Police Blotter
The following calls were logged as of 8 a.m. today.
May 16
At 3:43 a.m. a woman who had been yelling in the Georgeson Loop area was given a verbal warning about disorderly conduct.
At 1:44 p.m. a dump truck was reported to have spilled some large rocks on Granite Creek Road and HPR. The driver with the help of police picked up the rocks.
A landlord on Georgeson Loop was given advice on dealing with a tenant situation.
At 6:38 p.m. a medical facility reported a patient was agitated, possibly suicidal. Police provided assistance for the patient.
A possibly intoxicated pedestrian was reported on HPR by Sandy Beach. Police found no one matching the description of the pedestrian.
At 11:34 p.m. a driver was reported to have struck a parked vehicle in the 300 block of Lincoln Street then left. Police located the driver, who was to fill out a form.
May 17
At 4:04 a.m. a mattress was found in the road in the 800 block of HPR. Police removed it.
Emergency Calls
Sitka Fire Department received one ambulance call Tuesday.
Anderson City
Clerk Charged
By Sentinel Staff
The city clerk of Anderson, an Interior community of around 200, was charged Tuesday with scheme to defraud and theft in the first degree for allegedly embezzling city funds and depositing them into her own bank account, Troopers said today.
Trista Jennings, 37, was remanded to the Fairbanks Correctional Center on the felony charges. Troopers said the investigation is continuing and more charges may be filed.
Anderson city officials reported the suspected theft to Troopers May 12, which assigned the case to the Healy post troopers and the financial crimes unit for a thorough investigation, Troopers said.
Troopers determined that Jennings had been working as the city clerk at the time of the theft, and that at least $105,000 had been stolen, “nearly depleting all of the city’s funds.”
Both of the charges are class B felonies, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $100,000.
Anderson is in the Denali Borough northeast of Healy and 75 miles southwest of Fairbanks.
