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 17, 2021, Police Blotter
Sitka Police Department logged the following calls as of 8 a.m. today.
September 16
At 6:47 a.m. a bear call came in from 1900 SMC.
At 7:42 a.m. a caller said two men were playing loud music and taking up a public bathroom with their belongings in the 200 block of Katlian. They were able to care for themselves, and officers told them to leave.
At 8 a.m. an incident of drunkenness was reported at Eliason Harbor.
At 8:55 a.m. Alaska Airlines reported a man was in the parking lot asking people for money. He left in a car before officers arrived.
At 11 a.m. two men were reported causing a problem at the Crescent Harbor shelter. One was trespassed from the shelter for one year and the other was given a warning for having an open container.
At 1:26 p.m. a woman said her vehicle was damaged in a hit and run in a parking area in the 1300 block of HPR.
At 2:59 p.m. a U.S. Park Service ranger made contact with people who had alcohol and marijuana at totem park.
At 3:19 p.m. a woman said another dog had attacked her dog at the Kimsham ball field. The owner of the accused dog left before officers arrived.
At 3:39 p.m. a man turned in a purse found in front of a bar on Lincoln Street. Officers are attempting to contact the owner of the purse.
At 5:36 p.m. two men were reported drinking near Centennial Hall. They were warned about having open containers.
At 8:09 p.m. a possibly intoxicated man was reported yelling and asking people for money at a store in the 1200 block of SMC. Officers gave him a warning for disorderly conduct.
At 9:26 p.m. an incident of drunkenness was reported at SMC and Lake Street.
At 9:29 p.m. a man was reported yelling and making a scene at DeGroff and SMC.
At 9:57 p.m. a person with an unsafe car at Baranof and Biorka streets was told to fix it or it would be impounded.
At 11 p.m. an incident of drunkenness was reported in the 200 block of Lincoln Street.
September 17
At 5:05 a.m. a man was reported yelling and screaming and being erratic at Alaska Airlines. After police arrived he voluntarily agreed to go to a medical facility.
At 5:51 a.m. a caller at Naomi Kanosh Lane and Indian River Road reported hearing gunshots. Officers searched the area but found no source for the gunshots.
Emergency Calls
Sitka Fire Department received an ambulance call at 9:08 a.m. Two fire calls came in but both were false alarms.
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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.