Police & Fire for Wednesday, Feb. 15, 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 with information about a crime can report a tip anonymously to juneaucrimeline.com.

Domestic violence

• At 3:32 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of a possible domestic violence crime in the Juneau area; investigation continues.

Fire and medical

• On Friday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to five EMS calls in the area throughout the day.

• On Saturday, CCFR responded to nine EMS calls. At 3:10 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to Maplesden Way for a sprinkler activation due to malfunction; on arrival they closed the water main. At 9:23 a.m., firefighters were dispatched for smoke on South Franklin Street; nothing unusual was found. At 11:39 p.m., firefighters were dispatched for a strobe light on Glacier Highway; on arrival, the lights were not on and no alarms had been activated.

• On Sunday, CCFR responded to five EMS calls. At 2:27 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to an active fire alarm and sprinkler system activation on South Franklin Street; nothing was found on arrival. At 8:59 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with injuries on Glacier Highway; a woman was provided advanced life support and transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital. At 2:44 p.m., firefighters responded to a smoke call in the area of Calhoun Avenue; no source of smoke was located. At 2:57 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to an active fire alarm on Savikko Road; it had been triggered by a malfunctioning boiler.

Theft

• At 8:13 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a theft report in the 9900 block of Stephen Richards Memorial Drive; investigation continues.

Trespassing

• At 3:24 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report of a mentally ill subject in the Juneau area. A man was arrested for criminal trespassing and misconduct involving weapons in the fifth degree, and he was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center on $1,000 bail.

• At 10:50 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report of trespassing in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway; investigation continues.

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