Police & fire for Tuesday, March 1, 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 6:53 p.m. Saturday, the Juneau Police Department assisted Capital City Fire/Rescue with a medical call in the Juneau area.

Burglary

• At 11:41 a.m. Sunday, JPD received a report of a possible burglary at a storage unit in the 1000 block of Salmon Creek Lane. Investigation continues.

Domestic dispute

• At 7:27 p.m., JPD received a report of domestic violence in the Juneau area. Investigation continues.

Drunken driving

• At 3:49 p.m. Saturday, JPD arrested Zachary Miller, 23, for driving under the influence and refusing a breath test near Delta Drive. Alcohol was involved.

• At 3:34 a.m. Sunday, JPD arrested Dalton Kolvig, 27, for driving while intoxicated near the 200 block of Front Street. Kolvig had a breath alcohol content of .273 and officers took him to the Lemon Creek Correctional Center. Alcohol was involved.

Fire and medical

• On Friday, CCFR responded to three EMS calls, one transport call and one false vehicle fire call.

• On Saturday, CCFR responded to nine EMS calls and one building structure fire alarm set off by steam from cleaning equipment. CCFR was also alerted to arcing power lines on Fourth Street where an alder tree had grown in the power lines. AEL&P was notified.

• On Sunday, CCFR responded to six EMS calls, one transport call, one false fire alarm and one call that was cancelled en route. CCFR personnel also extinguished an unattended picnic shelter fire later that day on Savikko Road.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 3:09 a.m. Sunday, JPD cited Malcolm Lambert, 26, for driving without a valid license after the 2005 Chevrolet Astro he was driving struck two vehicles in a parking lot. Lambert passed a standard field sobriety test. Alcohol was involved.

Sex crime

• At 11:20 a.m. Sunday, JPD received a report of a sex crime in the Juneau area. A confidential investigation continues.

Shoplifting

• At 11:24 a.m. Sunday, a caller reported shoplifting by a woman who ran from a store in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway. A suspect has been identified. Investigation continues.

Theft

• At 7:30 a.m. Sunday, JPD received a report of bicycle theft from a business in the 8500 block of Mendenhall Loop Road. Investigation continues.

• At 10:01 a.m. Sunday, a 52-year-old man reported headlights were stolen off a work vehicle in the 8100 block of Keegan Street.

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