Police & Fire for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Wednesday, January 25, 2017 8:24am
  • News

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 10:54 p.m. Saturday, the Juneau Police Department received a report of an assault in the 1600 block of Renninger Street. Investigation continues.

• At 2:22 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a reported assault in the 200 block of Front Street. Investigation continues.

• At 8:12 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a fight in the 200 block of Franklin Street involving two men and a woman. Investigation continues.

Burglary

• At 3:09 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a burglary report in the 400 block of Franklin Street. Investigation continues.

• At 11:56 a.m. Monday, JPD received a report from a man in the 6400 block of Douglas Highway that a woman entered his residence and took some items.

• On Tuesday, Alaska State Troopers on Prince of Wales Island received a report of a burglary and theft at the city office in Hydaburg. Someone kicked in the back door, causing an estimated $150 in damage, and stole $550 in cash. Investigation is ongoing.

Drunken driving

• At 12:24 a.m. Sunday, JPD made a traffic stop in the 2300 block of Douglas Highway and arrested Nicholas Pennington, 24, for DUI after he blew a 0.142 blood alcohol test. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

• At 1:34 a.m. Sunday, JPD conducted a traffic stop on Cordova Street, and arrested Ashley Aemmer, 28, for driving under the influence. She later provided a breath sample of 0.149 and was booked and released at LCCC. Her vehicle was impounded.

Drugs

• At 2:24 p.m. Sunday, JPD received a report regarding drugs in the Juneau area. Confidential investigation continues.

False statement on license

• On Jan. 17, Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Sitka and U.S. Forest Service staff investigated a report of a vehicle stuck in an area closed to highway vehicle traffic. Jason Svilar, 23, of Coos Bay, Oregon, had been hunting deer with a falsely obtained resident hunting license. He was cited for hunting deer out of season and making a false statement on a resident hunting license.

• On Monday, Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Sitka cited Jams V. Coughenour, 54, for making false statements as to lengths of residency on licenses and tags in 2016.

Fire and medical

• On Monday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to four EMS calls and one medical transport throughout the day.

• At 4:40 p.m. Monday, fire marshals were dispatched to investigate a possible juvenile fire setter.

Hit and run

• At 3:05 p.m. Saturday, JPD responded to a hit-and-run accident on Egan Drive. Investigation continues.

• At 5:06 p.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report of a hit-and run-with a parked car in the 9100 block of Mendenhall Mall Road.

Theft

• At 2:25 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a report of a theft in the 9400 block of Glacier Highway; it was determined to be a civil issue.

• At 10:20 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report of the theft of car parts valued at about $100 from the 9300 block of Douglas Highway.

• At 11:50 a.m. Monday, JPD received a report from a 73-year-old man in the 1700 block of Willow Drive that a hand-forged hatchet valued at $80 was taken from his back porch.

Trespassing

• At 8:51 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a trespassing report in the 990 block of Stephen Richards Memorial Drive.

Vehicle rifling

• At 9:29 a.m. Sunday, JPD received a report from a 36-year-old man in the 1200 block of Harbor Way that his unlocked vehicle was rifled through.

• At 5:32 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of a 26-year-old woman on Basin Road that someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole $20 in change.

• At 10:55 p.m. Sunday, JPD received a report by a 70-year-old man in the 7800 block of Glacier Highway that someone rifled through his vehicle.

• At 5:21 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a vehicle rifling report in the 400 block of Hermit Street. Investigation continues.

• At 8:35 a.m. Monday, JPD received a report from a 35-year-old man in the 7200 block of Glacier Highway that his vehicles were rifled through with nothing of value taken.

• At 11:52 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report by a 19-year-old woman in the 5600 block of Glacier Highway that her vehicle was rifled.

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