Police & Fire for Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Assault

• At 12:06 a.m. Sunday, Natasha Roberts, 24, was arrested for assault after punching and injuring a man in the 9100 block of Glacier Highway. Alcohol was involved.

Burglary

• At 9:29 p.m. Friday, a man reported a residential burglary in the 5100 block of View Drive.

• At 1:21 a.m. Saturday, a 52-year-old woman reported her home had been burglarized in the 9300 block of Lee Smith Drive.

Child abuse/neglect

• At 1:21 p.m. Friday, confidential investigation into a report of harm to a child.

• At 4:46 p.m. Friday, confidential investigation into a report of child abuse.

Criminal trespass

• At 3 p.m. Friday, Virginia John-Daniels, 55, and Frank White, 54, were cited and release for trespassing. Alcohol was involved.

• At 12:21 p.m. Saturday, William Brown, 57, was cited and released for criminal trespass on Egan Drive.

Domestic violence

• At 3:54 p.m. Friday, the Juneau Police Department received an informational report regarding a domestic disturbance in the Juneau area.

Drug activity

• At 5:29 Friday, ongoing investigation into drug activity in the Juneau area.

Drunken driving

• At 11:47 p.m. Saturday, Ira Bear, 36, was arrested in the 9100 block of Glacier Highway for driving under the influence and duty of operator to give information. Alcohol was involved. He was taken to LCCC and released on his own recognizance.

• At 1:13 a.m. Sunday, Jamiann V. Hasselquist, 44, was arrested for driving under the influence in the 3300 block of Egan Drive. She provided a breath sample that showed an alcohol concentration of 0.223 percent. She was taken to LCCC and released on her own recognizance. Her vehicle was impounded.

Fraud

• At 5:45 p.m. Friday, a 38-year-old woman reported that her Alaska USA Visa car was used fraudulently to purchase an Xbox Live for $80. The purchase was made in Juneau.

Minor consuming

• At 9:40 p.m. Saturday, four juveniles were contacted and cited for minor consuming in the 100 block of Franklin Street.

Shots fired

• At 8:45 p.m. Friday, JPD received reports of possible shots fired at Aurora Harbor. Investigation continues.

Theft

• At 1:26 p.m. Friday, JPD received a report of a stolen cellphone from a residence in the 900 block of 3rd Street. Investigation continues.

• At 2:57 p.m. Friday, Charles Springs, 44, was arrested for larceny at Fred Meyer for allegedly shoplifting $55 worth of shoes. He was taken to LCCC.

• At 11:26 a.m. Saturday, a 22-year-old woman reported a 29-year-old man stole her phone in the 2800 block of Postal Way. Investigation continues.

Vandalism

• At 2:02 a.m. Saturday, investigation continues into a broken window at a business downtown in the 100 block of Front Street.

Vehicle rifling

• At 8:20 a.m. Saturday, investigation continues into a car rifling at the JPD impound lot in the 9300 block of La Perouse Avenue.

• At 5:03 p.m. Saturday, investigation continues into a report of theft from an unlocked car in the 200 block of Marine Way.

• At 8:23 p.m. Saturday, a 20-year-old man reported a backpack and textbooks, valued at $600, were stolen from his unlocked vehicle in the 1800 block of Crest Street.

Warrant arrest

• At 8:24 p.m. Friday, Valerie Lynn Parkinson was arrested in the 2500 block of Engineers Cutoff Road on three outstanding warrants, totalling $375, for bail. Her backpack was placed into safekeeping at JPD.

• At 5:53 a.m. Saturday, JPD conducted a traffic stop in the 900 block of Glacier Avenue, and Kelly Ray Crowder Jr., 29, was arrested on an outstanding $5,000 warrant. The warrant was for a probation violation on an underlying charge of theft in the second degree and misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree. Crowder was additionally charged with driving with a revoked license and taken to LCCC.

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