Police & fire for Friday, July 8, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.

Assist

• At 4:42 p.m. Tuesday, the Juneau Police Department assisted another agency in the 100 block of Seward Street.

Burglary

• At 5:06 p.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report of residential burglary in the 1700 block of Central Avenue. Investigation continues.

Domestic dispute

• At 10:49 p.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report of domestic violence in the Juneau area. Alcohol was involved. Investigation continues.

• At 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, JPD arrested a 44-year-old man for violating a domestic violence protective order in the Juneau area. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center and held without bail. Alcohol was involved.

Drug activity

• At 8:35 p.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report of drug activity in the Juneau area. Confidential investigation continues.

• At 8:36 p.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report of drug activity in the Juneau area. Confidential investigation continues.

Drunken driving

• At 9:22 p.m. Tuesday, JPD arrested Timothy James Marberry, 38, for driving under the influence in the 1000 block of Egan Drive. He provided a breath sample of .223 percent and was taken to LCCC where he was later released on his own recognizance. Alcohol was involved.

• At 10:38 p.m. Tuesday, JPD arrested Patrick Elisoff, 54, for driving under the influence, refusing to take a breath test and driving while license revoked in the 700 block of Willoughby Avenue. He was taken to LCCC on an unrelated $150 warrant. Alcohol was involved.

Fire and medical

• On Wednesday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to eight EMS calls, two transport calls, one call about a car fire where the flame were extinguished before arrival, one public service call and one call cancelled en route.

Motor vehicle accident

• At 2:06 p.m. Wednesday, JPD received a report of motor vehicle hit-and-run resulting in vehicle damage only in the 11400 block of Auke Bay Harbor Road. Investigation continues.

Theft

• At 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, a 35-year-old woman reported two plants and one plant stand, valued at approximately $90, were stolen from a business porch in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 9:17 p.m. Tuesday, a 16-year-old girl reported her phone and wallet were stolen in the 3400 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 8:09 a.m. Wednesday, a 28-year-old woman reported her bicycle was stolen in the 9300 block of Glacier Highway. It was later recovered.

• At 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, JPD received a report that $14,000 was missing from a business in the Juneau area. Investigation continues.

• At 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, JPD received a report of a stolen iPhone in the 4400 block of Wood Duck Avenue. Investigation continues.

Warrant served

• At 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, Alaska State Troopers arrested Sherry Petranovich, 49, on an outstanding $4,000 warrant for failure to appear in court on an original hit-and-run charge. She was taken to LCCC.

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