{"id":23101,"date":"2016-06-22T08:02:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T15:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/best-of-the-skagway-alaska-police-blotter-volumes-one-and-two-highlights\/"},"modified":"2016-06-22T08:02:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T15:02:48","slug":"best-of-the-skagway-alaska-police-blotter-volumes-one-and-two-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/life\/best-of-the-skagway-alaska-police-blotter-volumes-one-and-two-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Skagway, Alaska Police Blotter, volumes one and two, highlights."},"content":{"rendered":"

Volume One:<\/p>\n

\u2022 A man and a woman were reported together in the ladies\u2019 shower at the RV park. Police advised them to shower separately in the future.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Police were called to a hotel bar where an individual was arguing with guests about how he \u201cknew more about Alaska than anyone else.\u201d Subject calmed down and left the bar after police arrived.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A tour driver reported that someone had stolen a magnetic sign from the sightseeing company van. It was later reported seen on the city garbage truck.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A person was reported lying near a telephone pole on Second near Main Street and not moving. Upon arrival, police found a man on the ground with a bicycle beween his legs. He was given a ride home.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Police cited a man for disorderly conduct after a golf ball was hit into the Red Onion Saloon.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A man was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated after he was stopped for driving erratically and making a left turn signal with a beer in his hand.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A woman called from \u201cRoom 109\u201d and wanted some ice. She also said there was a big fly in her window and she wanted something done about it. She was informed that she had dialed the police department and that she should get help from the front desk.<\/p>\n

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Volume Two:<\/p>\n

\u2022 After a dog, possibly scared by fireworks, jumped aboard her bus at the Ore Dock, a SMART bus driver delivered it to the police department. Officers were able to reunite the roaming dog with owner. The bus driver did not charge the dog a fare.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Police contacted two very penitent individuals after catching them picking rhubarb stalks late at night from the scenic garden at Sixth and Broadway.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Police received many noise complaints about late night fireworks, but were unable to catch anybody firing them off. The next day officers located and cited a 16-year old female who had bragged on her Facebook account how she was reponsible for waking the entire town.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Police contacted individuals who had been flying a remote control drone helicopter past the security barriers and near the cruise ships.<\/p>\n

From Heard on the Wind:<\/p>\n

\u2022 A tour opersator was asked, \u201cHow old does a deer have to be before you call it a moose?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 A guard at the border station reported that, on a particularly foggy morning, an old lady pulled up in a white Cadillac and asked \u201cWhy\u2019d you all build that damn road in the fog?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 After a Skaguay Alaskan newsie pointed out harbor seals in the water by the Broadway Dock, a visitor asked, \u201cWhen will they be back? We have to go on our tour now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cThe northern lights are reflections of the glaciers, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 A visitor was overheard asking where one might find pictures of Sarah Palin in a bathing suit.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Another tour driver who took a group up the White Pass into Canada was asked if they were going to Russia, or if they could \u201csee Russia from the top of the pass.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n

UFOs and rhubarb thieves: Crime and ‘crime’ in Skagway<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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