Police & fire for Thursday, April 28, 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.

Assist

• At 12:11 p.m. Tuesday, Juneau Police Department assisted another agency in the 8700 block of Trinity Drive.

Child abuse/neglect

• At 2:39 p.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report of child abuse in the Juneau area. Confidential investigation continues.

Criminal trespassing

• At 1:34 p.m. Tuesday, JPD arrested Tyler Leathem, 24, for criminal trespassing in the 3000 block of Dimond Park Loop.

• At 7:14 p.m. Tuesday, JPD responded to a trespass in the 3400 block of Glacier Highway.

Driving under the influence

• At 12:14 a.m. Wednesday, JPD received a report of a person driving under the influence. Investigation continues.

Sex crime

• At 3:55 p.m. Monday, JPD received a confidential report of sexual abuse of a minor in the Juneau area.

• At 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, JPD responded to a sexual assault in the Juneau area. Investigation continues.

Shoplifting

• At 9:06 p.m. Monday, JPD arrested Richard Ritter Jr. in the 400 block of Whittier Street for shoplifting $13.99 worth of merchandise. He was cited and released. Alcohol was involved.

• At 1:03 a.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report of theft from the Breeze In store in the 2200 block of Trout Street. Investigation continues.

• At 10 a.m. Wednesday, JPD received a report of shoplifting in the 9100 block of Mendenhall Mall Road. Investigation continues.

Vehicle rifling

• At 2:59 p.m. Tuesday, a 28-year-old man reported his unlocked vehicle in the 10100 block of Bentwood Place was rifled.

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