It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Wednesday, August 24, 2022

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

  • Juneau Empire
  • Wednesday, August 24, 2022 6:30am
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This report contains information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Assault

At 7:44 a.m. on Monday, a 49-year-old man was arrested for domestic violence- assault and taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Alcohol was a factor.

Death

At 1:46 a.m. on Monday, Juneau Police Department investigated a death in the 900 block of Third Street. The next of kin have not yet been notified.

Disturbance

At 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, JPD investigated a report of an altercation involving a 20-year-old woman on Basin Road.

At 11:33 p.m. on Sunday, JPD investigated a report of a disturbance between a 36-year-old man and a 39-year-old man in the 100 block of Franklin Street.

Sex crime

At 11:10 a.m. on Monday, JPD investigated a report of sexual abuse.

Theft

At 12:53 p.m. on Sunday, a 78-year-old man reported belongings from a storage closet were stolen on the 3900 block of Mendenhall Loop Road.

At 7:58 a.m. on Monday, 59-year-old Janet Lynn Pickering was cited and released for larceny on the 2200 block of Trout Street.

At 8:04 a.m. on Monday, a 68-year-old woman reported her cellphone was stolen on the 1700 block of Douglas Highway.

Traffic stop

At 8:02 p.m. on Sunday, 50-year-old Jonathan Henry Smith was cited and released for driving with a suspended license in the 400 block of Whittier Street.

At 10:47 a.m. on Monday, 47-year-old Rhonda Teres Willard was cited and released for driving with a revoked license on Shattuck Way.

Vandalism

At 7:15 a.m. on Monday, a 43-year-old man reported vandalism to private property in the 3400 block of Tongass Boulevard.

Vehicle theft

At 8:59 a.m. on Monday, a 51-year-old man reported his 1998 Jeep stolen from the 9300 block of Glacier Highway.

Warrant arrest

At 12:39 p.m. on Sunday, 37-year-old Steven Justin Milton was arrested on two JPD warrants in the the 3800 block of Melrose Street.

At 1:46 a.m. on Monday, 30-year-old Joshua Michael Lee Silba was arrested on an Alaska State Troopers warrant in the 900 block of Third Street and taken to LCCC.

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