Police & Fire for Friday, May 12, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Friday, May 12, 2017 1:23am
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Police & Fire for Friday, May 12, 2017

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.

Burglary

• At 5:29 p.m. Tuesday, the Juneau Police Department responded to a burglary report in the 600 block of Ninth Street; investigation continues.

Counterfeit money

• At 3:39 p.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report that a fake $5 bill was used at a business in the 8800 block of Glacier Highway.

Drug activity

• At 3:03 p.m. Tuesday, JPD responded to a report of drug possession in the 3100 block of Dimond Park Loop.

• At 9:19 a.m. Wednesday, JPD responded to a report of drug activity in the 3800 block of Mendenhall Loop Road; investigation continues.

• At 9:58 a.m. Wednesday, JPD responded to another report of drug activity in the 3800 block of Mendenhall Loop Road; investigation continues.

Fire and medical

• On Tuesday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to five EMS calls and seven medical transports in the area throughout the day. At 4:42 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to an active fire alarm on Harris Street triggered by building maintenance. At 8:34 p.m., they responded to a structure fire involving an enclosed building on Glacier Highway, and confirmed it was fully extinguished.

• On Wednesday, CCFR responded to 10 EMS calls and one medical transport. At 2:30 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a fire alarm triggered by a dryer that got too hot and started to melt a bed cover. At 3 p.m., firefighters responded to a secondhand report of a fire alarm on David Street, that turned out to be a man lift that was backing up. At 6:22 p.m., they were dispatched to a burn complaint on Ewing Way and found a small unattended fire, extinguishing it.

Motor vehicle collision

• At 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, JPD responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a parked school bus in the 1600 block of Glacier Avenue; there were no injuries and the damage was estimated at $1,000.

Sex crime

• At 12:53 p.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report of a sex crime in the Juneau area; investigation continues.

Shoplifting

• At 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, JPD responded to a report that approximately $33 in food was shoplifted in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue; investigation continues.

• At 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, JPD responded to a shoplifting report in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue.

Theft

• At 12:22 p.m. Tuesday, JPD received a theft report by a 19-year-old woman in the 300 block of Franklin Street; investigation continues.

• At 10:52 p.m. Tuesday, JPD responded to a theft report in the 1800 block of Douglas Highway; investigation continues.

• At 10:39 a.m. Wednesday, JPD received a report by a 67-year-old man in the 10000 block of Frank Maier Drive regarding the theft of a portable radio, tube tent, flare gun and other survival gear valued at $350.

• At 11:01 a.m. Wednesday, JPD responded to a report by a 54-year-old woman in the 800 block of 12th Street regarding the theft of a cellphone worth $150.

• At 11:14 a.m. Wednesday, JPD responded to a report of the theft of an outboard motor from a residence in the 7700 block of Douglas Highway; investigation continues.

Vandalism

• At 9:28 p.m. Tuesday, JPD responded to a report of vandalism to a vehicle in the 9400 block of Glacier Highway; investigation continues.

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