Police and fire calls for Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.

Assault

• At 2:49 p.m. Sunday, the Juneau Police Department investigated a report of an assault in the 3300 block of Douglas Highway. The case was categorized by JPD as “911 call/hang-up.”

Burglary

• At 12:14 p.m. Sunday, JPD received a report of burglary in the 3300 block of Fritz Cove Road. Investigation continues.

Criminal mischief

• At 9:23 p.m. Sunday, a 28-year-old man was arrested for domestic violence criminal michief, and he was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Alcohol was involved.

Fire and medical

• On Friday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to three EMS calls on Old Dairy Road, Industrial Boulevard and Douglas Highway, and all three patients were provided advanced life support care and taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital. CCFR also responded to two medical transport calls, a smoke complaint on Brandy Lane, a service call on Jordan Avenue to maintain a knox box, a service call on Park Place to assist a stranded motorist, and a medical alarm activation on Glacier Highway.

• On Saturday, CCFR responded to 14 EMS calls around town throughout the day. CCFR also responded to a false call (other than a fire alarm) on Hospital Drive, a medical transport call on Livingston Way and a fire alarm on Willoughby Avenue that was trigged by burnt food.

• On Sunday, CCFR responded to eight EMS calls around town throughout the day, a medical transport call on Livingston Way, a fire alarm system malfunction on Fourth Street, a report of an explosion on Delta DRive (no smoke, fire or injuries) and a structure fire that did not involve an enclosed building on Glacierwood Court. No other information about the fire was immediately available.

Mental evaluation

• At 7:40 p.m. Sunday, a 39-year-old woman was taken to BRH for an involuntary mental evaluation.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 10:08 p.m. Sunday, a 2012 Dodge van was struck by another vehicle that left the area without exchanging information in the 9200 block of Glacier Highway. Investigation continues.

Theft

• At 1:06 p.m. Sunday, JPD received a report of concealment of merchandise from a business in the 200 block of Franklin Street. Alcohol was involved.

• At 3:52 p.m. Sunday, John Kobbe, 54, was cited and released for shoplifting $38.77 worth of merchandise from a business in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 4:40 p.m. Sunday, JPD received a report from a 59-year-old man of a theft of an outboard motor, valued at $800, in the 9400 block of Berners Avenue.

Vehicle trespass

• At 1:10 p.m. Sunday, a 33-year-old man reported his jacket, containing $20 cash and his credit cards, were stolen from his unlocked vehicle the day prior in the 200 block of Marine Way.

Warrant arrest

• At 2:35 p.m. Sunday, Brandon Shaun Estes, 23, was arrested on an outstanding Alaska State Trooper warrant, and he was taken to LCCC.

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