Police & Fire for Sunday, Sept. 27, 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 12:43 a.m. Friday, a 29-year-old man reported being assaulted by a 35-year-old man in the 1700 block of Glacier Avenue.

Domestic violence

• At 6:58 p.m. Thursday, the Juneau Police Department responded to a domestic, and a case was created for the Office of Children’s Services.

• At 5:33 p.m. Thursday, JPD received a report of trespassing, assault, theft and destruction of property. Domestic.

• At 10:15 p.m. Thursday, a 41-year-old man was arrested for domestic violence assault, and he was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Alcohol was involved.

Drunken driving

• At 12:05 a.m. Friday, 53-year-old Terrance Grummet was arrested for DUI after driving erratically in the 1900 block of Douglas Highway and failing a field sobriety test. His breath alcohol content read 0.210 on the DataMaster device. He was taken to LCCC.

Fire and medical

• On Wednesday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to six EMS calls, one transport call to take a patient and flight team from the hospital to the airport, and a call to the airport to standby for an aircraft with gear issues. The aircraft landed without any problems.

• On Thursday, CCFR responded to five EMS calls, a request to assist an invalid, a call that was cancelled en route to Hospital Drive and a request to respond to a building on Shell Simmons Drive for a shorted electrical wire. Upon arrival at that building, no fire was found and the case was left to the building’s maintenance.

Shoplift

• At 1:08 p.m. Thursday, JPD received a report of theft in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway. Investigation continues.

• At 10:19 p.m. Thursday, 36-year-old Kyle D. Nolan was arrested for shoplifting liquor in the 400 block of Whittier Street. He was taken to LCCC.

Suicidal subject

• At 2:33 p.m. Thursday, JPD responded to a suicidal subject.

Theft

• At 4:20 p.m. Thursday, JPD received a report of a missing firearm last seen in July on a vessel in the 11400 block of Auke Bay Harbor Road. The firearm was described as a .45 caliber AMT hardballer with stainless black grips.

Warrant arrest

• At 2:45 p.m. Friday, Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a white 2015 Chevrolet Silverado for speeding in a school zone on Glacier Highway at Auke Bay Elementary. Investigation revealed the 49-year-old Juneau resident had two warrants out for his arrest for failure to appear in court on the original charge of violating a domestic violence protective order. He was taken to LCCC.

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