(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

Police calls for Friday, July 12, 2024

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

For Friday, July 12

Attempt to Serve

At 3:13 a.m. on Friday, 38-year-old Emery Pecson was arrested on Shell Simmons Drive on seven outstanding Juneau Police Department warrants totaling $700. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Burglary

At 6:42 a.m. on Friday, a 57-year-old male reported a burglary at a facility on Auke Lake Way.

Commercial Fishing Closed Waters

At 1 p.m. Friday, the Alaska State Troopers reported 22-year-old Thomas Joseph Harman Jr. of Juneau and 57-year-old Thomas J. Harman of Anchorage were cited by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers during the Bristol Bay Salmon Enforcement Program for Commercial Fish Closed Waters in Kvichak District on July 9. Arraignment is scheduled in Naknek District Court on Aug. 7, 2024.

Indecent Exposure

At 2:47 p.m. on Friday, 31-year-old Carl John Stepetin Jr. was arrested on Front Street for indecent exposure, resisting arrested and violating conditions of release. He was taken to LCCC.

Conditions Violation

At 9:22 p.m. on Friday, JPD received a report of a 31-year-old man on Alaway Avenue who failed to register as a sex offender.

Police Assist

At 12:09 p.m. on Friday, JPD created a case to document assistance to another agency on Alaway Avenue.

Suspicious Activity Vehicle Subject Device

At 9:51 a.m. on Friday, JPD began an investigation into a report of vandalism to multiple vehicles on Ross Way.

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