Police & fire for Tuesday, Aug. 30, 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.

Domestic violence

• At 2:39 p.m. Saturday, Juneau Police Department received a report of domestic violence in the Juneau area. Alcohol was involved. Investigation continues.

• At 6:40 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a report of domestic violence in the Juneau area. Alcohol was involved. Investigation continues.

Fire and medical

• On Friday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to 10 EMS calls, two transport calls, two calls that were cancelled en route, one call for an aircraft crash with no injuries and one residential fire on Glacier Highway.

• On Saturday, CCFR responded to 12 EMS calls, four transport calls, two burn complaints, one smoke complaint, one residential fire on Woods Street and one vehicle fire on St. Ann’s Road.

• On Sunday, CCFR responded to 10 EMS calls, eight transport calls and one call that was cancelled en route.

Fraud

• At 3:16 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a report of fraud that took place on Aug. 6 in the 100 block of Franklin Street.

Harassment

• At 1:17 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a report of harassment in the 1500 block of Glacier Highway. Investigation continues.

Shoplifting

• At 1:16 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a report of shoplifting in the 400 block of Franklin Street. The matter was handled civilly.

• At 4:10 p.m. Saturday, JPD arrested Nathan Giske, 31, for shoplifting $269 LED light bar in the 5200 block of Commercial Boulevard.

Theft

• At 2:16 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a report of series of thefts in the 2200 block of Trout Street. Investigation continues.

• At 2:47 p.m. Saturday, a 43-year-old man reported the theft of two bikes, both valued at approximately $200, in the 1600 block of Glacier Avenue.

• At 2:52 p.m. Saturday, JPD arrested Leah Bittle, 40, on a $50 warrant on Valley Boulevard.
• At 4:31 p.m. Saturday, JPD arrested William Moy for larceny from a business in the 5200 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 7:13 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a report of a stolen bike in the 1900 block of Wickersham Avenue. No leads or suspects.

• At 9:26 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a report that black guitar case, valued at approximately $100, was stolen in the 200 block of Franklin Street.

• At 7:15 a.m. Sunday, JPD received a report of a stolen Chevrolet pickup truck in the 1200 block of Harbor Way. Investigation continues.

Vehicle trespass

• At 6:53 p.m. Saturday, an 18-year-old woman reported that her cellphone and her mother’s purse were stolen from a car while they were shopping in the 3000 block of Vintage Boulevard.

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