Police & Fire for Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017

Police & Fire for Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Wednesday, August 16, 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.

Burglary

• At 3:38 p.m. Sunday, the Juneau Police Department responded to a report of the theft of $300 from a business; there were no signs of forced entry.

Counterfeit money

• At 3:25 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of counterfeit money being used for goods in the 2200 block of Trout Street.

Fire and medical

• On Monday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to 12 EMS calls and five medical transports in the area throughout the day. At 5:12 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of a camp fire at a ball field in Dimond Park; they found a pile of newspaper that had extinguished itself. At 5:44 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire alarm on Mendenhall Loop Road that had been triggered but burnt food. At 8:36 p.m., they were dispatched to a structure fire on Stephen Richards Drive; they found the fire mostly extinguished and searched for hot spots.

Shoplifting

• At 4:05 p.m. Sunday, JPD cited Kelsie J. Weimer, 24, for reportedly shoplifting at a shoe store in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway.

Theft

• At 2:01 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a reported theft of a necklace valued at $500 from the 4500 block of Kanata Street.

Vehicle rifling

• At 6:25 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report by a 24-year-old woman on Shattuck Way that her vehicle had been rifled and her passport, a charm bracelet and makeup were stolen.

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