TRUCK FIRE – Firefighters knock down a fire in a Ford Explorer truck in Arrowhead Trailer Park in the 1200 block of Sawmill Creek Road Saturday evening. One person received fire-related injuries and was taken to the hospital, Sitka Fire Department Chief Craig Warren said, and the truck was considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Warren said. The fire hall received the call about the fire at 5:33 p.m., and one fire engine with eight firefighters and an ambulance were dispatched, he said. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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September 21, 2017 Police Blotter
Sitka Police Department received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
Sept. 20
A caller complained a man was harassing her for payment for a cell phone. She said she had thrown it in the ocean in anger after finding it had been reported stolen and she couldn’t get service. Officers contacted the man and told him that the matter was civil. He said he understood.
A Leatherman tool was found near the Science Center. Police traced the owner, whose father was to claim it.
At 11:55 a.m. a caller reported hearing a man and woman arguing. The man denied any problems, and officers found no evidence of a crime.
At 2:26 p.m. a caller said a driver, possibly smoking pot, crossed the center line on HPR and nearly hit another vehicle. The driver told officers she swerved when she dropped her cigarette. Police found no signs of drug abuse or drunk driving.
An iPhone 6 in a blue Otter case and with a cracked screen was lost.
A keychain with a cork in it was found at Crescent Harbor parking lot.
At 6:08 p.m.a hit and run was reported at the city rifle range on Nelson Logging Road.
A social services agency reported a case of domestic violence.
A woman said she was worried about her young grandchild, but the grandchild seemed fine when police arrived, and didn’t want to be taken by the Office of Children’s Services.
At 10:48 p.m. a bus company expressed concern said two men had gone up Verstovia around 10 a.m. and hadn’t been seen by a group that was off the mountain at 7:30 p.m. Police went to the base of Verstovia, found the two men in good condition and gave them a ride home.
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At 1:27 a.m. a 911 caller said a woman who was drunk and belligerent had cut him with a knife. He said he had stopped bleeding and the woman no longer had the knife. An ambulance was called, and police arrested the woman. Police photographed the man’s injuries, and read him his rights as a victim.
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Tera L. Nelson, 28, was charged early this morning with assault in the second degree and violating conditions of release (two counts).
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Sitka Fire Department dispatched ambulances at 3:11 p.m. Wednesday and 1:35 a.m. today.
At 4:27 p.m. Wednesday a fire truck was sent to 113 Jarvis St. on a false alarm.
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20 YEARS AGO
March 2004
Businesses using the Centennial Hall parking lot testified Tuesday against a proposal to charge them rent in addition to the $200 annual permit fee. City Administrator Hugh Bevan made the proposal in response to the Assembly’s direction to Centennial Hall manager Don Kluting to try to close the $340,000 gap between building revenues and operational costs.
50 YEARS AGO
March 1974
Alaska Native Brotherhood Grand President William S. Paul Sr. will be special guest and speaker at the local ANB, Alaska Native Sisterhood Founders Day program Monday at the ANB Hall.