Police and Fire for Monday, July 24, 2017

Police and Fire for Monday, July 24, 2017

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent. Anyone with information about a crime can report a tip anonymously to juneaucrimeline.com.

Burglary

• At 2:47 p.m. Thursday, the Juneau Police Department investigated a theft of medications in the 4400 block of Julep Street.

Death

• At 10:44 a.m. Friday, JPD investigated an unattended death. Foul play is not suspected.

Fire and ambulance calls

• On Thursday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to five calls that required a patient to be taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital, two calls involving scheduled medical transports, one false fire alarm, two ambulance calls that didn’t require a hospital trip, and two calls canceled while vehicles were en route.

Hindering prosecution

• At 11:14 p.m. Thursday, William Coleman was arrested in the 11700 block of Glacier Highway for first-degree hindering prosecution. He was arrested and taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Impound

• At 12:04 a.m. Friday, a vehicle was impounded in the 8900 block of Mendenhall Loop Road.

Theft

• At 12:01 p.m. Thursday, a 65-year-old woman reported her iPhone 7 was stolen.

• At 6:28 p.m. Thursday, JPD received a report of a theft from a store on Marine Way. An investigation is ongoing.

• At 9:34 p.m. Thursday, a 33-year-old man reported someone stole prescription medication from his unlocked vehicle in the 500 block of Franklin Street.

Trespassing

• At 3:04 p.m. Thursday, Kimberlee Young was arrested for criminal trespass in the 9100 block of Cinema Drive. She was cited and released. Alcohol was involved.

• At 7:21 p.m. Thursday, JPD received a report of criminal trespassing in the 200 block of Franklin Street.

Vandalism

• At 5:54 p.m. Thursday, A man reported about $600 damage to his vehicle and that his car’s stereo system, worth about $250, stolen in the 5100 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 3:54 p.m. Thursday, JPD investigated a report of vandalism in the 8300 block of Mendenhall Loop Road.

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