Has it always been a police car. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)

Police calls for Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021

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

  • Juneau Empire
  • Tuesday, January 5, 2021 7:30am
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This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Assault

• At 12:19 p.m. on Thursday, 38-year-old Robert Mollica was arrested for resisting arrest, criminal trespass, assault, and an Alaska State Troopers warrant on the 3600 block of Amalga Street and taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

• At 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, a 47-year-old woman was arrested for domestic violence-assault and violating conditions of release and taken to LCCC. Alcohol was a factor.

Burglary

• At 1:22 a.m. on Thursday, a 38-year-old man reported a subject gained entry to his residence on the 4400 block of Taku Boulevard and stole an unknown amount of items.

Child abuse

• At 5:41 p.m. on Thursday, JPD investigated a report of child abuse.

Conditions violation

• At 4:03 p.m. on Wednesday, a 27-year reported a 31-year-old man violated conditions of release by contacting her.

• At 11:18 p.m. on Saturday, 52-year-old Mathew Arnold Brown Jr. was arrested for criminal trespass and violating conditions of release. on the 2300 block of Mendenhall Loop. Road. Alcohol was a factor.

Disturbance

• At 5:53 p.m. on Wednesday, 38-year-old Matthew Alexander Charles was arrested for criminal mischief on the 100 block of Franklin Street and taken to LCCC.

• At 9:42 p.m. on Saturday, JPD investigated a report of a disturbance with a weapon the 3600 block of Amalga Street. Alcohol was a factor.

Driving while intoxicated

• At 7:32 p.m. on Thursday, 41-year-old Jason Earl Blackwell was cited and released for driving under the influence and given a written warning for not having insurance on the 8100 block of Egan Drive. Alcohol was a factor.

• At 11:22 p.m. on Thursday, 27-year-old Jordan Victor Lavigne was cited and released for driving while under the influence on the 11000 block of Auke Lake Way. The vehicle he was driving was impounded. Alcohol was a factor.

• At 11:54 p.m. on Thursday, 51-year-old Brandon Karl Petaja was cited and released for driving under the influence on Threadneedle Street. The vehicle he was driving was impounded. Alcohol was a factor.

• At 11:52 p.m. on Thursday, 21-year-old Ezra Christopher Mendoza was cited and released for driving while under the influence on the 6500 block of Glacier Highway. The vehicle he was driving was impounded. Alcohol was a factor.

• At 12:53 a.m. on Friday, 54-year-old Katherine Marie Harris was cited and released for driving while under the influence on the2800 block of Riverside Drive. The vehicle she was driving was impounded. Alcohol was a factor.

• At 7:22 p.m. on Friday, 55-year-old Albert Ablard Garrison was arrested for driving under the influence on Ferry Way. The vehicle he was driving was impounded.

• At 1:57 p.m. on Saturday, 49-year-old Scott Lawrence Grissom was arrested for driving under the influence on Concrete Way and taken to LCCC. The vehicle he was driving was impounded. Alcohol was a factor.

Drug activity

• At 12;48 p.m. on Wednesday, JPD investigated a report of drug activity.

• At 9:03 a.m. on Thursday, JPD investigated a report of drug activity.

Fraud

• At 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, a 78-year-old woman reported someone stole money from her bank account.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 9:21 a.m. on Saturday, two vehicles were involved in a car crash on the 800 block of Glacier Avenue. No injuries were reported.

Theft

• At 10:43 a.m. on Thursday, a 30-year-old man reported the theft of a fuel tank from a business on the 5400 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 5:16 p.m. on Friday, a 63-year-old man reported the theft of a cell phone on the 9900 block of Stephen Richards Memorial Drive.

• At 7:28 p.m. on Saturday, a 45-year-old woman reported $180 in cash stolen from inside her unlocked vehicle on the 3600 block of Amalga Street.

• At 11:05 p.m. on Saturday, a 62-year-old woman reported some belongings stolen from her residence on the 6000 block of Pine Street.

Traffic stop

• At 11:42 p.m. on Thursday, 32-year-old Kayla Marie Flores was cited and released for driving with the license revoked on the 6500 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 9:51 a.m. on Saturday, 30-year-old Michael James Trull was cited and released for driving without a valid license and violating conditions of release on Channel Vista Drive. The vehicle he was driving was impounded.

Trespassing

• At 12:59 a.m. on Saturday, JPD received a report of an intoxicated 32-year-old man who refused to leave a business on the 1800 block of Shell Simmons Drive.

• At 4:56 p.m. on Saturday, 32-year-old Nicholas Waterhouse was cited and released for criminal trespass on the 8100 block of Glacier Highway.

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