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, July 27, 2022

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

  • Juneau Empire
  • Wednesday, July 27, 2022 6:30am
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This report contains information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Assault

At 10:38 p.m. on Sunday, a 26-year-old woman was arrested for domestic violence-assault and taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Alcohol was a factor.

Driving while intoxicated

At 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, Matthew Randall Beard was arrested for driving while intoxicated with a breath alcohol level of .286 after he 2005 Chevrolet he was driving struck a 60-year-old-man driving a 2012 Chevrolet in the 8800 block of Egan Drive and taken to LCCC. The vehicle he was driving was impounded. Alcohol was a factor.

Traffic stop

At 8:36 a.m. on Monday, 46-year-old Julie Rena Gonzalez was cited and released for driving with a suspended license on Gastineau Avenue. The vehicle she was driving was impounded.

At 9:46 a.m. on Monday, 45-year-old Benjamin Paul Dodd Sr. was cited and released for driving with a suspended license in the 6500 block of Glacier Highway.

Warrant arrest

At 3:51 p.m. on Sunday, 46-year-old Harriet Cora Hotch was arrested on JPD warrants in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway and taken to LCCC.

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