Daily Sitka Sentinel

May 18, 2016 Police Blotter

The following calls were received by Sitka police by 8 a.m. today:

May 17

A man said his employer had put a stop payment on his paycheck. He was told it was a civil matter and given some options.

A suitcase left at a church was dropped off at the police station. Officers contacted the owner, who said she’d had some things to do and had stored the suitcase at the church. She claimed the suitcase.

A caller asked for a check on a woman who was not answering her phone. Police talked to the woman’s husband who said he was with his wife at an appointment and she was fine.

At 1:44 p.m. police checked on a man reported acting strangely in the 1700 block of SMC. The man told police he had had too much coffee, but was otherwise fine.

At 4 p.m. a man slumped over his steering wheel in a parking lot told police he was really tired. He was advised to leave the vehicle where it was and find another means of transportation home. The man’s girlfriend was inside a store and was advised of the situation.

People kicking a soccer ball and hitting cars in a parking lot on Seward Street were advised to stop. Police saw no damage to any of the cars.

At 5:40 p.m. a man asked for police help because he was in an argument with his girlfriend, and was concerned about a possible escalation in the conflict. Both said the argument was just verbal, and the man was advised of his options regarding an eviction process. The woman called 45 minutes later to report her boyfriend was cutting the wires to the TV and other appliances. He was gone when police arrived, and officers said it was a civil matter since he was destroying his own property. She was later removed from the home by the boyfriend, and complained to police about it.

At 10:25 p.m. a driver went the wrong way through the roundabout, police were told.

May 18

A resident reported problems dealing with the presence of a woman at his brother’s residence was advised of his options.

Sitka Police

Ty W. Davis, 20, was charged early today with driving with a revoked license.

In Court

Benjamin R. Mitchell, 35, of Bellingham, Wash., was sentenced to 45 days, suspended, and fined $1,500, suspended, for theft in the fourth degree. He will be on probation for a year. He is not to enter four stores in Sitka, and he is to pay $31.49 in restitution.

Vivian J. Wright, 22, was sentenced to 10 days, suspended, on a charge of  disorderly conduct. She is to complete treatment and will be on probation for a year.

Kasper A. Harvey, 27, was sentenced to 150 days, with 130 suspended, and fined $3,000 on a charge of driving under the influence. He will be on probation for three years. He is to complete treatment and his license will be revoked for a year.

A petition to revoke probation was withdrawn against Derek R. Baird, 28.

Kevin E. Stocker, 46, was sentenced to 90 days, with 80 suspended, and fined $3,000, suspended, for harassment in the second degree. He was charged originally with assault in the fourth degree but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge. Drug paraphernalia seized by police was forfeited. He is to complete treatment, and will be on probation for three years.

Emergency Calls

The Sitka Fire Department dispatched ambulances at 3:12 and 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, and 1:43 a.m. today.

C.G. Helicopter

Checks on Troller

A helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka was checking the Fairweather Grounds, 100 miles northwest of Sitka, today to see if the F/V Rosalyn was still afloat. The troller’s skipper and crew member were picked up by a Coast Guard helicopter early Tuesday, after the vessel lost steering and began taking on water.