Police & Fire for Wednesday, March 15, 2017

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Wednesday, March 15, 2017 8:32am
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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.

Alarm call

• At 9:34 p.m. Saturday, Juneau Police Department responded to a commercial alarm at Home Depot; the driver of a Chevrolet pickup subsequently fled from police and the truck was impounded. Investigation continues.

Burglary

• At 12:08 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a burglary report in the 300 block of Ewing Way; investigation continues.

• At 8:06 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a burglary report in the 100 block of Mount Roberts Street.

Child abuse

• At 10:43 a.m. Sunday, JPD received a report of child abuse or neglect in the Juneau area; investigation continues.

Disturbance

• At 9:01 p.m. Saturday, JPD responded to a disturbance in the 4000 block of Delta Drive.

• At 1:51 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of an unresponsive person in the 1200 block of West Ninth Street. Alcohol was involved.

Domestic violence

• At 7:45 p.m. Saturday, JPD responded to a report of a possible assault in the Juneau area. Investigation continues.

• At 3:29 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report by a woman that she had been assaulted in the Juneau area; alcohol was involved.

Drunken driving

• At 4:11 a.m. Sunday, JPD made a traffic stop in the 8100 block of Egan Drive and arrested Mackenzie Fisher, 22, for driving under the influence.

Fight

• At 12:39 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of a fight in the 6300 block of Glacier Highway.

Fire and medical

• On Monday, Capital City Fire/Rescue responded to 16 EMS calls in the area throughout the day. At 12:41 p.m., firefighters responded to an active fire alarm on Front Street due to a burst sprinkler head. At 7:18 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to an active fire alarm on Glacier Highway that was due to water flow from a sprinkler system. At 7:53 p.m., firefighters responded to a vehicle accident on D Street; a woman was provided with advanced life support and taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Minor with alcohol

• At 11:35 p.m. Saturday, JPD responded to an intoxicated person in the 1300 block of Harbor Way and cited a 15-year-old girl for minor consuming alcohol.

Motor vehicle accident

• At 12:18 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a non-injury accident in the 700 block of Ninth Street.

Sexual assault

• At 1:20 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of a sexual assault in the Juneau area; investigation continues.

• At 1:49 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a report of a sexual assault in the Juneau area. Investigation continues.

Shoplifting

• At 12:46 p.m. Saturday, JPD responded to a shoplifting report in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway and cited Able Nelson, 30, for larceny. Alcohol was involved.

• At 3:12 p.m. Saturday, JPD responded to a report of shoplifting in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 11:01 a.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a shoplifting report in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue and arrested David Waites, 52, for larceny.

• At 12:21 p.m. Sunday, JPD responded to a shoplifting report in the 8700 block of Glacier Highway and detained a 13-year-old boy; investigation continues.

• At 9:31 p.m. Sunday, JPD cited Billy Wayne Haynes, 34, for larceny in the 8100 block of Glacier Highway.

• At 6:44 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a shoplifting report in the 600 block of Willoughby Avenue and arrested Christopher Denzmore, 25, for larceny.

Theft

• At 3:32 p.m. Saturday, JPD received a report regarding the theft of four tires from a carport in the 5000 block of Thane Road.

• At 10:42 a.m. Monday, JPD responded to a report of a theft from Alaska Electric; investigation continues.

Trespassing

• At 12:52 p.m. Saturday, JPD responded to a trespassing report on Egan Drive and cited Barry Nermo, 74, for criminal trespass.

• At 12:36 p.m. Sunday, JPD arrested Frank White, 55, for criminal trespass on Egan Drive.

• At 4:11 p.m. Sunday, JPD arrested Steven Lythgoe, 43, for criminal trespass in the 200 block of Marine Way.

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