Police & Fire for Tuesday, May 2, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Tuesday, May 2, 2017 8:24am
  • 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.

Assault

• At 12:56 a.m. Sunday, the Juneau Police Department responded to an assault report on Shattuck Way in which alcohol was involved; investigation continues.

• At 1:55 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to the report of an assault in the 200 block of Front Street with alcohol involved; investigation continues.

Drunken driving

• At 4 p.m. Saturday, JPD arrested Rebecca Vandkeuren, 41, in the 2600 block of Mendenhall Loop Road for driving while intoxicated, and took her to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Fire and medical

• On Wednesday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to seven EMS calls and five medical transports in the area throughout the day. At 1:25 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to the smell of smoke and active fire detectors on David Street, but nothing was located.

• On Thursday, CCFR responded to nine EMS calls and one medical transport. At 6:21 a.m., firefighters responded to the smell of smoke in an apartment complex on Glacier Highway, but nothing was found. At 11:48 p.m., firefighters on their way to a call found a non-injury vehicle accident on Egan Drive and provided traffic control until JPD arrived.

• On Friday, CCFR responded to three EMS calls and two medical transports. At 4:09 p.m., firefighters responded to a vehicle accident on Riverside Drive; they provided advanced life support to a woman and took her to Bartlett Regional Hospital. At 4:50 p.m., they were dispatched to a non-injury accident on Egan Drive.

• On Saturday, CCFR responded to 11 EMS calls and one medical transport. At 1:01 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to an open burn on Steelhead Street and asked the property owner to extinguish the fire. At 3:48 p.m., they responded to a vehicle accident on Glacier Highway, provided advanced life support to a woman and took her to BRH.

Sexual assault

• At 3:45 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a report of a sexual assault in the Juneau area; confidential investigation continues.

Theft

• At 12:32 p.m. Saturday, JPD responded to a report by a 40-year-old man in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway regarding the theft of a bicycle.

• At 2:54 p.m. Saturday, JPD responded to a theft report in the 3900 block of Mendenhall Loop Road; investigation continues.

• At 3:37 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a report by a 49-year-old man in the 9000 block of Cinema Drive that his bicycle had been stolen; investigation continues.

Vandalism

• At 11:31 a.m. Sunday, JPD received a report by a 55-year-old woman in the 6500 block of Glacier Highway that her tires were slashed; investigation continues.

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