Police & Fire for Friday, Oct. 23, 2015

This report contains information provided 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.

Assault

• At 1:41 p.m. Monday, an investigation continued into an assault in the 3200 block of Hospital Drive.

Disorderly conduct

• At 8:35 a.m. Tuesday, Tyler J. Leatham, 23, was arrested on an outstanding Juneau Police Department warrant for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in the 3100 block of Riverside Drive.

Disturbance

• At 4:45 p.m. Monday, Charles Green, 50, was arrested for criminal trespassing in the 200 block of Franklin Street.

• At 10:32 p.m. Monday, Ora Hammond, 38, was charged with assault and criminal mischief on Gee Street. She was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Domestic dispute

• At 10:04 p.m. Monday, a 44-year-old woman and 60-year-old man engaged in mutual combat in the Juneau area.

• At 3:11 p.m. Wednesday, a 14-year-old girl was arrested for domestic violence assault and harassment in the Juneau area. The juvenile was mad at her mother because her mother had disconnected her cell phone due to behavioral issues. The girl was taken to Juneau Youth Center.

• At 3:23 a.m. Thursday, an investigation continued into a report of an assault in the 6500 block of Glacier Highway.

Fight

• At 11:12 p.m. Wednesday, Vanessa Marie Anderson, 32, was remanded to LCCC for a parole violation in the 6200 block of Glacier Highway.

Fraud

• At 12:58 p.m. Wednesday, JPD received a report about fraudulent use of a social security number in the Juneau area.

Sex crime

• At 6:18 p.m. Monday, a confidential investigation was conducted regarding a sexual assault in the Juneau area.

Shoplifting

• At 7:06 p.m. Monday, an investigation continued into a report of an unknown man who entered a business and stole about $750 worth the men’s jackets in the 9100 block of Mendenhall Mall Road. The suspect fled the area on foot.

• At 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, an unknown suspect stole about $300 worth of merchandise from a business in the 2200 block of Trout Street.

Theft

• At 12:36 p.m. Monday, a 34-year-old woman reported a red and gray men’s mountain bike stolen on Oct. 14 at 8 a.m. in the 9500 block of Speel Way.

• At 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, an investigation continued into a theft from a home in the 3600 block of Amalga Street.

• At 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, someone reported the theft of $500 in cash while shopping at a business in the 6500 block of Glacier Highway. Investigation continues.

• At 2:23 p.m. Wednesday, two 12-volt batteries and a connecting cable were stolen from an excavator in the 9000 block of Glacier Highway. The items were valued at $400.

• At 9:12 a.m. Thursday, a 1999 Subaru Legacy was rifled through and $15 in spare change and a watch valued at $250 were stolen in the 3200 block of Pioneer Avenue.

• At 9:43 a.m. Thursday, someone stole $31.04 worth of fuel and drove off in the 5100 block of Glacier Highway.

Vandalism

• At 2:04 p.m. Monday, a 78-year-old man reported a tire slashed on his vehicle in the 2500 block of Channel Vista Drive.

• At 4:02 p.m. Monday, a 50-year-old man reported a window to his vehicle was broken in the 3300 block of Nowell Avenue.

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