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May 26, 2023, Police Blotter

Posted

The following calls were logged as of 8 a.m. today.

May 25

At 1 a.m. a caller reported a boy being assaulted by a relative. An investigation is underway.

Security checks were made at two downtown bars shortly after midnight.

At 1:06 a.m. a caller complained of screaming and fighting at a trailer court. Police found residents were playing video games, and asked them to be quieter. They agreed to do so.

At 12:03 p.m. a couple was reported having a dispute in the 1200 block of SMC. After talking with police the man agreed to go elsewhere.

A dog was reported running at large in the 1800 block of HPR at 12:12 p.m. It was gone when officers arrived.

At 12:51 p.m. a dump truck driver was stopped at the O’Connell Bridge and told rocks had been falling from the truck since he’d left the roundabout. He was cited for having an unsecured load. 

Protective orders were served at a residence at 1:23 p.m. and 4:12 p.m.

At 2:52 p.m. a caller reported  a man had been behaving suspiciously at the skate park, staring at kids there. He left when a trooper arrived.

May 26

At 6:14 a.m. a man was reported refusing to leave a business on Smith Street. No one wanted to press charges, but the man was trespassed.

Emergency Calls

Sitka Fire Department received five ambulance calls Thursday and two early today.

Wildlife Troopers

Joseph Daniels, 45, of Sitka was cited May 24 on a charge of operating more than one dinglebar troll line in the directed lingcod fishery, May 16 on the Fairweather Grounds.