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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January 10, 2022, Police Blotter
Sitka Police Department logged the following calls as of 8 a.m. today.
January 7
A Spruce Street resident complained of harassing phone calls.
At 11:32 a.m. an injured owl was found on the roadway on Jarvis Street. It was taken to the Raptor Center.
A woman reported she wasn’t having any luck with a cat trap. The animal control officer was notified.
At 4:40 p.m. an owl was found in the roadway on Brady Street. It was taken to the Raptor Center.
At 11: 32 p.m. a set of earpods was found at Lakeside. Police took custody.
January 8
A vehicle was reported egged on Finn Alley.
At 12:48 p.m. a vehicle lost a tire in the 2100 block of HPR.
At 2:11 p.m. a caller reported an injured deer at Marine Street and Erler. Officers were unable to locate it.
At 5:50 p.m. a parked vehicle was reported hit in the 1200 block of SMC. The car owners were to self-report.
Parked vehicles at Viking Way and HPR were reported posing a traffic hazard because of road conditions.
January 9
At 2:24 a.m. vehicles parked at Dodge Circle and Cascade Creek Road were reported posing a traffic hazard because of road conditions.
At 9:33 a.m. a traffic hazard was reported in the 700 block of HPR. DOT was notified.
At 12:08 p.m. a vehicle slid into a berm in the 500 block of Lincoln Street. It was moved.
Emergency Calls
Sitka Fire Department received two ambulance calls Friday, none on Saturday, and two on Sunday.
Sitka Police
Miguel D. Garcia, 24, was charged Friday with violating conditions of release and driving with a revoked license.
Steven R. Bunnell, 30, was charged with driving under the influence.
Todd Hanson, 52, was charged Sunday with violating conditions of release.
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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.