Police blotter for Friday, Nov. 20, 2015

This report contains information provided to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.

Assault

• At 12:06 a.m. Thursday, a 45-year-old man reported he was assaulted and his cell phone taken in the 6500 block of Glacier Highway.

Fight

• At 1:37 p.m. Wednesday, Joshua Koch, 43, was placed under citizen’s arrest for disorderly conduct on Ferry Way. Koch had allegedly challenged another person to a fight, grabbed the person and threw him to the ground. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center and held on $250 bail.

Shoplifting

• At 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, an investigation continued into the theft of Listerine in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue.

• At 12:12 p.m. Wednesday, an investigation continued into the theft of four steaks in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue.

Traffic hazard

• At 6:28 p.m. Wednesday, a vehicle was impounded for safekeeping in the 11000 block of Glacier Highway.

• Trespassing

• At 8:19 p.m. Wednesday, two people were contacted for trespassing in a business in the 100 block of Marine Way. Investigation continues.

More in News

(Juneau Empire file photo)
Aurora forecast through the week of Dec. 22

These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute… Continue reading

Officials prepare to move Ashley Rae Johnston from the street where she was fatally shot by police on Wednesday near the Mendenhall Valley Breeze In. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Woman with hatchet shot by police on Christmas Day has long been in ‘a very dark place,’ mother says

Ashley Rae Johnston, 30, suffered early family hardship, first lived on the streets at the age of 12.

Voters at Anchorage City Hall wait in line to cast their ballots on Nov. 4, 2024, the day before Election Day. City Hall, in downtown Anchorage, was one of the designated early voting sites in the state’s largest city. The director of the Alaska Division of Election answered some pointed questions at a legislative hearing last week. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
Alaska legislators, citing some citizen complaints, probe management of 2024 election

State elections director defends process as secure, trustworthy and fair, despite some glitches.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024

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

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Monday, Dec. 23, 2024

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

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024

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

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024

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

Juneau Police Department officers close off an area around the intersection of Glacier Highway and Trout Street on Wednesday morning following an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a woman believed to be experiencing homelessness. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Update: Woman wielding hammer, hatchet dies in officer-involved shooting near valley Breeze In

Woman threatened person at convenience store with hammer, officers with hatchet, according to JPD

Most Read