(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

Police calls for Friday, Aug. 2, 2024

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

For Friday, Aug. 2

Found Property

At 2:48 p.m. on Friday, a 61-year-old female turned in a phone that was left at a school on Riverside Drive.

Fraud Forgery Counterfeit NSF

At 9:37 a.m. on Friday, a 58-year-old male reported a check was altered and fraudulently cashed.

Motor Vehicle Collision Without Injury

At 7:24 a.m. on Friday, 67-year-old David Paul Plett was arrested for driving while intoxicated after he struck a parked vehicle and drove off on Glacier Highway. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Out With Subject or Situation

At 12:13 a.m. on Friday, 24-year-old Matthew Lee Sims was arrested on Cinema Drive a $250 warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of driving while intoxicated. He was taken to LCCC.

Police Assist

At 2:27 a.m. on Friday, the Juneau Police Department received a report of accidental damage to a CBJ vehicle on Glacier Highway.

Traffic Complaint

At 1:23 p.m. on Friday, 53-year-old Arlene Tripp was arrested for an apparent drug-related driving under the influence. She was taken to LCCC.

Trespassing

At 6:34 a.m. on Friday, JPD received a report that a 47-year-old male trespassed on CBJ property on Dimond Park Loop.

At 12:13 p.m. on Friday, 62-year-old William Lorenzo Coleman was cited and released for trespassing on Glacier Highway.

Vandalism or Graffiti

At 7:47 a.m. on Friday, JPD began an investigation into vandalism to a glass door on Alaway Avenue.

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