{"id":25526,"date":"2016-06-03T19:19:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-04T02:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/police-estimate-jacc-damage-at-10000\/"},"modified":"2016-06-03T19:19:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-04T02:19:50","slug":"police-estimate-jacc-damage-at-10000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/police-estimate-jacc-damage-at-10000\/","title":{"rendered":"Police estimate JACC damage at $10,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Juneau community was more than willing to lend a hand following a late night smash-and-grab that jeopardized the Juneau Arts and Culture Center\u2019s First Friday showing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been getting lots of calls, … we\u2019ve had lots of offers\u201d for help, said Juneau Arts and Humanities Council board president Eric Scott.<\/span><\/p>\n

The JACC sustained \u201csignificant damage\u201d in the range of $10,000 during the burglary on either late Thursday or early Friday morning, according to police. Authorities were contacted around 7:30 a.m. Friday when executive director Nancy DeCherney arrived for work.<\/span><\/p>\n

JACC staff distributed a press release and asked for help from the community on its Facebook page to get the mess cleaned up in time for its 4:30 p.m. First Friday gallery opening. Scott said staff and board members were able to reenter the popular artist gallery and community center Friday afternoon. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe police were doing fingerprinting, taking footprints, reviewing security footage and \u2026 documenting in general,\u201d said Scott, explaining why he and his staff couldn\u2019t en<\/span>ter the building, located on Egan Drive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scott said Friday afternoon he was still taking inventory to figure out what was stolen.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a good bit of art removed from the display cases\u201d in the main lobby, he said. \u201cThe art that was in the gallery, our current display, was not affected. Most of the things that were taken were smaller, easy to carry items.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Police said stolen items included a safe, artwork, jewelry and prints.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scott added that the suspect or suspects also appeared to be looking for money; entry to the office had been forced and desks were rifled. A photo released by Scott, taken from surveillance footage, shows shattered glass and items strewn about the floor in the main lobby area where visitors first enter the building.<\/span><\/p>\n

The JACC\u2019s lobby shop, the main area targeted, sells items on behalf of individual artists. Scott said the JACC will reimburse artists for the pieces stolen, and he\u2019s hopeful the JACC will then be reimbursed through insurance. <\/span><\/p>\n

Juneau Police Department spokeswoman Erann Kalwara told the Empire the investigation is still ongoing and details about the crime are not available.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo terrible to see happen in our town,\u201d wrote Juneau Board of Education member Lisa Worl on the JAHC\u2019s Facebook page. \u201cI\u2019m betting and hoping our community will come together to help prepare for First Friday and, then hopefully, to help catch who<\/span>ever is responsible.\u201d<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

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Downtown businesses lose thousands from burglaries<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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