It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Tuesday, July 5, 2022

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

  • Juneau Empire
  • Tuesday, July 5, 2022 6:30am
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This report contains information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Assault

At 5:08 p.m. on Thursday, a 31-year-old man was arrested for domestic violence- assault and violating conditions of release and taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

At 10:49 a.m. on Saturday, a 48-year-old woman reported an assault that occurred the previous day in the 1900 block of Allen Court.

Conditions violation

At 1:55 p.m. on Friday, 40-year-old Matthew Alexander Charles was cited and released for violating conditions of release on Jordan Avenue. Alcohol was a factor.

Death

At 12:31 p.m. on Friday, Juneau Police Department investigated the death of a 35-year-old woman in the 4000 block of Granite Drive. The death is not considered suspicious and next of kin has been notified.

At 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, JPD investigated the death of a 58-year-old man in the 4300 block of Manor Avenue. The death is not considered suspicious and next of kin has been notified.

Driving while intoxicated

At 4:21 p.m. on Thursday, 52-year-old Delbert Lamar Brewer was arrested for driving while intoxicated with a breath alcohol content of .338 in the 9900 block of Stephen Richards Memorial Drive and taken to LCCC. The vehicle he was driving was impounded. Alcohol was a factor.

At 9:53 p.m. on Thursday, 30-year-old Kirsti Allie Backhaus was arrested for driving while intoxicated with a breath alcohol content of .234 in the 5400 block of Egan Drive and taken to LCCC. Alcohol was a factor.

At 6:57 p.m. on Friday, 22-year-old Scott James Belleza was arrested for driving under the influence with a breath alcohol content of .241, assault, and driving without a valid license after the vehicle he was driving struck a guardrail on the 1700 block of Glacier Avenue. The vehicle he was driving was impounded. Alcohol was a factor.

At 9:24 p.m. on Friday, 68-year-old James Nelson Helfinstine was arrested for driving under the influence with a breath alcohol content of .160 in the 9100 block of Mendenhall Mall Road and taken to LCCC. The vehicle he was driving was impounded. Alcohol was a factor.

Drug activity

At 5:08 p.m. on Thursday, JPD investigated a report of drug activity.

At 9:22 a.m. on Friday, JPD investigated a report of drug activity.

At 1:43 p.m. on Friday, JPD investigated a report of drug activity.

Fraud/forgery

At 2:16 p.m. on Thursday, a 67-year-old man reported a case of bank fraud.

Lost/found

At 12:34 p.m. on Friday, a bicycle was placed in safekeeping.

Motor vehicle crash

At 5:08 p.m. on Thursday, JPD responded to a motor vehicle crash involving three vehicles and a boat in the 3200 block of Douglas Highway. One injury was reported.

Theft

At 2:07 p.m. on Friday, a 26-year-old woman reported her wallet stolen in the 700 block of Ninth Street. It was later recovered.

Traffic stop

At 12:14 p.m. on Friday, a 28-year-old man was cited for driving without a license in the 6500 block of Glacier Highway and the vehicle he was driving was impounded.

At 3:29 p.m. on Friday, 31-year-old Koby Walter Blake was cited and released for driving without a valid license and violating conditions of release on the 8100 block of Glacier Highway. The vehicle he was driving was impounded.

Trespass

At 3:33 p.m. on Thursday, 39-year-old Malcolm Dudley Tullis was arrested for criminal trespass in the 1000 block of 10th Street and taken to LCCC. Alcohol was a factor.

At 7:05 a.m. on Friday, 38-year-old Tamara Lee Silk was arrested for criminal trespass in the 2500 block of Vista Drive and taken to LCCC.

At 11:01 a.m. on Friday, 60-year-old Priscilla Nancy Brown was arrested for criminal trespass in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue and taken to LCCC.

At 11:05 a.m. on Friday, 39-year-old Justin Wayne Ridinger was cited and released for criminal trespass on Egan Drive. Alcohol was a factor.

Warrant arrest

At 11:19 a.m. on Friday, 35-year-old Kenneth Gregory Johnson was arrested on a JPD warrant and additionally charged without a valid license on Cinema Drive and taken to LCCC. The vehicle he was driving was impounded.

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