LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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October 26, 2016 Police Blotter
The following calls were received by Sitka police by 8 a.m. today:
Oct. 25
At 10:12 a.m. a caller reported a man was staggering in the roadway on Wachusetts Street. Officers found alcohol wasn’t a factor but the man did appear to show signs of being influenced by a controlled substance. He was deemed able to care for himself and was released, although the bicycle he had was registered under a different name and police held it until the last known owner could be contacted.
At 12:36 p.m. the Office of Children’s Services asked police to check on a mother and her infant. Officers found the mother at a friend’s house and the infant with a babysitter, who brought the child over to the house. Officers found the baby and mother to be fine.
A feral cat found on Monastery was euthanized.
At 1:47 p.m. a caller said a vehicle had run into a bobcat tracker near Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital. Damage was minor and the manager declined to press charges, although he did want the driver advised of the situation.
At 4:18 p.m. a caller said two big dogs were trying to get at a neighbor’s duck in a yard in the 600 block of SMC. When officers arrived the dogs took off. The duck and a hamster, also in the yard, appeared fine.
At 4:56 p.m. a resident said he’d received two scam phone calls. On the 13th, a caller claiming to be with Publishers Clearing House told him that if he paid $155 his prizes would be delivered that day. On the 14th, a man claiming to be from the FBI said the resident needed to pay a government fee to collect his prizes. The resident told police he did not pay any money or give out any personal information.
At 5:20 p.m. a caller said four juveniles with a chihuahua-type small dog were in the road in the 300 block of Cascade Street. An officer told the kids to keep an eye on the dog and not let it out on the street.
At 5:43 p.m. a resident in the 3800 block of HPR said she’d heard a loud popping and the power had gone out. The city electric department was notified.
At 8:35 p.m. a caller asked for help removing two women from her home. She said she had given permission for one of them to stay at the home if she wouldn’t bring her mother. When the caller got home, both women were there and wouldn’t leave. An officer responded, and the mother left on foot but the daughter was a paying renter. The caller was advised of her options.
At 10:36 p.m. a caller said a bear was in the 600 block of Katlian Street, near the Petro station, and headed toward houses.
Oct. 26
At 1:02 a.m. a caller reported seeing a bear walking in the Peterson Street-Lake Street area. Officers were unable to find the bear.
At 1:10 a.m. an officer asked that a resident in the 800 block of Lake Street be called and advised to take care of overflowing trash because a bear was in the area. The homeowner agreed to remove the trash.
At 1:56 a.m. a caller said a bear was on Andrew P. Hope Street, headed toward the bus stop. An officer said the bear was pushed into the woods along Indian River.
At 2:57 a.m. a caller said he’d seen a bear on Rudolph Walton Circle, and had also seen a woman walking in the area, and didn’t want her to run into the bear. Officers searched but found neither the bear nor a pedestrian.
At 3:04 a.m. a caller said a bear was on Rudolph Walton Circle knocking over empty trash cans. Officers searched the area but found no sign of the bear.
At 4:31 a.m. a caller reported seeing blood droplets at the base of the Thomsen Harbor dock. An officer found a trail of blood leading from a cart and onto a float, and concluded it was consistent with someone moving a deer carcass.
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Adam Ray Allen, 50, was arrested on a Kodiak Alaska State Trooper warrant on a charge of failure to remand.
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Stephen R. Ulrich, 29, on a charge of assault in the fourth degree – reckless injury was found guilty and sentenced to 360 days with 270 suspended, ordered to complete treatment and make restitution. He will be on probation for three years. A charge of criminal trespassing in the first degree, in a dwelling, was dismissed.
Virgil Leal, 46, on a charge of misconduct involving a controlled substance was found guilty and sentenced to two years with one suspended. Paraphernalia and cash that were seized were forfeited. He was accused to have bought methamphetamine with intent to sell on Oct. 28, 2015. A charge of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree was dismissed.
Carlos Ernesto Macias, 26, on a charge of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree with penetration and a victim age 13-15, on Nov. 1, 2013, was sentenced to 15 years with 10 suspended. He is to register as a sex offender and child kidnapper. Three other charges of sex abuse of a minor, from 2011, 2014, and 2015, were dismissed, along with a 2014 charge of driving with a license canceled, revoked or limited. Probation on five charges of assault in the fourth degree, reckless injury, was revoked, reinstated and resuspended.
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Sitka Fire Department responded to a call at 10:04 a.m. Tuesday at 1208 Seward Ave, but it proved to be a false alarm.
At 7:02 p.m. Tuesday, search and rescue was called out after a kayaker was reported overdue, but he showed up 20 minutes later and the call was canceled.
Ambulance calls were received at 10:51 a.m., 2:42 p.m. Tuesday, and 7:16 a.m. today.
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Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.