Police and fire dispatches for Aug. 22, 2016

This report contains information provided 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.

Ambulance calls

• On Wednesday, Capital City Fire Rescue responded to four medical transport cases, four cases that required a patient to be transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital, two cases where a patient refused care and transport to the hospital, and one case where a child was stuck in an object and needed to be freed.

Assault

• At 8:57 p.m. Thursday, a 22-year-old man was arrested by the Juneau Police Department for domestic violence assault in the 3600 block of Amalga Street. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

• At 4:04 a.m. Saturday, a 45-year-old man was arrested for domestic violence assault in the 9200 block of Long Run Drive and taken to LCCC. Alcohol was involved.

• At 7:04 a.m. Saturday, a 21-year-old man was arrested on Egan Drive for domestic violence assault. He was taken to LCCC. Alcohol was involved.

Burglary

• At 5:26 p.m. Thursday, JPD investigated a burglary in the 4200 block of Mendenhall Loop Road.

Disturbance

• At 6:46 p.m. Thursday, a 35-year-old man was taken from the 1500 block of 3rd Street to Bartlett Regional Hospital for a mental evaluation. Alcohol was involved.

• At 8:22 p.m. Friday, police investigated a report of a disturbance in the 1500 block of Thane Road.

Driving without a license

• At 9:29 p.m. Friday, Timothy Wyzykowski was cited and released in the 900 block of Egan Drive for driving with a revoked license. His vehicle was impounded.

• At 3:44 a.m. Saturday, Harley Henning was cited and released on Threadneedle Street for driving without a valid license. Her vehicle was impounded.

Drunken driving

• At 11:42 p.m. Friday, Kelli Grummett was arrested in the 11200 block of Mendenhall Loop Road for driving under the influence of alcohol. Her breath-alcohol content was 0.139 percent.

Drugs

• At 3:23 p.m. Thursday, JPD conducted a confidential drug investigation.

• At 7:18 p.m. Thursday, JPD investigated drug activity in the 4000 block of Riverside Drive.

Fire

• At 12:01 p.m. Wednesday, Capital City Fire Rescue responded to Thane Road for an unauthorized burn. It was extinguished and the case turned over to JPD.

• At 5:28 p.m. Wednesday, Capital City Fire Rescue responded to a fire alarm triggered by burnt food on West Wiloughby Avenue.

Robbery

• At 4:11 p.m. Friday, police investigated an attempted robbery in the 200 block of Marine Way.

Theft

• At 6:22 p.m. Thursday, JPD investigated a theft from a vehicle in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway. A 39-year-old woman reported her son’s school backpack and a breast pump were stolen from her car while it was parked at a business. A suspicious vehicle was identified and believed to be involved in the theft. When the vehicle was searched, the backpack was found inside.

• At 10:25 p.m. Thursday, a 65-year-old woman reported her purse was stolen from her vehicle in the 5600 block of Tonsgard Court.

• At 11:18 p.m. Thursday, police investigated a report of shoplifting from a business in the 200 block of Franklin Street.

• At 2:15 p.m. Friday, police investigated a stolen bicycle in the 7700 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 4:04 p.m. Friday, police investigated a theft from a business in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue.

Vandalism

• At 1:04 p.m. Thursday, a 24-year-old reported two business vehicles were vandalized in the 9400 block of La Perouse Avenue.

• At 5:05 p.m. Thursday, police investigated a broken truck window in Aurora Harbor.

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