Cops and Courts

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

Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services

Nov. 5-11

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to four medical calls.

Homer Volunteer Fire Department

Nov. 5-11

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to four medical calls, two calls related to smoke and one carbon monoxide check.

Kachemak Emergency Services

Nov. 5-11

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to three smoke or fire-related calls.

Homer Police

Nov. 6

A caller at 8:47 a.m. reported a theft from a business on Lake Street. An officer advised the caller.

A caller at 10:15 a.m. reported a man wearing a political sticker and “campaigning at polling areas” on East Pioneer Avenue. An officer responded but the man was not there when the officer arrived.

A caller at 3:04 p.m. reported a possibly suicidal person on Hillview Place. An officer advised the caller.

An officer at 3:31 p.m. impounded an abandoned vehicle at Ramp 2 on Spit Road.

A caller at 4:11 p.m. reported five moose in the middle of the street, “fighting and charging” and hindering traffic at Lee Street and Main Street. Officers went to the scene. The moose broke it up.

Multiple callers at 5:20 p.m. reported flares on Spit Road. Officers found out it was a college class setting them off.

A caller at 8:25 p.m. made a Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately (REDDI) report on a vehicle at Mile 160 Sterling Highway. An officer responded and didn’t find the driver impaired.

A caller at 8:52 p.m. reported an animal offense on FAA Road. An officer responded to the location.

An officer at 11:50 p.m. assisted medics on Main Street.

Nov. 7

An alarm company at 3:31 a.m. reported a residential burglary alarm going off on Main Street. Officers responded and found everything was OK.

A person went to the police station to report “harm” in the Homer area. An officer spoke with the person and passed the information on to Alaska State Troopers.

A caller at 7:15 p.m. reported people following her on Homer Bypass Road. An officer went to the location and the woman was taken to South Peninsula Hospital.

A caller at 9:29 p.m. reported that a stray cat had been outside their home on Sabrina Road for multiple days. The caller crated the cat and an officer took it to the animal shelter.

Nov. 8

An officer at 11:19 a.m. helped a motorist with a disabled vehicle at Rochelle Road and East End Road.

A caller at 11:47 a.m. reported seeing a man on camera going through a dumpster on Ocean Drive. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 1:23 p.m. requested a civil assist on April Place after being evicted. An officer responded to the scene.

A caller at 5:16 p.m. spoke with an officer about a possible trespass issue on Main Street. An officer went to the location.

A caller at 7:22 p.m. requested a welfare check on a family member on Klondike Avenue. An officer went to the location and found everything was OK.

Multiple callers at 7:34 p.m. reported an alarm going off in the area of Hidden Way. Officers went to the location.

Multiple callers at 7:35 p.m. reported an alarm going off in the area of Bartlett Street and Spruceview Avenue. An officer went to the area and discovered it was an echo from the previous alarm.

A caller at 9:09 p.m. reported three vehicles speeding and trespassing at Tulin Bluff West Court and West Terrace Boulevard. An officer contacted the driver of one of the vehicles and told the occupants they were on private property.

An officer at 11:32 p.m. contacted people during a security check on Kachemak Drive. One 34-year-old man was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court.

Nov. 9

A caller at 11:05 a.m. reported an aggressive woman at a business on East End Road. An officer went to the location and arrested the 44-year-old woman for driving under the influence and resisting arrest.

A caller at 4:27 p.m. reported a shoplifter in a store on Greatland Street.

A caller at 5:36 p.m. reported a tenant had moved out suddenly and left items behind on Rosewood Court.

A caller at 5:58 p.m. made a REDDI report on a semi truck with no lights on at Mile 171 Sterling Highway. Officers went to the area and contacted the driver.

An officer at 6:34 p.m. assisted a motorist with a disabled vehicle at West Hill Road and the Sterling Highway.

Nov. 10

A caller at 8:17 a.m. reported a barking dog and an ongoing problem with their neighbor on Rochelle Road. An officer responded.

A woman at 9:40 a.m. went to the police station with information about drugs. An officer spoke with her. Subsequently, a 22-year-old man was arrested on charges of terroristic threatening.

A caller at 10:19 a.m. reported a man with “loose wolf hybrids” at Bishop’s Beach. It was reported to the animal control officer.

A caller at 11:33 a.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle at Thompson Drive and East End Road. An officer contacted the driver but didn’t note any impairment.

A caller at 3:26 p.m. reported young kids on ATVs “disturbing his peace” on Whispering Meadows Avenue. An officer went to the location.

A caller at 4:28 p.m. reported a vehicle crash in a local business parking lot on Homer Bypass Road that had caused damage. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 5:30 p.m. reported a person “passed out” on a trail at Klondike Avenue and Poopdeck Trail. An officer responded but the person was gone when the officer arrived.

A caller at 6:16 p.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle at Seaside Farm Drive and East End Road. An officer contacted the driver but didn’t detect any impairment on their part.

Nov. 11

A caller at 1 a.m. reported a hit and run in a business parking lot on East Pioneer Avenue. An officer went to the scene.

A woman at 10:34 a.m. went to the police station to report debit card fraud. An officer took a report and it’s under investigation.

Officers at 11 a.m. provided traffic control for the Veterans Day parade at Pioneer Avenue, Main Street and the Sterling Highway.

A local business at 12:36 p.m. reported a man and woman trespassing at the business on Greatland Street An officer went to the location but they were gone when the officer got there.

A caller at 1:27 p.m. who said he was moving to the area inquired about felon status and gun ownership.

A caller at 1:53 p.m. reported possible smoke or steam at a local residence on West. Fairview Avenue. An officer responded and found the report was unfounded.

A caller at 6:47 p.m. reported a barking dog on Jennifer Place. An officer went to the area but couldn’t locate the animal.

Troopers

Nov. 7

Alaska State Troopers at 9:19 a.m. responded to a report of a deceased person on Rollins Way in Anchor Point. An investigation showed a 61-year-old Anchor Point man had died sometime during the night in his residence. No foul play is suspected.

Information regarding courthouse activity is taken from logbooks and court-issued forms and may not contain all details of the final disposition of each case. Case files are available for public review at the courthouse.

Courts

Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through Nov. 13:

Criminal Court

Jeremy Ackerman, 31, third-degree theft, fourth-degree theft and two counts of second-degree criminal trespass.

Tyler R. Fullen, 22, second-degree terroristic threat.

Autumn F. Ellsworth, 44, driving under the influence and resisting arrest.