Police blotter for Thursday, Dec. 31, 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.

Assist

• At 1:51 p.m. Monday, JPD assisted another agency with a reported runaway in the 8400 block of Thunder Mountain Road.

Conditions violation

• At 9:28 a.m. Tuesday, a 32-year-old woman reported a violation of a domestic violence protective order in the Mendenhall Valley. Investigation continues.

Disturbance

• At 2:13 a.m. Tuesday, Elias William Romanoff, 20, was arrested on two counts of criminal mischief, two counts of resisting arrest and two counts of harassment and assaulting a police officer in the 1600 block of Glacier Avenue. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center and held on $1,500 bail.

Domestic dispute

• At 11:53 p.m. Monday, charges were forwardef on a 44-year-old man for domestic violence assault in the Juneau area.

Drug activity

• At 4:33 a.m. Tuesday, a case was created for destruction of property in the 13400 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 9:10 a.m. Tuesday, a confidential investigation was conducted into reported drug activity in the Juneau area.

Missing person

• At 7:56 p.m. Tuesday, a woman was reported missing in the Juneau area. She was later located.

Theft

• At 4:24 p.m. Monday, an investigation continued into a report of a stolen outboard motor valued at $3,1000 in the 10100 block of Bentwood Place.

• At 10:10 p.m. Monday, an investigation continued into a report of the theft of a black 1991 Toyota Corolla in the 5900 block of Churchill Way.

Traffic stop

• At 1:01 p.m. Monday, a 24-year-old man was cited for driving without a valid license in the 9900 block of Stephen Richards Memorial Drive.

Vehicle trespass

• At 4:01 a.m. Tuesday, an investigation continued into a report of theft from a vehicle valued at $3,600 in the 9100 block of Cinema Drive.

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