Daily Sitka Sentinel

August 28, 2014 Police Blotter

The following calls were received by Sitka police by 8 a.m. today:
Aug. 27
A caller said a truck struck a railing in the 1300 block of HPR.
Police gave disorderly conduct warnings to two men trying to get into the police station and causing a scene.
A pair of glasses was found in a bank parking lot on Lincoln Street.
A man asked for a welfare check on his young son. Police talked to the mother and found everything was fine.
At 3:54 p.m. a caller said a couple was carrying what appeared to be an unresponsive infant in the 1300 block of Sawmill Creek Road. Police found no couple matching the description.
A hospital worker reported treating a man for a dog bite. Police advised the animal control officer.
Police received a few complaints related to tour bus parking.
A caller said two bikes were stolen from the 1300 block of Sawmill Creek Road and his place of work.
At 8:37 p.m. a 911 caller said people with baby carriages were smoking marijuana at Seward and Observatory streets. Police talked to two women, who turned out to be smoking cigars.
A man said his daughter had texted him that her mother was beating her up. The father also expressed concern for a younger, 11-year-old daughter in the home. Police found that the mother and older girl had argued, and the mother was trying to discipline her. Officers found no evidence of a crime.
At 9:44 p.m. an A Street resident reported a vehicle had rolled out of gear, and struck another parked car.
A man was reported behind Centennial Hall at 10:35 p.m. He was not causing problems and had permission to be there, police said.
At 11:15 p.m. a woman said her 15-year-old daughter was playing Hacky Sack downtown, and she wanted her to come home. Police went to the scene, and advised a woman who was with two underage girls playing Hacky Sack that she could be cited for allowing the girls to be out past curfew. She said she would walk them home.
Police told a man on his cell phone in a private parking lot that he had to find another place to park and talk.
Aug. 28
At 1:37 a.m. a vehicle theft was reported but officers couldn’t confirm it.
At 1:54 a.m. a possible fight was reported near ANB Harbor. People leaving the area said there hadn’t been a fight, but people were being very loud.
   
In Court
Kagan P. Cusick, 27, was sentenced to 60 days, with 15 suspended, for giving false information to officers. He will be on probation for a year.
   
Grand Jury
A Sitka grand jury on Friday indicted Buck R. Mills, 35, on a charge of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree. He was alleged to have possessed with intent to manufacture or deliver methamphetamine.

Emergency Calls
At 7:43 a.m. today the Sitka Fire Department sent a fire truck to 3501 Halibut Point Road but it turned out to be a malfunctioning alarm system.