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Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021

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

  • Juneau Empire
  • Tuesday, September 21, 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 8:58 p.m. on Thursday, a 38-year-old man was assaulted by an unknown subject in the 100 block of Franklin Street. Alcohol was a factor.

At 10:06 p.m. on Saturday, JPD investigated the report of an assault in the 9400 block of Glacier Highway.

Conditions violation

At 11:17 p.m. on Thursday, a 44-year-old man was arrested for violating conditions of release and taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Alcohol was a factor.

At 10:43 p.m. on Saturday, Juneau Police Department responded to a report of a 39-year-old man violating a domestic violence protective order.

At 11:32 a.m. on Sunday, 32-year-old Monika Jay Escajeda was arrested for violating conditions of release and resisting arrested in the 8700 block of Teal Street and taken to LCCC. Alcohol was a factor.

Death

At 12:02 p.m. on Friday, JPD investigated a death in the 400 block of Willoughby Street. The details have not released as the next of kin had not been notified.

Driving while intoxicated

At 11:19 p.m. on Thursday, 30-year-old Usul Mahdi Singh-Williams was arrested for driving under the influence with a breath alcohol content of .111 on the 9400 block of Glacier Highway and taken to LCCC. The vehicle he was driving was impounded. Alcohol was a factor.

Lost/found

At 3:36 p.m. on Thursday, two bicycles were turned in to JPD.

Motor vehicle crash

At 8:19 p.m. on Thursday, a 40-year-old woman reported an 18-year-old woman had driven their vehicle off the road after losing a wheel on the 100 block of Highland Drive.

At 11:29 a.m. on Sunday, an 81-year-old man reported his Uhaul was damaged in the parking lot of a local business in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway.

Theft

At 4:55 a.m. on Friday, a 37-year-old woman reported her property stolen.

At 11:29 p.m. on Saturday, a 27-year-old woman reported the theft of her cellphone in the 8400 block of Airport Boulevard. JPD was able to retrieve and return it.

Traffic stop

At 12:59 a.m. on Sunday, 31-year-old Zakkary Ryan Smith was cited and released for driving with license revoked in the 6500 block of Douglas Highway.

Trespass

At 11:54 p.m. on Friday, 36-year-old Michelle Patricia Little Tagaban was arrested for criminal trespass on the Marine Way and taken to LCCC. Alcohol was a factor.

Vehicle theft

At 6:45 p.m. on Friday, a 24-year-old man reported the theft of his vehicle on the 9200 block of James Boulevard. The vehicle was later located, and had been vandalized in the process.

Warrant arrest

At 11:31 p.m. on Thursday, 29-year-old Cory Dell Hansen was arrested for JPD warrants on the 1900 block of Glacier Avenue and taken to LCCC. Alcohol was a factor.

At 7:48 a.m. on Friday, 43-year-old Michael James Hoyt was arrested for an Alaska State Troopers warrant in the 100 block of Third Street and taken to LCCC.

At 8:22 p.m. on Friday, 24-year-old Devon Anthony Rivera was arrested on an AST warrant in the 2500 block of Vista Drive and taken to LCCC.

At 2:27 p.m. on Saturday, 31-year-old Vance Richard Webster III was arrested on an AST warrant in the 2200 block of Trout Street and taken to LCCC.

At 6:17 p.m. on Saturday, 23-year-old Michael Stephen Norheim was arrested on a JPD warrant in the 2500 block of Vista Drive and taken to LCCC.

At 12:05 a.m. on Sunday, 23-year-old Louis Elmer Whittaker was arrested on a JPD warrant and charged with violating conditions of release in the 3300 block of Riverside Drive and taken to LCCC. Alcohol was a factor.

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