FAMILY FUN – Crystal Johns holds her son Zayne , 2, as she follows her son Ezekiel, 4, up an inflatable slide Saturday at Xoots Elementary School during the annual Spring Carnival. The event included games, prizes, cotton candy, and karaoke. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
December 4, 2019, Police Blotter
Police Blotter
Police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
December 3
Police helped TSA after a gun part was found in a passenger’s carryon. The part was put in a checked bag.
A dead deer found on Knutson was taken to the Raptor Center.
The animal control officer was advised of a fluffy black dog running in traffic, but lost sight of it when it went into an apartment building at 803 HPR.
Police were advised of a case of criminal mischief by a juvenile but the victim didn’t want to pursue the matter.
The animal control officer was flagged down by a citizen looking for a puppy on Seward Street. It was caught and returned to the owner.
A business asked police to renew a criminal trespass notice on a resident.
A hit and run was reported, and a driver was cited after a witness provided a plate number and photos.
A resident received a citation for an instruction permit violation.
At 4:30 p.m. a caller reported being tailgated from Sitka High, by a teenage driver. Police talked to the driver’s father about the complaint.
Police served a domestic violence order.
At 6:50 p.m. a caller in the 2500 block of HPR reported finding footprints in the snow leading to her door, then to some bushes, where she found a man, and ran back to her house. The man was gone when officers arrived. Neighbors reported nothing suspicious.
An ambulance was called for a patient with severe stomach pain.
December 4
At 3:11 a.m. an Alice Loop resident reported losing control of his vehicle due to icy roads and striking a green power box, causing damage to his vehicle. Officers found that it was a large rock, not a power box.
Sitka Police
Shirley Rieta, 68, was cited Tuesday for hit and run.
Emergency Calls
Sitka Fire Department received calls for ambulances at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday; and 12:59 and 8:43 a.m. today.
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April 2004
Photo caption: Sen. Lisa Murkowski talks with students in Karoline Bekeris’ fourth-grade class Thursday at the Westmark Shee Atika. From left are Murkowski, Kelsey Boussom, Laura Quinn and Memito Diaz.
50 YEARS AGO
April 1974
A medley of songs from “Jesus Christ Superstar” will highlight the morning worship service on Palm Sunday at the United Methodist Church. Musicians will be Paige Garwood and Karl Hartman on guitars; Dan Goodness on organ; and Gayle Erickson on drums.