Police blotter for Friday, Oct. 2, 2015

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.

Domestic dispute

• At 7 a.m. Thursday, a 38-year-old man was arrested for assault in the Juneau area.

Drunken driving

• At 9:03 a.m. Thursday, Bobby Bever, 54, was arrested for drunken driving in the 800 block of 12th Street. He blew .176 percent on the Datamaster.

Fraud

• At 5:28 p.m. Wednesday, an investigation continued regarding a report of fraud in the Juneau area.

Shoplifting

• At 1:24 p.m. Wednesday, Steven Muetze was cited and released for larceny in the 9100 block of Mendenhall Mall Road.

Theft

• At 9:05 a.m. Thursday, an investigation continued into a reported theft on May 2 in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway.

Vandalism

• At 9:51 a.m. Thursday, a 69-year-old man reported that the rear window of his vehicle was damaged during the night on Douglas Highway. Damage estimated to be $600.

Vehicle accident

• At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, a 62-year-old man reported being involved in a minor car accident with a 35-year-old man in the 9100 block of Skywood Lane. Documented for information only.

• At 9:48 p.m. Wednesday, a 29-year-old man was in a single-vehicle crash, reportedly due to a mechanical issue, in the 8100 block of Egan Drive. Then, as a 17-yaer-old girl was passing the crash at a slow speed in the open lane, an 18-yaer-old man driving a 1993 GMC Yukon rear-ended her vehicle. Total damage was estimated around $3,500. The 18-year-old driver was cited for failure to maintain a safe distance.

Vehicle in ditch

• At 5:01 a.m. Thursday, a 33-year-old man was cited for driving without a license in the 8100 block of Egan Drive. The vehicle was impounded.

Vehicle trespass

• At 12:43 p.m. Wednesday, a 51-year-old man reported his unlocked vehicle was rifled sometime during the night on Dixon Street. A duffle bag containing gym gear and shoes was taken.

• At 5:26 a.m. Thursday, police investigated a car rifling in the 3400 block of Foster Avenue.

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