Police & Fire for Wednesday, April 26, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Tuesday, April 25, 2017 11:56am
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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 12:17 a.m. Monday, the Juneau Police Department responded to a report of an assault in the 5900 block of Churchill Way in which alcohol was involved; investigation continues.

Fire and medical

• On Friday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to 10 EMS calls and four medical transports in the area throughout the day.

• On Saturday, CCFR responded to 10 EMS calls and one medical transport. At 8:41 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to an active fire alarm on Channel Drive, but no sign of smoke or fire was found. At 10:57 a.m., they were dispatched to an electrical wire that caught a tree on fire on Pine Street. At 5:27 p.m., firefighters were called to a vehicle accident on Mendenhall Loop Road with no injuries.

• On Sunday, CCFR responded to 19 EMS calls. At 9:06 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to s smoke complaint on Goodwin Road and determined there was a valid burn permit in effect. At 10:31 a.m., they were dispatched to a structure fire on Egan Drive, but it was a fire alarm system malfunction. At 7:48 p.m., firefighters responded to a smoke complaint on Pederson Street and found an open burn; the resident did not have a permit and the fire was extinguished.

Shoplifting

• At 12:37 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of two instances of shoplifting by a man in the 3000 block of Vintage Boulevard; investigation continues.

• At 10:02 p.m. Sunday, JPD cited Alfred Torres Jr., 23, for larceny in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue.

Theft

• At 7:44 p.m. Sunday, JPD received a report regarding the theft of a black Trek mountain bike from the Dimond Park area.

Trespassing

• At 7:24 p.m. Sunday, JPD arrested Tamera Jones, 34, for criminal trespass in the 300 block of 11th Street; she was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

• At 11:46 a.m. Monday, JPD cited Steven Lythgoe, 43, for criminal trespass in the 8800 block of Glacier Highway.

Vandalism

• At 7:44 p.m. Sunday, JPD received a report from a 20-year-old woman in the 1800 block of Northwood Drive that someone smashed her vehicle windshield while she was at work.

• At 1:38 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report regarding a smashed windshield in the 300 block of 11th Street; investigation continues.

Vehicle rifling

• At 12:37 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report by a 42-year-old woman in the 500 block of Kennedy Street that her vehicle had been rifled through; an item had been taken but was later recovered.

• At 1:33 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of a vehicle rifling in the 3000 block of Vintage Boulevard; investigation continues.

Vehicle theft

• At 11:46 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway; investigation continues.

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