ALASKAN FLAVOR – Young dancers Eloise Branch, Ella Haley Colliver, Maddox Dozier, Molly Hames, Maddy McDevitt, Aurora Phillips and Annie White emerge from the skirt of Mother Ginger, played by Jill Kisaka, during a rehearsal for “The Nutcracker” Wednesday. The Alaska-themed ballet opens 7 p.m. tonight at the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are on sale at fineartscamp.org/shows and at the door. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
January 17, 2023, Police Blotter
The following calls were recorded as of 8 a.m. today.
January 13
At 10:44 a.m. a man was trespassed from a housing authority’s buildings.
At 6:11 p.m. a caller near Swan Lake reported seeing a flare. No evidence was found of anyone in distress.
An animal call came in at 6:22 p.m. from Monastery and DeGroff streets.
A welfare check was requested at 10:28 p.m. in the 200 block of Baranof Street.
January 14
At 1:49 p.m. a citizen assist report was logged at the skate park.
At 6:29 p.m. a found property call came in from Mt. Edgecumbe High School.
January 15
At 4:43 a.m. a caller said two men had broken windows of a vehicle parked in the 300 block of Seward Street. Police opened a file on the case.
At 1:33 p.m. a man who had been trespassed from a downtown business was reported to have returned. He told officers he didn’t know he’d been trespassed, and agreed to leave.
At 7:50 p.m. a women reported she had returned to Sitka after eight days and found her vehicle was missing from the seven-day parking area at the airport. She was to contact DOT.
At 10:35 p.m. a noise complaint came in from Vitskari Street.
January 16
At 8 a.m. the woman who had reported her vehicle missing from the airport called back. Officers located it at 2 p.m. and determined it had been misplaced, not stolen.
An animal call came in at 2:42 p.m. from the 700 block of Lincoln Street.
At 5:14 p.m. a caller said a taxi driver had nearly hit a pedestrian near Baranof Elementary School.
January 17
At 12:48 a.m. a caller reported seeing a suspicious vehicle at the Herring Cove Road, which then sped off toward town. Police were unable to locate the vehicle.
Emergency Calls
Sitka Fire Department received three ambulance calls Friday, two on Saturday, none on Sunday and two on Monday.
Sitka Police
Andre Haas, 27, was charged Sunday with assault in the third degree, assault in the fourth degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree, and misconduct involving a gun in the fifth degree. Bail was set at $750.
Rudy Jones, 36, was charged early this morning with driving under the influence.
Tyla Gleason, 19, was charged early this morning with driving under the influence.
Coast Guard
A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka medevacked a 35-year-old Hoonah man Saturday with a medical emergency, to Juneau.
The call came in to the Air Station at 11:33 a.m., the helicopter was diverted from a training flight here to pick up the patient in Hoonah and take him to Juneau. After dropping off the patient at 1:34 p.m., the helicopter returned to Sitka by 3:13 p.m.
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AK COVID-19
At a Glance
(updated 9-12-2023)
By Sentinel Staff
The state Department of Health and Social Services has posted the following update on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska as of 8:57 a.m. Tuesday, September 12.
New cases as of Tuesday: 278
Total cases (cumulative) statewide – 301,513
Total (cumulative) deaths – 1,485
Case Rate per 100,000 – 38.14
To visit the Alaska DHSS Corona Response dashboard website click here.
COVID in Sitka
The Sitka community level is now "Low.'' Case statistics are as of Tuesday.
Case Rate/100,000 – 152.50
Cases in last 7 days – 13
Cumulative Sitka cases – 3,575
Deceased (cumulative) – 10
The local case data are from Alaska DHSS.
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20 YEARS AGO
October 2003
Sitka’s new city engineer, Dan Jones, 51, says his nearly 30 years in the field has given him qualifications for all aspects of his new post. ... He replaces Milt Ludington, who has moved to a different position in the city public works department.
50 YEARS AGO
October 1973
One of the most active organizations around town this fall has been the Sitka High Drill Team, the Wolverettes. A spaghetti feed Saturday is the latest project.
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