Police & Fire for Wednesday, April 19, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Wednesday, April 19, 2017 1:01am
  • 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 1:53 p.m. Sunday, the Juneau Police Department responded to a report by a 19-year-old man in the 200 block of Franklin Street that he had been assaulted by a 20-year-old man; investigation continues.

Burglary

• At 12:36 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of a burglary in the 300 block of Village Street; investigation continues.

• At 11:14 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of an attempted burglary in the 400 block of Franklin Street; investigation continues.

Child abuse

• At 9:31 p.m., JPD received a report of child abuse in the Juneau area; investigation continues.

Fire and medical

• On Friday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to 10 EMS calls and three medical transports in the area throughout the day. At 7:57 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle accident on Glacier Highway; they provided a person with advanced life support and took the patient to Bartlett Regional Hospital. At 8:42 p.m., they were dispatched to a burn complaint on Columbia Boulevard, but were unable to locate any smoke.

• On Saturday, CCFR responded to 11 EMS calls and two medical transports. At 1:30 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a non-injury accident on Egan and Riverwood drives.

• On Sunday, CCFR responded to 11 EMS calls and one medical transport. At 7:48 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a burn complaint on Melrose Street and located a contained bonfire.

Harassment

• At 11:18 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report by a 40-year-old woman in the 400 block of Gold Street regarding ongoing harassment.

Motor vehicle crash

• At 7:40 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue; investigation continues.

Shoplifting

• At 6:42 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of shoplifting in the 5200 block of Glacier Highway; investigation continues.

Theft

• At 3 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of the theft of a Mercury inflatable skiff from a residence in the 9000 block of Long Run Drive; investigation continues.

• At 10:30 p.m. Sunday, JPD received a report by a 49-year-old woman on Egan Drive regarding the theft of a purse worth approximately $35.

• At 8:38 a.m. Monday, JPD received a report by a 43-year-old man in the 6200 block of Alaway Avenue that he found a Stihl chainsaw; it was determined to have been stolen from a business and was returned.

Trespassing

• At 12:19 p.m. Sunday, JPD arrested David Ripley, 46, for criminal trespass in the 8500 block of Nugget Place; he was taken to Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

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