Sitka Police Department received the following calls over the weekend.
May 16
At 12:05 a.m. a bear and two cubs were reported getting into garbage in the 2300 block of HPR. An officer chased them off but at 3:57 a.m. they were seen again in the 2300 block.
At 11:16 p.m. a caller said a man and woman on Observatory Street were behaving oddly. When approached, the woman ran off and the man said he had slid and was wet.
May 17
At 4:21 a.m. a man sleeping in a downtown bank lobby was awakened and advised to leave, which he did.
At 12:38 p.m. a caller said a truck was leaking fuel on Indian River Road. The truck was gone when police arrived.
A man said his girlfriend who had left town had stolen money from his app.
At 9:56 p.m. a bear and two cubs were seen on Indian River Road. They were gone when police arrived.
A dog was reported running at large on Indian River Road. Officers were advised.
May 18
At 1:36 a.m. a caller reported seeing three bears getting into trash in the 1200 block of SMC. Rubber bullets were shot at them and they left.
At 12:35 p.m. a child called 911 to report kids were ripping up rhubarb plants on Sirstad Street. Police talked to the home owners, who said it was OK.
A woman said someone had smashed in the hatch of her Subaru. Police opened a base.
May 19
At 3:27 a.m. a vehicle was reported in a ditch in the 4200 block of HPR. Officers tried to locate the owner.
At 5:53 a.m. bears were reported getting into trash at Thimbleberry. At 7:56 a.m. they were in the 2900 block of SMC, and at 8:12 a.m. they were seen in the 2800 block of SMC.
Emergency Calls
Sitka Fire Department received no ambulance calls Friday, six on Saturday and another six on Sunday
Sitka Police
Scott E. Roe, 24, was charged Sunday with assault in the fourth degree, domestic violence.
In Court
Amivael A. Andino, 31, on a Feb. 14, 2024, charge of reckless driving was sentenced May 14 to 30 days, suspended, and fined $1,000 with $500 suspended. He was placed on probation for one year.
