.

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