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Police Blotter May 15, 2025

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Sitka Police Department received the following calls in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. today.

May 13

Police talked to a caller about options of dealing with a protection order violation.

At 11:03 a.m. a person aboard a cruise ship at the HPR terminal dialed 911, intending to get the ship's emergency line, not Sitka's.

At 12:49 p.m. a hit and run was reported in the 400 block of Lake Street. Police opened a case.

At 2:06 p.m. a bus was reported to have broken down at American and Lincoln streets, causing a parking problem.

At 3:13 p.m. a driver was reported to have backed into another vehicle on Siginaka Way then left. Police opened a case.

At 3:56 p.m. a bullet was reported found onboard a cruise ship at the HPR terminal. Police took custody of it.

The animal control officer picked up a dog on DeGroff Street and gave the owner a citation for allowing the dog to run at large.

At 9:18 p.m. three bears were seen on Sharon Drive, and later on Sand Dollar Drive, off HPR.

Emergency Calls

Sitka Fire Department received five ambulance calls Wednesday.