Police & Fire for Tuesday, Jan. 3, 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. Anyone who has information about a crime can report a tip to the Juneau Police Department at 586-0600 or visit juneaucrimeline.com to report it anonymously.

Assault

• At 10 a.m. Friday, the Juneau Police Department investigated a disturbance between two teens in the 2400 block of O’Day Drive.

• At 2:26 p.m. Friday, JPD received a report of an assault with a weapon downtown. Investigation continues.

• At 7:26 p.m. Friday, a 41-year-old man was arrested for domestic violence assault. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Alcohol was involved.

Burglary

• At 3:26 p.m. Friday, a 53-year-old man reported the theft of $7,500 worth of video equipment in the 1200 block of Salmon Creek Lane.

Criminal trespass/assault

• At 10:08 p.m. Thursday, JPD responded to a report of criminal trespass and assault. Domestic violence related. Alcohol was involved.

Driving with revoked license

• At 7:11 p.m. Thursday, Adam Poprycz was arrested for driving with a license revoked, false information and resisting arrest on Hospital Drive. He was taken to LCCC and additionally charged for a probation violation. Alcohol was not involved.

Domestic dispute

• At 12:34 a.m. Saturday, JPD investigated a domestic disturbance. Alcohol was involved.

Drunken driving

• At 3:17 a.m. Saturday, Michael Howard was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a revoked license. His breath sample read 0.170, and he was taken to LCCC.

Fraud

• At 4:49 p.m. Thursday, fraudulent charges were reported on a Paypal account in the Juneau area.

Harassment

• At 10:47 p.m. Thursday, JPD received a report of harassment in the 2200 block of Trout Street. Alcohol was involved.

Minor consuming

• At 1:13 a.m. Friday, JPD officers contacted a vehicle in the 200 block of Franklin Street because Austin Peterson, 19, was hanging outside the passenger window and screaming. Peterson was cited for minor consuming alcohol and provided a breath sample of 0.105 percent. He was given a warning to wear his seatbelt.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 7:04 a.m. Saturday, a man reported a hit-and-run involving a company vehicle in the 2500 block of Douglas Highway.

Sex crime

• At 2:09 p.m. Friday, JPD investigated a reported sexual assault on a minor.

Shoplifting

• At 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Timothy Earl Ebona, 40, was arrested for larceny at a business in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway. He was taken to LCCC.

Theft

• At 3:02 p.m. Thursday, a 39-year-old man reported approximately $12 worth of gasoline siphoned from his vehicle in the night in the 9000 block of Stephen Richards Memorial Drive.

• At 6:01 p.m. Thursday, a 50-year-old man reported the theft of a license plate from his vehicle in the 8400 block of Mendenhall Loop Road.

• At 12:59 a.m. Friday, a 47-year-old man reported a theft in the 3400 block of Nowell Avenue.

• At 10:38 a.m. Friday, a 53-year-old man reported a Christmas light projector valued at $50 was taken from outside his residence on Julep Street.

• At 10:20 p.m. Friday, JPD received a report of theft from a boat in the 1400 block of Harbor Way. Investigation continues.

• At 9:38 a.m. Saturday, a 57-year-old woman reported the theft of her laser Christmas light projector (valued at $30, from outside her residence.

Vehicle rifling

• At 2:45 p.m. Thursday, a 45-year-old woman reported her vehicle was rifled through on Tuesday night in the 100 block of Behrends Avenue. Nothing was taken from the vehicle.

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