Has it always been a police car. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire)

Police calls for Friday, Jan. 8, 2021

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

  • Juneau Empire
  • Friday, January 8, 2021 6:30am
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This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Assault

• At 8:05 p.m. on Tuesday, JPD responded to a report of an assault on the 10800 block of Black Bear Road.

Burglary

• At 5:47 p.m. on Monday, a 24-year-old woman reported a burglary to a business.

Conditions violation

• At 3:21 p.m. on Monday, a 40-year-old man reported a 36-year-old woman violated conditions of release by contacting him.

• At 11:13 p.m. on Monday, 38-year-old Matthew Alexander Charles was arrested for violating conditions of release on the 100 block of Egan Drive and taken to LCCC. Alcohol was a factor.

Domestic dispute

• At 12:33 a.m. on Wednesday, JPD responded to a report of a domestic dispute. Alcohol was a factor.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 3:52 p.m. on Monday, 36-year-old Tina Michelle Carranza was cited and released for driving without a proper license on the 8100 block of Egan Drive following a motor vehicle crash.

Theft

• At 7:11 p.m. on Sunday, a 39-year-old woman reported a television was stolen on the 1800 block of Northwood Drive.

• At 7:40 p.m. on Monday, a 69-year-old man reported the theft of an ivory necklace from his home on the 700 block of Willoughby Avenue.

• At 11:42 a.m. on Tuesday, a 76-year-old woman reported a theft.

• At 9:17 a.m. on Wednesday, a 67-year-old man reported that two bikes were stolen from his residence on the 9400 block of Norris Place. They were later recovered.

Traffic stop

• At 1:44 a.m. on Wednesday, 33-year-old William Vernon Jim was cited and released for driving without a valid license on the 6500 block of Glacier Highway and the car he was driving was impounded.

Trespassing

• At 1:47 a.m. on Tuesday, 34-year-old Casey Rae Muir was arrested for trespassing and violating conditions of release on the 100 block of Willoughby Avenue and taken to LCCC.

Vandalism

• At 12:08 p.m. on Monday, a 64-year-old woman reported a 46-year-old woman vandalized her vehicle on the 200 block of Franklin Street.

• At 10:19 p.m. on Monday, 42-year-old Jesse Blair Simpson was arrested for criminal mischief on the 2000 block of Skaters Cabin Road for vandalizing a car and taken to LCCC.

Vehicle theft

• At 6:03 a.m. on Wednesday, a 19-year-old man reported his vehicle was stolen on the 2300 block of Old Lawson Creek Road. It was later recovered.

Warrant arrest

• At 9:29 p.m. on Sunday, 30-year-old Jeremy Michael Olivit was arrested on JPD and Alaska State Troopers warrants on the 300 block of Whittier Street and taken to LCCC.

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