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Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022

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

  • Juneau Empire
  • Tuesday, January 4, 2022 6:30am
  • NewsCrime

This report contains information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Burglary

At 9:59 a.m. on Sunday, a 78-year-old reported a 54-year-old man stole a snow blower from her carport in the 2200 block of Fritz Cove Road. The investigation continues.

Conditions violation

At 2 p.m. on Thursday, a 29-year-old woman reported a 30-year-old man violated a protective order.

At 7:25 p.m. on Thursday, a 28-year-old woman reported a 33-year-old man violated a protective order.

At 9:51 a.m. on Sunday, 35-year-old Richard Alan Clayton Jr. was arrested for violating conditions of release in the 9300 block of Glacier Highway. Clayton was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

At 10:11 p.m. on Friday, 60-year-old Thomas Melvin Bell was arrested for violating conditions of release in the 8700 block of Teal Street. He was taken to LCCC.

At 5:34 p.m. on Sunday, a 29-year-old woman reported a 30-year-old man violated a protective order.

At 8:38 p.m. on Sunday, 51-year-old Christine Robidoux was arrested for violating conditions of release in the 6000 block of Montgomery Street. Robidoux was taken to LCCC. Alcohol was a factor.

Death

At 8:30 a.m. on Monday, police conducted a confidential death investigation in the 2200 block of Crow Hill Drive.

Driving while intoxicated

At 10:40 p.m. on Friday, 49-year-old Brody Joseph Gerke was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the 2200 block of Mendenhall Loop Road. He was taken to LCCC, and the vehicle he was driving was impounded.

At 11:16 p.m. on Friday 20-year-old Audrey Jean Nauska was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the 2400 block of Mendenhall Loop Road. She was taken to LCCC, and the vehicle she was driving was impounded.

At 2:58 a.m. on Sunday, 27-year-old Hugh Watts was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the 3300 block of Egan Drive. Watts was taken to o LCCC, and the vehicle he was driving was impounded.

Driving while license revoked

At 7:24 p.m. on Thursday, 21-year-old Savannah Rhiannon Strang was cited and released for driving with a revoked license in the 300 block of Egan drive. The vehicle she was driving was released to a licensed driver.

Drug activity

At 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Juneau Police Department conducted a confidential investigation into drug activity in the 1800 block of Shell Simmons Drive.

Forgery

At 1:06 p.m. Thursday, 17-year-old girl reported $9,000 was fraudulently taken from her Venmo account.

Motor vehicle crash

At 4:55 p.m. on Friday, a 2005 Chevrolet truck driven by a 37-year-old man struck a 2018 Jeep riven by a 43-year-old woman in the 8100 block of Egan Drive. The woman was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital for evaluation of minor injuries. The man was cited for failure to yield. Both vehicles were towed.

Trespassing

At 5:13 p.m. on Friday, a 42-year-old man reported a 37-year-old man was trespassing at a business in the 9100 block of Mendenhall Mall Road.

Warrant arrest

At 7:56 p.m. on Thursday, 30-year-old Jorge Adrian Pacheco Jr was arrested in the 3300 block of Egan Drive on a JPD warrant for failure to appear for a charge of criminal trespass. At the same time, 32-year-old Claudio Morato was arrested on an Alaska State Troopers warrant for failure to appear for a charge of second-degree theft. Morato was also charged for false report. Both Pacheco and Morato were taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

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