Juneau Police Department

Methamphetamine seized by law enforcement sits next to a bottle of baby powder for scale. (Courtesy Photo | Department of Public Safety)

Meth use surging throughout state, in Juneau

The amount of methamphetamine use in Alaska has been surging.

Methamphetamine seized by law enforcement sits next to a bottle of baby powder for scale. (Courtesy Photo | Department of Public Safety)
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Police arrest woman hiding in kitchen cabinet

First, she cut off her ankle monitor. When that didn’t work, she resorted to hiding from police.

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Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018

Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018

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Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018
Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018
Police calls for Monday, Sept. 3, 2018

Police calls for Monday, Sept. 3, 2018

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Police calls for Monday, Sept. 3, 2018
Abandoned cars sit in the parking lot of the Nugget Mall on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. The Juneau Police Department is evaluating approaches to getting abandoned vehicles off private property faster. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

City may take new approach to impounding abandoned cars

The number of abandoned vehicles is rising in Juneau.

Abandoned cars sit in the parking lot of the Nugget Mall on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. The Juneau Police Department is evaluating approaches to getting abandoned vehicles off private property faster. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018

Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018
Nugget Falls is pictured on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Cruise passenger dies near Mendenhall Glacier

A woman died after suffering a medical emergency on the trail to Nugget Falls near the Mendenhall Glacier on Sunday, Juneau Police Department Lt. Krag… Continue reading

Nugget Falls is pictured on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018

Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018

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Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018
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Police and Fire for Monday, Aug. 27, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018

Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018
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Man attempts to escape from Troopers van after arrest for multiple burglaries

Two days after he was arrested as a suspect in three burglaries, a Juneau man attempted to escape while being transported from court to prison.

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Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018

Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018

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Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018
Juneau police and Alaska State Troopers search James Barrett’s house at 401 Harris Street on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Family feud begins in court hearing about Harris Street house

Sitka Superior Court Judge Jude Pate ruled Tuesday that he’s not quite ready to evict James Barrett from his home on Harris Street, saying he’d… Continue reading

Juneau police and Alaska State Troopers search James Barrett’s house at 401 Harris Street on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018

Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018
Police and fire for Monday, Aug. 20, 2018

Police and fire for Monday, Aug. 20, 2018

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Police and fire for Monday, Aug. 20, 2018
Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018

Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018

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Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018
Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018

Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018
Police calls for Friday, Aug. 17, 2018

Police calls for Friday, Aug. 17, 2018

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Police calls for Friday, Aug. 17, 2018
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Argument about stolen shoes leads to stabbing, police say

An argument about stolen shoes led to two hospitalizations and an arrest Tuesday night, according to a Juneau Police Department press release. Juneau man Kurtis… Continue reading

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