Police & Fire for Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017

Police & Fire for Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Tuesday, August 15, 2017 7:11am
  • 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 8:31 p.m. Saturday, the Juneau Police Department responded to a report of an assault in the 200 block of Franklin Street; investigation continues.

• At 12:27 a.m. Sunday, JPD arrested Estaban Toribio, 20, in the 200 block of Ferry Way, for assault and interfering with an officer; he was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Burglary

• At 4:53 p.m. Saturday, JPD responded to the burglary of a business’ storage unit in the 11800 block of Glacier Highway; approximately $1,000 in meat and four to five cases of juice and soda worth an estimated $500 were stolen.

Drunken driving

• At 11:50 p.m. Saturday, JPD arrested Michael Christenson, 56, for DUI in the 5400 block of Egan Drive; he reportedly provided a breath sample of 0.185 percent and was taken to LCCC.

Fire and medical

• On Friday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to 15 EMS calls and one medical transport in the area throughout the day. At 3:35 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a burn complaint on Birch Lane; the property owner was asked to extinguish the fire and wait for a less windy day. At 3:38 p.m., they received another complaint about the same burn, which had been extinguished. At 4:13 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire alarm on Tonsgard, but found no sign of smoke or fire.

• On Saturday, CCFR responded to 12 EMS calls and one medical transport. At 6:44 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire alarm on Kanat-A Street that had been triggered by burnt food. At 9:26 p.m., they were dispatched to a report of a fire on Whittier Street; they found a gas can on fire and extinguished it.

• On Sunday, CCFR responded to 13 EMS calls and two medical transports. At 4:02 a.m., firefighters responded to a fire alarm on Franklin Street that was maliciously activated.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 2:41 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of a vehicle driven off the road in the 9400 block of Glacier Highway, with the driver fleeing on foot; the vehicle sustained disabling damage to the front end.

Shoplifting

• At 4:59 p.m. Saturday, JPD cited Oscar Snell, 45, for larceny in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway.

Theft

• At 11:36 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of the theft of Beats Solo 3 headphones worth an estimated $300 in the 9400 block of Glacier Highway.

Trespassing

• At 3:13 p.m. Saturday, JPD cited Eugene Graham, 57, for criminal trespass in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue.

• At 7:09 p.m., JPD responded to a trespassing report in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue.

Vandalism

• At 8:40 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a vandalism report in the 400 block of Franklin Street.

Vehicle in ditch

• At 1:36 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of a vehicle that went off the roadway into a ditch in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway.

Vehicle rifling

• At 7:55 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report by a 27-year-old woman in the 300 block of Whittier Street that her vehicle was rifled through and her passport, Samsung Galaxy S6 and iPod Nano were stolen.

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