Police & Fire for Wednesday, May 10, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Wednesday, May 10, 2017 9:20am
  • NewsCrime
Police & Fire for Wednesday, May 10, 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 dispute

• At 6:43 p.m. Sunday, the Juneau Police Department responded to a domestic dispute in the Juneau area and arrested a 26-year-old man for criminal mischief domestic violence; he was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

• At 12:52 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a disturbance in the Juneau area and arrested a 44-year-old woman for assault domestic violence; she was taken to LCCC.

• At 2:20 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report of a domestic violence assault in the Juneau area; investigation continues.

Drunken driving

• At 10:41 p.m. Sunday, JPD made a traffic stop in the 4000 block of Egan Drive and arrested Ben Chang, 30, for driving under the influence after he reportedly blew over the legal limit; his vehicle was impounded.

Fire and medical

• On Saturday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to four EMS calls and two medical transports in the area throughout the day. At 12:32 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a fire in a ditch on Bresee Street and extinguished an unattended fire. At 6:19 p.m., they responded to a possible grass fire at Engineers Cutoff and found an authorized burn. At 9:55 p.m., firefighters responded to a possible fire in the woods on Amalga Street and found an attended warming fire. At 10:53 p.m., they were dispatched to a large fire on Trafalgar Avenue; the resident had a burn permit and asked to let the fire get smaller.

• On Sunday, CCFR responded to eight EMS calls and one medical transport. At 1 a.m., firefighters responded to a fire behind a house on Eighth Street and found an attended warming fire. At 4:14 p.m., they responded to a fire alarm on Franklin Street that had been triggered by cleaning the oven. At 5:56 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a burn complaint on All Season Street and found the resident was in compliance with his burn permit. At 6:39 p.m., firefighters responded to the smell of propane on Wren Drive, but found no hazards after testing.

• On Monday, CCFR responded to 14 EMS calls and five medical transports. At 1:06 p.m., firefighters were dispatched for smoke coming from a vehicle on Seward Street; no sign of smoke or fire was found.

Shoplifting

• At 1:42 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a shoplifting report in the 3000 block of Vintage Boulevard and arrested Whitney A. Craig for larceny; she also was charged with being a fugitive from justice with an outstanding arrest warrant from Washington. She was taken to LCCC and was being held without bail.

• At 10:06 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a shoplifting report in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway and issued a summons to Joshua Raymond Jones, 24.

Theft

• At 10:58 a.m. Monday, JPD received a report by a 42-year-old man in the 4400 block of Douglas Highway regarding the theft of 200 gallons of heating fuel, worth an estimated $600, and a burgundy Huffy bike valued at $200.

Trespassing

• At 10:32 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a trespassing report in the 100 block of Franklin Street and cited Melvin Thomas Bell, 45, for criminal trespass; alcohol reportedly was involved.

More in News

(Juneau Empire file photo)
Aurora forecast through the week of Dec. 15

These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute… Continue reading

Lightering boats return to their ships in Eastern Channel in Sitka on June 7, 2022. (James Poulson/Sitka Sentinel)
Sitka OKs another cruise ship petition for signature drive

Group seeks 300K annual and 4,500 daily visitor limits, and one or more days with no large ships.

The Wrangell shoreline with about two dozen buildings visible, including a Russian Orthodox church, before the U.S. Army bombardment in 1869. (Alaska State Library, U.S. Army Infantry Brigade photo collection)
Army will issue January apology for 1869 bombardment of Wrangell

Ceremony will be the third by military to Southeast Alaska communities in recent months.

Juneau Board of Education members vote during an online meeting Tuesday to extend a free student breakfast program during the second half of the school year. (Screenshot from Juneau Board of Education meeting on Zoom)
Extending free student breakfast program until end of school year OK’d by school board

Officials express concern about continuing program in future years without community funding.

Juneau City Manager Katie Koester (left) and Mayor Beth Weldon (right) meet with residents affected by glacial outburst flooding during a break in a Juneau Assembly meeting Monday night at City Hall. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Juneau’s mayor gets an award, city manager gets a raise

Beth Weldon gets lifetime Alaska Municipal League honor; Katie Koester gets bonus, retroactive pay hike.

Dozens of residents pack into a Juneau Assembly meeting at City Hall on Monday night, where a proposal that would require property owners in flood-vulnerable areas to pay thousands of dollars apiece for the installation of protective flood barriers was discussed. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Assembly OKs lowering flood barrier payment for property owners to about $6,300 rather than $8,000

Amended ordinance makes city pay higher end of 60/40 split, rather than even share.

A family ice skates and perfects their hockey prowess on Mendenhall Lake, below Mendenhall Glacier, outside of Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 24, 2024. The state’s capital, a popular cruise port in summer, becomes a bargain-seeker’s base for skiing, skating, hiking and glacier-gazing in the winter off-season. (Christopher S. Miller/The New York Times)
NY Times: Juneau becomes a deal-seeker’s base for skiing, skating, hiking and glacier-gazing in winter

Newspaper’s “Frugal Traveler” columnist writes about winter side of summer cruise destination.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy (left) talks with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and local leaders during an Aug. 7 visit to a Mendenhall Valley neighborhood hit by record flooding. (Photo provided by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office)
Dunleavy to Trump: Give us Mendenhall Lake; nix feds’ control of statewide land, wildlife, tribal issues

Governor asks president-elect for Alaska-specific executive order on dozens of policy actions.

Most Read