Police and Fire for Monday, April 18

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.

Drunken driving

•At 10:17 a.m. Satruday, Juneau Police Department officers arrested 24-year-old Yvonne Peterson for driving under the influence at the 6500 block of Glacier Highway.  

Driving under the influence

•At 12:24 a.m. Saturday, JPD received a report of a 52-year-old man driving under the influence in the 2200 block of Trout Street. Investigation continues.

Theft

•At 7:46 p.m. Friday, JPD received a report of theft from a home in the 600 block of W. 9th Street. Investigation continues.

Vandalism

•At 2:48 p.m. Friday, JPD received a report of vandalism at the 1600 block of Glacier Avenue. Investigation continues.

Vehicle rifling

•At 9:02 a.m. Saturday, a 38-year-old man reported that somebody had rifled through his tan Honda Civic at the 4800 block of Steelhead Street. The rifling happened at some point Friday night or early Saturday morning, he said.

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