Police Blotter
The following calls were recorded as of 8 a.m. today.
January 3
At 9:58 a.m. a suicidal subject at a downtown location was logged.
At 1 p.m. a found property call came in from the post office.
At 6:55 p.m. citizen contact was made at the post office.
At 8:44 p.m. a disturbance was reported in the 300 block of Lincoln Street. An officer talked to a woman having issues and advised her of her options.
At 10:23 p.m. a report came in from a facility of sexual abuse of a minor. Police are investigating.
At 10:37 p.m. a welfare check was requested on Burkhart Drive.
Emergency Calls
Sitka Fire Department received one ambulance call Tuesday.
Coast Guard
A helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka on Tuesday tracked down the source of an EPIRP signal to a garbage dump in Juneau.
The Air Station received the report from Sector Juneau around 2:09 p.m., flew to the area and located the source shortly afterward.