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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Sitka Police Department logged the following calls as of 8 a.m. today
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At 12:09 a.m. a bear call came in from Wachusetts and Kimsham streets.
At 2:04 a.m. two individuals on bicycles at DeGroff and Monastery streets were advised of lights and other regulations.
At 5:08 a.m. a bear call came in from Naomi Kanosh Lane and Indian River Road.
At 7 a.m. a Lance Drive resident reported trash in front of the house that belonged to someone else. An officer responded, and picked up the trash.
A woman with mental health issues was reported trespassing in the 800 block of Lincoln Street.
At 9:20 a.m. an incident of drunkenness was reported at Eliason Harbor.
At 9:26 a.m. a woman with issues was reported causing a problem in the 700 block of Lincoln Street.
At 10:48 a.m. a National Park Service ranger talked to three apparently intoxicated persons at the Indian River foot bridge.
At 11:11 a.m. a store reported a woman had eaten a sandwich without paying for it.
At 11:48 a.m. a woman was reported causing a disturbance in the 800 block of Lincoln Street.
At 1 p.m. a man was reported yelling in the 1200 block of SMC. He was gone when officers arrived.
At 1:10 p.m. a restaurant on SMC said a man was outside bothering people and asking for money. An officer issued disorderly conduct warnings to two people.
At 1:37 p.m. a woman was reported trying to get into vehicles in the 1200 block of SMC. She was found to be able to care for herself.
At 2:21 p.m. a woman called police about identity theft.
At 4:49 p.m. a man and a woman were reported having a dispute in the 800 block of HPR. Officers found nothing of a criminal nature.
Citations for having bear attractants were issued in the 400 block of Verstovia, three in the 700 block of Monastery, and one on A Street.
Police issued four citations to juveniles who weren’t wearing bike helmets.
At 8:54 p.m. a woman was reported trying to get into a home in the 700 block of Lincoln Street. She was taken to a medical facility.
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At 2:22 a.m. police contacted a man at Crescent Harbor who had called 911 repeatedly then hung up.
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Oren McGraw, 45, was charged Monday with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass in the second degree.
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Sitka Fire Department received ambulance calls at 10:22 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:50 p.m., and 10:40 p.m. Monday.
Fire Call
A white van was badly damaged in a fire Monday night in the Presbyterian Church parking lot, 505 Sawmill Creek Road.
Sitka Fire Department was called at 7:08 p.m., and found the vehicle in flames alongside the building. After putting out the fire, the crew ventilated the building since windows were open.
The cause of the fire, which appeared to be in the engine compartment, has not been determined, a fire department official said this morning.
The year and make of the van and the name of the owner were not available, the official said.
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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.