Police Blotter
Sitka Police Department logged the following calls as of 8 a.m. today.
October 21
At 3:10 a.m. a citation for having a bear attractant was issued at a home on Davidoff Street.
At 7:42 a.m. a caller said a bear had gotten into a garage in the 2600 block of SMC, causing extensive damage to the door.
At 8:14 a.m. a bear was reported on Lake Street, apparently headed for the woods behind Sitka High. Officers kept watch while it left the area.
An agency asked for a welfare check on a woman who hadn’t been in touch in awhile. Officers were unable to locate her.
At 9:47 a.m. an older yellow Lab was reported in a yard not its own on Price Street. The animal control officer was notified.
At 5:17 p.m. a caller reported a truck in a ditch in the 1300 block of HPR, with an excavator trying to free it. The area was clear when officers arrived.
An incident of drunkenness was reported at a downtown hotel at 5:56 p.m.
Citations for having bear attractants were issued between 10:23 p.m. Thursday and 4:54 a.m. today. The locations were Harbor Mountain Road, the 1700 block of Edgecumbe Drive, the 2000 block of Cascade Creek Road, Peter Simpson Road, and Sharon Drive.
October 22
At 7:20 a.m. trash was reported scattered on Kincaid Street. It had been cleaned up by the time officers arrived.
Emergency Calls
Sitka Fire Department received six ambulance calls Thursday and one early this morning.
