Police arrested a 20-year-old for a variety of charges stemming from a string of incidents where he shot passersby and other vehicles from a car with a BB gun. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Police calls for Thursday, April 7, 2022

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

  • Thursday, April 7, 2022 6:30am
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This report contains information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Domestic dispute

At 4:28 p.m. Monday, a 28-year-old man was arrested for criminal mischief domestic violence and taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

At 9:42 p.m. Monday, a 32-year-old woman was arrested for domestic violence assault and taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Alcohol was a factor.

Driving while intoxicated

At 12:52 a.m. Tuesday, 31-year-old Gregory Tyler Frisby was arrested for driving while intoxicated with a breath alcohol content of.172 in the 4000 block of Egan Drive. The vehicle he was driving was impounded, and he was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Sex crime

At 8:50 a.m. Tuesday, police conducted a confidential investigation in a report of sexual abuse of a minor.

At 9:18 a.m. on Tuesday, police conducted a confidential investigation into a report of a sexual assault.

Trespassing

At 3:12 p.m. Monday, a 42-year-old man reported a 70-year-old man trespassing in a local business in the 9100 block of Mendenhall Road.

Violating conditions of release

At 10:04 a.m. Tuesday, 36-year-old Gideon Troy Merchant was cited and released for riving without a license and violating conditions of release in the 300 block of Whittier Street.

Warrant arrest

At 1:31 p.m. Monday, Kathleen Rae Smith, 62, was arrested in the 1000 block of Second Street on an Alaska State Troopers for failure to appear for a charge of burglary.

At 6:59 p.m. Monday, 54-year-old Michelle Ann Bennett was arrested in the 2800 block of Riverside Drive on an Alaska State Troopers parole warrant for vehicle theft. Bennett was also charged for false information and taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

At 8:28 a.m. Tuesday, 39-year-old Matthew Alexander Charles was arrested in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway on two Juneau Police Department warrants for failure to appear for violating conditions of release and criminal trespass. Charles was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

At 8:37 a.m. Tuesday, Curtis Edwin Anderson was arrested in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway on a Juneau Police Department warrant for failure to appear for violating conditions of release. Anderson was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

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