Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

Homer Volunteer Fire Department

Aug. 27 – Sept. 2

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to 14 medical calls and two fire calls.

Kachemak Emergency Services

Aug. 27 – Sept. 2

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to four medical calls and one fire call.

Homer Police

Aug. 28

A caller at 1:11 a.m. reported a suspicious man at a business on the Sterling Highway. An officer responded.

An officer at 6:43 a.m. impounded a vehicle at Saltwater Drive and the Sterling Highway.

A caller at 9:15 a.m. reported an abandoned vehicle at E Street and Ocean Drive that was hindering work. An officer went to the scene but the vehicle was already gone.

An officer at 12:41 p.m. conducted a search warrant on Heath Street.

A caller at 4:56 p.m. reported that a man was causing a disturbance on East Pioneer Avenue and that he needed medical assistance. Officers and medics responded.

Officers at 4:59 p.m. charged a 27-year-old man with unlawful contact at Heath Street.

Officers at 11:45 p.m. arrested a 45-year-old woman for driving under the influence at Mile 0.5 Kachemak Drive.

Aug. 29

An officer at 6:57 a.m. observed a disturbance at Pioneer Avenue and Heath Street. The officer separated the people involved.

A caller at 11:25 a.m. reported that someone was living in the woods on Mission Road. An officer went to the area but didn’t find anyone.

An officer at 1:27 p.m. made a traffic stop at Rhonda Street and East End Road, and ended up arresting a 53-year-old man on an outstanding warrant and bringing him to the Homer Jail.

A caller at 2:03 p.m. reported that a man was throwing rocks and stacking rocks at the Seafarer’s Memorial. An officer went to the area and spoke with the man, who said he didn’t need any assistance.

A caller at 1:54 p.m. reported that commercial vehicles were speeding on Spit Road. An officer responded and didn’t observe any speeding.

An officer at 5:13 p.m. warned a driver for speeding on Spit Road.

A caller at 7:05 p.m. reported an intoxicated driver on East Pioneer Avenue. An officer responded and arrested the 53-year-old male driver for driving under the influence.

Officers at 8:36 p.m. assisted medics on Soundview Avenue.

Aug. 30

A caller at 2 p.m. reported people were digging through a donation bin on Ohlson Lane. An officer responded and advised the people to leave.

An officer at 3:07 p.m. assisted another agency on Cottonwood Lane.

A caller at 5:11 p.m. requested an officer to help with a civil dispute over a dog at Fish Dock Road and Spit Road. An officer responded.

A caller at 7:08 p.m. made a Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately (REDDI) report on a vehicle at Diamond Ridge Road and the Sterling Highway. An officer went to the area.

An officer at 7:23 p.m. gave a driver a citation for driving without license or registration at East End Road and East Hill Road.

A caller at 9:05 p.m. reported a suspicious man outside a business on Homer Bypass Road. Officers went to the scene and didn’t find anyone.

Aug. 31

A caller made a third-party report of an assault at Mile 3 Spit Road. An officer went to the scene and found the report was unfounded.

A caller at 10:52 a.m. reported a couple walking at Kachemak Way and Pioneer Avenue with a baby that had no clothes on. The caller requested a welfare check.

A caller at 12:59 p.m. requested help removing an unruly crew member from a boat at Freight Dock Road. Officers went to the scene.

A caller at 3:15 p.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle driving unsafely at Greatland Street and Homer Bypass Road. An officer went to the area.

A caller at 4:02 p.m. requested a welfare check on a man sleeping on the beach on the Homer Spit. An officer went to the area but didn’t find the man.

A caller at 4:13 p.m. reported a vehicle collision at Main Street and Pioneer Avenue that had caused damage but was not blocking the road. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 10:04 p.m. reported finding property at a bank on Homer Bypass Road. An officer responded, took the property and returned it to the owner.

A caller at 11:08 p.m. reported a suspicious man at a public bathroom at Mile 3 Spit Road. Officers went to the scene but didn’t find the man.

An officer at 11:21 p.m. contacted a person who was passed out at a public bathroom on Spit Road. The officer found everything was OK.

A caller at 11:47 p.m. reported a man was screaming in the roadway on Elderberry Court and causing a disturbance. Officers went to the scene, gave the man a disorderly conduct warning and left him with a responsible party.

Sept. 1

An officer at 12:36 a.m. made a security check at Ohlson Lane and Bunnell Avenue and searched a vehicle according to a person’s probation. The officer warned one man of disorderly conduct.

An officer at 12:42 a.m. issued a parking warning at Bunnell Avenue and Ohlson Lane.

A caller at 1:30 a.m. reported a suicidal man on East Hill Road. Officers went to the scene and the man left under the care of a responsible party.

An officer at 2:10 a.m. made a security check on Shelford Street and arrested a 26-year-old woman for violating conditions of release, two drug charges, and obstructing an investigation by tampering with evidence.

A caller at 2:15 a.m. reported an intoxicated person passed out in the roadway on West Hill Road and Reber Road. An officer contacted the man and gave him a ride home.

A caller at 3:14 a.m. made an animal complaint on Waddell Street. An officer went to the scene but wasn’t able to contact the animal’s registered owner.

“Dueling parties” on a 911 call at 7:07 p.m. reported a dispute between the two of them on Spit road. An officer responded to the area.

A caller at 8:05 p.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle crossing the center line at Diamond Ridge Road and the Sterling Highway. An officer went to the area.

A caller at 10:06 p.m. complained about fireworks at Mile 4 Spit Road. An officer went to the scene and advised the people involved about the city ordinance regarding fireworks.

An officer at 11:17 p.m. contacted a man walking in the roadway on Spit Road and gave him a ride.

Sept. 2

A caller at 9:51 a.m. reported an unattended fire on Bishop’s Beach. An officer went to the scene.

An agency at 12:32 p.m. reported a man acting aggressively and chasing vehicles at Mattox Road and East End Road. Officers went to the area but couldn’t find the man.

A caller at 2:46 p.m. reported that she was kicked out of a vehicle on Spit Road. The caller disconnected with dispatch and an officer went to the scene.

A caller at 3:50 p.m. reported a vehicle parked on private property on Ohlson Lane. An officer went to the scene, but while the officer was on the scene the caller realized whose vehicle it was.

A caller at 5:58 p.m. reported a disturbance on Main Street. Officers responded.

A caller at 10:17 p.m. reported suspicious activity outside a home on Jennifer Place. An officer went to the scene and found all was OK, and that they neighbor’s animal was loose in the area.

Officers at 11:35 p.m. assisted medics on Main Street.

A caller at 11:35 p.m. reported a suspicious man at a business on Shelford Street. Officers went to the scene and found everything was OK.

An officer at 11:36 p.m. gave someone a DUI warning at Bishop’s Beach.

Sept. 3

An officer at 8:48 a.m. removed debris from the roadway on East End Road.

A caller at 11:10 a.m. reported a man inside a vehicle at Fireweed Avenue who was slumped over the wheel. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 1:55 p.m. reported a man in need of protective custody on Bartlett Street. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 2:43 p.m. reported seeing a man assault another man on East End Road. Officers responded to the area.

A caller at 3:44 p.m. reported a vehicle collision on Spit Road that had caused damage. An officer went to the scene.

Officers at 10:08 p.m. assisted the fire department with a vehicle fire on Kachemak Drive.

A caller at 10:48 p.m. reported a theft from a boat at Ramp 4 on Spit Road. Officers went to the scene.

A caller at 9:25 p.m. reported an unattended death on Hillside Place. Officers went to the scene.