Police & Fire for Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.

Assault

• At 11:25 a.m. Wednesday, the Juneau Police Department investigated a reported assault in the 200 block of Franklin Street. Alcohol was involved.

Criminal trespass

• At 4:11 p.m. Tuesday, Rainon Knowles, 20, was arrested for criminal trespass and for violating conditions of his release in the 200 block of Franklin Street.

Fire and medical

• On Thursday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to seven EMS calls around town throughout the day.

Theft

• At 12:32 p.m. Tuesday, JPD investigated a reported shoplifting from a business downtown in the 200 block of Front Street.

• At 2:14 p.m. Tuesday, a 34-year-old man reported a theft in the 1400 block of Harbor Way. Information only.

• At 2:49 p.m. Tuesday, someone reported a shop vac was stolen from a garage in the 16000 block of Point Lena Way.

• At 8:19 a.m. Wednesday, JPD investigated a reported theft in the 1400 block of Harbor Way.

• At 10:37 a.m. Wednesday, a 57-year-old man reported that $100 worth of gas was siphoned from his vehicle sometime in the past four days in the 200 block of Marine Way.

Vehicle rifling

• At 7:57 a.m. Wednesday, JPD investigated a vehicle rifling in the 200 block of Troy Avenue that resulted in $850 of property loss.

• At 9:06 a.m. Wednesday, a 42-year-old man reported his unlocked vehicle was rifled the night prior in the 1700 block of Evergreen Avenue. A wheel nut key was stolen from the glove box.

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