Police & Fire for Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017

Police & Fire for Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Sunday, August 13, 2017 8:43am
  • NewsCrime

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.

Disturbance

• At 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, the Juneau Police Department responded to a report of a disturbance on Franklin Street.

• At 1:16 a.m. Thursday, JPD responded to a reported disturbance in the 100 block of Marine Way.

Drug activity

• At 9:17 a.m. Thursday, JPD responded to a report of drug activity in the Juneau area.

Drunken driving

• At 11:33 p.m. Wednesday, JPD arrested Josef Quitsland for DWI and vandalism; the vehicle he was driving was impounded.

Fire and medical

• On Thursday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to 13 EMS calls and five medical transports in the area throughout the day. At 1:13 p.m., firefighters responded to a smoke complaint on Glacier Highway; the property owner was found to have a burn permit and was burning cleanly. At 11:22 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to smoke and ash on Island View Drive, but found no sign of smoke or fire.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 10:19 p.m. Wednesday, JPD responded to a motor vehicle crash in the 16800 block of Glacier Highway; investigation continues.

Theft

• At 12:09 p.m. Wednesday, JPD responded to a report of larceny of money in the 100 block of Gastineau Avenue.

• At 1:02 p.m. Wednesday, JPD responded to a reported theft in the 2800 block of Riverside Drive; investigation continues.

• At 2:58 p.m. Wednesday, JPD responded to a report that a Skilsaw worth $400 was stolen from a job site in the 9000 block of Glacier Highway.

Trespassing

• At 9:36 p.m. Wednesday, JPD responded to a trespassing report in the 3400 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 11:33 a.m. Thursday, JPD cited Odas Fambo, 76, for trespass in the 200 block of Franklin Street.

Vehicle rifling

• At 12:23 p.m. Wednesday, JPD received a report from a 31-year-old man in the 1700 block of Douglas Highway that his vehicle had been rifled and a phone charger, gloves and miscellaneous items were taken.

• At 9:32 a.m. Thursday, JPD responded to a report of trespass into a vehicle in the 400 block of Whittier Street.

Vehicle theft

• At 2:54 a.m. Thursday, JPD responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in the 13400 block of Glacier Highway.

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