Police & Fire for Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017

Police & Fire for Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Tuesday, August 22, 2017 7:04am
  • 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

• On Saturday at 9:32 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of an assault at the Johnson Youth Center. Investigation revealed a 51-year-old male employee was reportedly hit over the head with a chair multiple times by a 17-year-old male inmate. The victim was transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital for medical treatment; assault charges will be submitted pending the completion of the troopers’ investigation.

Fire and medical

• On Friday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to eight EMS calls and five medical transports in the area throughout the day. At 1:10 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle accident on Egan Drive; no injuries were reported. At 3:41 p.m., firefighters responded to an active fire alarm on North Franklin Street that had been triggered by building construction. At 3:42 p.m., they were dispatched to a non-injury vehicle accident on Egan Drive and Vanderbilt Hill Road; JPD was assisted in removing the vehicle from the road.

• On Saturday, CCFR responded to eight EMS calls. At 10:05 a.m., firefighters responded to a vehicle with a fuel leak on Eighth Street; the leak was cleaned and a request was made to have the vehicle moved. At 4:11 p.m., firefighters responded to a vehicle collision on Riverside Drive; a woman was provided basic life support and taken to BRH. At 7:06 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a fire alarm on Glacier Highway that had been maliciously activated. A similar incident occurred on Glacier Highway at 11:52 p.m.

• On Sunday, CCFR responded to 10 EMS calls and two medical transports. At 9:11 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to a fire alarm on Vista Drive, but the call was canceled due to it being a malicious activation. At 10:06 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire alarm system malfunction on Marine Way.

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