Police & Fire for Wednesday, May 3, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Wednesday, May 3, 2017 8:20am
  • 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

• At 1:26 p.m. Sunday, the Juneau Police Department responded to an assault report downtown in which alcohol was involved; investigation continues.

• At 6:15 p.m. Sunday, JPD arrested Domanic Quick, 22, for assault by threats in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue; he was released with a summons to appear in court.

Burglary

• At 1:30 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report by a 54-year-old man in the 5400 block of Shaune Drive that his storage unit had been broken into.

• At 6:53 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a burglary of a business in the 5600 block of Tonsgard Court; investigation continues.

Counterfeit money

• At 12:06 p.m. Sunday, JPD received a report from a business in the 2200 block of Trout Street regarding a counterfeit $50 bill, which was turned in.

Drunken driving

• At 10:22 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a vehicle in a ditch in the 5100 block of Glacier Highway and arrested Christopher J. Lerma, 20, for driving under the influence; he was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Fire and medical

• On Sunday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to seven EMS calls and one medical transport in the area throughout the day. At 12:20 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to an active smoke alarm on 12th Street, which had been triggered by food burning on the stove; they removed the food, turned off the stove and ventilated the apartment. At 3:32 p.m., they responded to smoke on Judy Avenue and found property owners in compliance with a burn permit. At 7:46 p.m, they were dispatched to an active carbon monoxide detector on Glacier Highway; no carbon monoxide was found after testing and the detectors were determined out be at the end of their life span.

• On Monday, CCFR responded to five EMS calls and one medical transport. At 7:22 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to an active fire alarm on Sixth Street that had been triggered by a basketball. At 9:25 p.m, they responded to a burn complaint on Northwood Drive, which was due to a barbecue that had been in use.

Theft

• At 12:56 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of a bicycle theft in the 3200 block of Mendenhall Loop Road; investigation continues.

• At 10:38 a.m. Monday, JPD received a report from a 47-year-old man in the 1800 block of Shell Simmons Drive that a backpack had been stolen that contained a debit card, which was then used fraudulently; investigation continues.

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