Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019

Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019

  • Juneau Empire
  • Wednesday, February 20, 2019 8:00am
  • NewsCrime

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent. Anyone with information about a crime can report a tip anonymously to juneaucrimeline.com.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 6:37 a.m. Monday, the Juneau Police Department responded to the 8800 block of Egan Drive to investigate a single-car crash where a 2013 Toyota driven by a 29-year-old man crashed into a traffic control device. The car sustained an estimated $5,000 damage and there was an estimated $5,000 in damage done to the traffic control device.

• At 9:36 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to the 1800 block of Wickersham Avenue to investigate a Ford F450 hitting a parked 1997 Dodge Neon. Police cited and released Shamar Lynn Ferguson, 35, for driving without a licence and the Dodge Neon was impounded.

• At 10:03 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to the 400 block of Kennedy Street to investigate a City and Borough of Juneau snowplow, driven by a 41-year-old man, causing an estimated $300 in damage to a 2008 Dodge Explorer.

Shoplifting

• At 10:08 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to the 8100 block of Glacier Highway to investigate the report of shoplifting from Fred Meyer.

Theft

• At 5:13 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to the 2800 block of Riverside Drive to investigate the report of a 67-year-old man who reported someone entered his locker and took a number of personal items.

Wildlife violation

• On Sunday, Juneau-based Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued summonses to 36-year-old Juneau resident Nathan Leask and 49-year-old Cordova resident Ronald Blake, for retaining undersized commercial Tanner crabs. Troopers found the undersized crabs aboard the F/V Ace, of which Leask is the permit holder and Blake is the captain. Both men have a mandatory court appearance in Juneau District Court.

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