Police & Fire for Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016

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.

Assist

• At 8:11 p.m. Sunday, the Juneau Police Department responded to a request to assist another organization in the 3200 block of Hospital Drive. A backpack was taken into safekeeping. Alcohol was involved.

Criminal trespass

• At 12:12 p.m. Sunday, Danielle Roher, 26, was arrested for criminal trespass and violating conditions of release in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway. She was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Drunken driving

• At 1:29 a.m. Monday, Tautar Pearce, 37, was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the 400 block of Egan Drive after the 2015 Chrysler he was driving struck the sidewalk, resulting in about $4,900 worth of damage. He provided a breath sample of 0.240 percent and was taken to LCCC. The vehicle was impounded.

Fire and medical

• On Monday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to six EMS calls around town throughout the day, a false call other than a fire alarm on Egan Drive at 1:29 a.m., a medical transport call at 1:47 a.m., and a fire incident at Bartlett Regional Hospital at 10:02 p.m.; crews looked for possible extension and found none.

Suicidal subject

• At 5:35 p.m. Sunday, JPD assited with a runaway juvenile suicidal subject.

• At 1:27 p.m. Monday, JPD investigated a crime involving a juvenile and suicidal subject.

Vehicle riflings

• At 8:14 a.m. Monday, a 48-year-old woman reported her car was rifled in the 400 block of Fifth Street and an iPad, backback and $200 Cannon digital camera was stolen.

• At 8:46 a.m. Monday, a 53-year-old man reported his unlocked 2012 Toyota was rifled sometime during the night in the 300 block of Distin Avneue. No damage was done to the vehicle, and nothing of value was stolen.

• At 11:31 a.m. Monday, JPD received another report of a vheicle rifling in the downtown area on Egan Drive. Approximately $150 worth of property was reported stolen.

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