Police & Fire for Sunday, Dec. 13, 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 10:45 p.m. Thursday, a 23-year-old man reported that he was assaulted by a male in the 9100 block of Glacier Highway. Alcohol was involved.

Attempt to serve

• At 8:40 p.m. Thursday, JPD responded to the 300 block of Village Street and documented something with photographs.

• At 9:32 p.m. Thursday, JPD responded to the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue and took items into safekeeping.

• At 2:13 a.m. Saturday, case created for contraband destruction in the 100 block of Franklin Street.

Criminal trespass

• At 8:13 p.m. Thursday, Jacob Cropley, 54, was arrested for criminal trespass on Egan Drive. Alcohol was involved.

Disorderly conduct

• At 3:49 p.m. Friday, Robert Paul, 36, was placed under citizen’s arrest for disorderly conduct for challenging a citizen to a fight on Egan Drive. He was additionally charged with resisting arrest. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Alcohol was involved.

Disturbance

• At 10:04 p.m. Thursday, the Juneau Police Department responded to a disturbance in the 6500 block of Glacier Highway and investigated a possible probation violation by a 28-year-old man. Alcohol was involved.

Domestic violence

• At 9:25 p.m. Thursday, JPD investigated a report of domestic violence.

• At 3:13 p.m. Friday, JPD responded to a domestic dispute. Investigation continues. Alcohol was involved.

Drug activity

• At 1:37 p.m. Thursday, ongoing investigation into drug activity in the Juneau area.

• At 11:16 p.m. Thursday, BRH security turned in a small plastic bag containing a possible controlled substance to JPD for destruction.

Drunken driving

• At 9:11 p.m. Friday, Alexa Adelmyer, 19, was cited in the 3300 block of Egan Drive for minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol.

• At 3:07 a.m. Saturday, Kelsey Ann Gastelum, 20, was arrested for DUI in the 3300 block of Douglas Highway. She was additionally charged with refusal to submit a chemical test. Her vehicle was impounded, and she was taken to LCCC.

Fire and medical

• On Thursday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to seven EMS calls, a transport call to take a patient and flight team to Bartlett Regional Hospital, a report of smoke on Basin Road that could not be located and a fire alarm on Hospital Drive that was determined to be accidentally pulled.

• At 1:18 a.m. Friday, JPD assisted CCFR with a medical call.

Harassment

• At 5:15 a.m. Saturday, Sergio Dominguez, 30, was arrested for harassment of the Juneau Public Safety Center in the 1700 block of Glacier Avenue. He was given numerous warnings and continued to call 911 with non-emergency issues. He was taken to LCCC. Alcohol was involved.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 8:12 a.m. Friday, investigation continues into a damage-only hit-and-run in the 400 block of Egan Drive.

• At 9:02 a.m. Friday, JPD responded to a motor vehicle crash with injuries in the 5400 block of Egan Drive at the Egan Drive and Vanderbilt Hill Road intersection.

• At 9:21 a.m. Friday, JPD responded to a motor vehicle crash with injuries in the 6000 block of Egan Drive.

Sex crime

• At 2:09 p.m. Thursday, JPD investigated a confidential, domestic violence related possible sex crime.

Theft

• At 4:46 p.m. Thursday, JPD investigated a report of shoplifting in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue.

• At 4:46 p.m. Friday, Ashley Hammonds, 26, was cited and released for larceny after she stole $54 worth of merchandise from a business in the 6500 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 6:10 p.m. Friday, Matthew Ritchie, 30, was arrested for shoplifting $41.25 worth of merchandise from a business in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway. Alcohol was involved.

Vandalism

• At 1:18 a.m. Saturday, a 20-year-old man reported his tire was vandalized on Egan Drive.

Warrant arrest

• At 4:35 p.m. Thursday, JPD pulled over a car in the 5400 block of Commercial Boulevard and the passenger, Brandon Ross Stephens, 31, was arrested on two outstanding warrants that totaled $1,000. The driver was cited for driving without a license and the vehicle was impounded.

Witness tampering

• At 9:47 a.m. Friday, JPD investigated possible witness tampering in the Juneau area.

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