Police & Fire for Monday, Nov. 6, 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 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Juneau Police Department received a report of property damage in the 8500 block of Evergreen Park Road.

• At 3:10 p.m. Thursday, a male, 51, reported a burglary to a residence on the 2600 block of Douglas Highway. Investigation continues.

• At 7:15 a.m. Friday, 53-year-old Gary Bell was taken into custody for a suspected burglary of a business in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway. The investigation is still ongoing.

• At 7:48 a.m. Friday, JPD received a report of a burglary and theft in the 4000 block of Delta Drive. Investigation continues.

Disorderly conduct

• At 4:27 p.m. Thursday, Natalia Sanders was arrested for disorderly conduct in the 100 block of Dixon Street. She was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center and held on $100 bail.

Fraud

• At 7:12 a.m. Friday, JPD received a report of the use of counterfeit money in the 9100 block of Mendenhall Mall Road. Investigation continues.

Indecent exposure

• At 9:18 a.m. Friday, JPD received a report of indecent exposure on a city bus in the 1800 block of Shell Simmons Drive.

Stolen vehicle

• At 4:33 a.m. Friday, JPD received a report of a stolen vehicle in the 1500 block of Thane Road. Investigation continues.

Theft

• At 4:04 p.m. Thursday, an unknown male stole two boxes of ammunition from an unlocked vehicle in the 300 block of Fourth Street.

• At 8:23 a.m. Friday, a female reported her purse was stolen from her office in the 11000 block of Auke Lake Way and later recovered. Some items were missing from the purse.

Trespassing

• At 9:57 a.m. Friday, JPD received a report of criminal trespass in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway. The trespasser was gone upon JPD’s arrival.

• At 11:49 a.m. Friday, Joshua Jones was cited for criminal trespass in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway.

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