Police & Fire for Thursday, May 4, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Thursday, May 4, 2017 8:21am
  • NewsCrime

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. Anyone with information about a crime can report a tip anonymously to juneaucrimeline.com.

Assault

• At 12:18 p.m. Monday, the Juneau Police Department responded to a report of an assault in the 200 block of Front Street in which alcohol was involved; investigation continues.

• At 1:37 p.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report of an assault in the 2700 block of Roger Street; investigation continues.

Disturbance

• At 9:55 p.m. Monday, JPD responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of Egan Drive and arrested River Parrish, 20, for disorderly conduct after reports that he tried to fight construction workers; alcohol was involved.

Domestic dispute

• At 6:20 p.m. Monday, JPD responded to a domestic dispute in the Juneau area and arrested a 46-year-old man for domestic violence assault, as well as for a probation violation due to his intoxication.

• At 6:27 a.m. Tuesday, JPD responded to a report of two people fighting in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway; the report was unfounded.

• At 8:35 a.m. Tuesday, JPD responded to a domestic dispute in the Juneau area and arrested a 34-year-old woman for domestic violence assault; alcohol was involved.

Drunken driving

• At 10:40 p.m. Monday, JPD arrested John Neil Gallagher, 41, for driving under the influence in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway; he was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Fire and medical

• On Tuesday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to four EMS calls and one medical transport in the area throughout the day.

Fraud

• At 1:22 p.m. Monday, JPD responded to a fraud report in the 100 block of Franklin Street; investigation continues.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 11:58 a.m. Tuesday, JPD responded to a vehicle collision in the 8800 block of Egan Drive. A Mitsubishi Eclipse being driven by Justin W. Pope, 22, reportedly veered off the road and damaged a street light; Pope was cited for careless driving.

Shoplifting

• At 2:34 p.m. Monday, JPD responded to a shoplifting report in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue and cited William Hitchens, 26, for larceny.

• At 11:50 p.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report of a man stealing about $100 in groceries from Safeway.

• At 11:22 a.m. Tuesday, JPD responded to a shoplifting report in the 8600 block of Teal Street.

Theft

• At 2:52 p.m. Monday, JPD received a report from a man in the 9900 block of Stephen Richards Memorial Drive regarding a theft from his home.

• At 4:38 p.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report by a 69-year-old man in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway regarding the theft of a locked Infiniti from a parking lot; it was recovered parked a short distance away.

• At 5:32 p.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report of a theft from a business in the 8300 block of Old Dairy Road; investigation continues.

• At 9:13 a.m. Tuesday, JPD responded to a theft report in the 200 block of Franklin Street.

Trespassing

• At 5:32 p.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report of a man trespassing in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway.

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