Police and fire for Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.

Assault

• At 9:12 p.m. Friday, the Juneau Police Department investigated an assault in the 2500 block of Industrial Boulevard.

Domestic violence

• At 10:10 a.m. Saturday, JPD responded to a domestic violence call.

Drug activity

• At 1:48 p.m. Friday, confidential investigation into a report of drug activity in the 1600 block of Renninger Street.

• At 4:12 p.m. Friday, JPD responded to Fred Meyer to take custody of found drugs, which were later destroyed.

Drunken driving

• At 7:48 a.m. Saturday, Paul Lee, 24, was arrested for driving while under the influence in the 200 block of Gold Street. He blew a 0.154 percent breath alcohol content.

Fight

• At 12 a.m. Saturday, JPD responded to a fight in the 100 block of Franklin Street. Information only.

Fire and medical

• On Saturday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to 10 EMS calls, a person who walked into the Glacier Avenue station for a blood pressure check, an unauthorized burn on South Franklin Street, an unattended brush fire on Trafalgar Avenue, a call to Jennifer Drive that was cancelled en route and one medical transport call.

• On Sunday, CCFR responded to four EMS calls and twice to Vista Drive for a malfunctioning smoke detector.

Shoplifting

• At 4:03 p.m. Friday, Michael Land, 37, was cited and released for stealing $18 worth of merchandise from a business in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway.

Theft

• At 1:17 p.m. Friday, a 62-year-old man reported two Dungeness crab pots were stolen from his boat in the 8400 block of Decoy Boulevard sometime in the past month.

• At 1:37 p.m. Friday, Wade Brown, 25, was cited and released for larceny after stealing $32 worth of merchandise from a business in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 4:25 p.m. Friday, JPD received a report of approximately $6,000 worth of tools stolen from a storage trailer in the Harbor Way area.

• At 4:54 p.m. Friday, a 29-year-old woman reported the theft of 100 gallons of heating fuel, valued at $269, from the 8300 block of River Place. No leads or suspects.

• At 7:50 a.m. Saturday, a 67-year-old man reported a pistol and ammo were stolen from his residence in the 6000 block of Gull Way. Investigation continues.

• At 9:53 a.m. Saturday, JPD received a report of a stolen phone in the 1800 block of Shell Simmons Drive. Information only.

Vandalism

• At 10:57 a.m. Saturday, a 60-year-old woman reported damage to a vehicle on Jerry Drive.

Warrant arrest

• At 7:41 p.m. Friday, Steven Lythgoe, 43, was arrested in the 100 block of Front Street on an outstanding $500 JPD warrant for failure to appear in court on the original charge of DWI.

• At 8:46 a.m. Saturday, Guadalupe Flores, 22, was arrested on Valley Boulevard on an outstanding $500 Juneau Alaska State Troopers warrant for failure to comply with conditions of probation, on the original charges of first- and fourth-degree assault. Additionally, Nathan Giske, 39, was arrested on an outstanding $250 JPD warrant for failure to appear in court on the original charge of larceny.

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