Police Blotter
Sitka Police Department logged the following calls as of 8 a.m. today.
August 15
At 12:29 a.m. officers talked to a juvenile parked near the Kimsham ball fields and told him it was past curfew.
At 1:15 a.m. officers talked to an intoxicated man at Katlian and Lincoln streets.
At 3:04 a.m. officers advised a man on a bike he needed to have lights on.
At 4:50 a.m. TSA asked police to unload a passenger’s gun.
At 8 a.m. port security staff reported a man sleeping on the bridge. He woke up, and officers found he was fine.
A caller reported a driver was swerving in the area of Sandy Beach. Officers found the vehicle parked, with no one in it.
At 9:48 a.m. a vehicle parked at Lake and Lincoln streets was barnacled. The driver paid a $25 parking fine and a $100 fee for having the barnacle device removed from the windshield.
A hotel turned in nine credit cards that customers – most of them from out of town – had left behind. The cards are in the police property drawer for now.
At 11 a.m. a semi clipped some electric wires in the 300 block of Monastery. Officers stood by while the electric department made repairs.
A man reported having an altercation with his supervisor. He was advised of options.
A caller said someone often sleeps in the area of Flume Circle and Indian River Road, which might pose a problem when school starts. Police took it under advisement.
An employer requested that an employee be trespassed.
At 1:44 p.m. a caller reported gravel was spilled in the roundabout. Police notified DOT.
Criminal mischief reported at Blue Lake Road and SMC is under investigation.
Two people in a minor traffic accident exchanged information.
At 4:33 p.m. TSA reported a rifle case had been left. The owner claimed it this morning.
At 6:37 p.m. TSA said a man in the lobby was causing a disturbance. A taxi was requested for him.
A man and a woman were reported arguing outside a downtown bar. They were gone when officers arrived.
At 8:22 p.m. a man was reported yelling and flipping off cars and people at Lake and Lincoln streets. He was gone when officers arrived.
Emergency Calls
Sitka Fire Department received five ambulance calls.
