Police & fire for Thursday, July 28, 2016

This report contains public information available 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.

Assist

• At 5:01 p.m. Monday, the Juneau Police Department created a case for the Office of Children’s Services involving an agency assist.

Burglary

• At 1:48 p.m. Monday, JPD received a report of a burglary in the 2200 block of Jordan Avenue. Investigation continues.

• At 4:55 p.m. Monday, JPD received a report of a burglary in the 2000 block of Glacier Highway. Investigation continues.

• At 5:28 p.m. Monday, JPD received a report of a burglary in the 7600 block of Glacier Highway. Investigation continues.

• At 10:44 a.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report of theft from a storage locker in the 2400 block of Industrial Boulevard. Investigation continues.

Domestic violence

• At 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, JPD received a report of a domestic violence protective order violation in the Juneau area. Investigation continues.

Fire and medical

• On Tuesday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to 13 EMS calls, two transport calls and one smoke complaint.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 3:22 p.m. Monday, a cargo vehicle rolled over in the 900 block of Egan Drive. The vehicle’s driver was transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital and approximately $8,000 worth of damage occurred.

Theft

• At 12:27 p.m. Monday, a 22-year-old man reported a backpack containing approximately $1,080 worth of belongings stolen from the downtown area the night before.

• At 3:35 p.m. Monday, JPD received a report of stolen chainsaws valued at approximately $1,200 in the 5300 block of Shaune Drive.

• At 9:18 p.m. Monday, JPD received a report of a stolen 1999 Mazda pickup truck on Eleventh Street. Investigation continues.

• At 10:35 p.m. Monday, JPD received a report of a stolen bicycle in the 2300 block of Mendenhall Loop Road. Investigation continues.

Vehicle rifling

• At 7:06 p.m. Monday, a 32-year-old woman reported her vehicle was rifled in the 9900 block of Stephen Richards Memorial Drive and approximately $700 worth of items were taken. The vehicle also sustained an estimated $450 worth of damage.

Warrant served

• At 12:25 a.m. Tuesday, JPD arrested Ernest Roy Johnson, Jr., 24, on an outstanding $100 JPD warrant for failure to appear for an arraignment on an original charge of disorderly conduct. He was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

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