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

Dec. 10-16

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

Homer Volunteer Fire Department

Dec. 10-16

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to 12 medical calls and one fire call.

Kachemak Emergency Services

Dec. 10-16

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to five medical calls and two vehicle accidents.

Homer Police

Dec. 7

An agency at 4:14 p.m. relayed a Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately (REDDI) report on a vehicle inbound to Homer at Mile 164 Sterling Highway. Officers weren’t able to locate the driver.

A caller at 6:05 p.m. reported suspicious activity around a construction site on Homer Bypass Road. An officer responded and found everything was OK. The officer did advise one person of their revoked license status.

A caller at 6:22 p.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle at Heath Street and Pioneer Avenue. An officer wasn’t able to find the vehicle.

A caller at 6:47 p.m. reported a dog walking down the middle of the road at Pioneer Avenue and Svedlund Street. An officer responded but didn’t find the dog.

Dec. 8

A caller at 1:03 a.m. reported suspicious activity around his home on Clover Place. An officer went to the area.

A caller at 11:17 a.m. reported that there were loose wolf hybrids in the Homer area of East End Road and East Hill Road. An officer was advised but the animals were gone when the officer got to the area. The officer then spotted them later in the day but was unable to exactly locate them.

An alarm company at 12:12 p.m. reported an alarm at a business on Lake Street. An officer responded and found it was a false alarm.

A caller at 12:52 p.m. reported a vehicle in the ditch at Bay Vista and the Sterling Highway. There were no injuries.

A caller at 3:52 p.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle at Mile 169 Sterling Highway. An officer contacted the driver and didn’t detect that they were impaired.

A man at 345 p.m. went to the police station and requested a welfare check on his son on Ben Walters Lane. An officer went to the home but couldn’t contact the son.

A caller at 10:55 p.m. reported loud noise during evening hours in a neighboring apartment on Main Street. An officer responded and advised the people to quiet down.

Dec. 9

A caller at 1:34 a.m. reported concern for a person lying in the snow in the roadway at Mile 3.5 East End Road. An officer went to the scene but didn’t find anyone in need of assistance.

An officer at 1:30 p.m. assisted a resident on Mountain View.

An officer at 2:15 p.m. checked out a vehicle in the ditch at Ben Walters Lane and Delson Circle.

An officer at 7:43 p.m. issued a driver a traffic warning on Homer Bypass Road.

A person at 9:01p.m. went to the police station to speak with an officer. The woman was later taken to a medical facility.

An officer at 11:08 p.m. made a security check at Freight Dock Road and Outer Dock Road and issued one man an animal citation.

Dec. 10

A caller at 12:18 a.m. reported a vehicle in the ditch in his yard and a possibly intoxicated driver on Rochelle Road. An officer responded and arrested one 31-year-old man for driving under the influence.

An officer at 8 a.m. warned a driver for speeding at Ronda Street and East End Road.

A caller at 8:09 a.m. reported a person near a closed business on Ocean Drive Loop. An officer went to the area and found it was just an employee opening the business.

An agency at 11:34 a.m. requested officer assistance on Lake Street. An officer went to the scene.

An officer at 12:34 p.m. provided a court-ordered civil standby on East Pioneer Avenue.

Officers at 12:55 p.m. arrested a 43-year-old man on an outstanding warrant on Lake Street.

A caller at 2 p.m. requested a welfare check on Homer Bypass Road. An officer went to the scene and found everything was OK.

Officers at 2:15 p.m. got a report of an abandoned vehicle on East Fairview Avenue. The registered owner was contacted and told to move the vehicle.

Alaska State Troopers dispatch at 2:23 p.m. requested officer assistance locating a man on Skyline Drive. An officer responded but wasn’t able to locate him.

A woman at 2:45 p.m. reported a hit and run in the Homer area after the fact. An officer spoke with her.

An officer at 3:11 p.m. assisted two minor females on Bonanza Avenue.

A caller at 4:15 p.m. requested that an officer to handle a person in a store on Lake Street who had concealed merchandise. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 5:14 p.m. reported a suspicious circumstance on Grubstake Avenue. An officer went to the location.

A caller at 7:37 p.m. reported a vehicle collision at Fanning and East End Road that had caused damage. An officer went to the scene.

Dec. 11

A caller at A caller at 3:57 a.m. requested a welfare check on a person walking along the highway at Mile 172.5 Sterling Highway. Officers went to the area.

An officer at 8:35 a.m. warned a driver for speeding at Pioneer Avenue and Homer Bypass Road.

A caller at 8:44 a.m. reported a vehicle in the ditch on East Hill Road. An officer responded but the vehicle was gone when the officer got there.

A caller at 10:22 a.m. requested medics to handle an unattended death on Mission Road. Officers and medics went to the scene.

A caller at 11:03 a.m. reported his vehicle was stuck at Greatland Street and the Sterling Highway and blocking traffic. Officers provided traffic control.

An alarm company at 6:52 p.m. reported an alarm at a local business on Bartlett Street. An officer went to the scene and found it was a false alarm.

Dec. 12

An alarm was activated at 9:51 a.m. on Bartlett Street. An officer went to the scene and confirmed it was a false alarm.

A caller at 1:48 p.m. reported an unattended death on Jenny Lane. Officers went to the scene.

A caller at 4:34 p.m. reported a shoplifter in a store on Lake Street. An officer responded and issued the 37-year-old man a summons for concealing merchandise.

Dec. 13

A caller at 3:35 a.m. requested a welfare check on East End Road. Officers went to the location.

A caller at 4:48 a.m. requested a welfare check on Sarina Road and East End Road. Officers responded and arrested one 38-year-old man on two weapon and drug charges.

A caller at 10:43 a.m. requested officer assistance with a child custody issue on Tamara Street. An officer spoke with the caller.

A caller at 1:06 p.m. reported a man “laying under (a) tree yelling at things” on Homer Bypass Road. An officer went to the scene.

An officer at 4:37 p.m. served a domestic violence protective order on Klondike Avenue.

A caller at 7:26 p.m. requested a welfare check on their neighbor on Main Street due to loud yelling.

A caller at 9:17 p.m. reported a person who was not wanted inside a business on East Pioneer Avenue. An officer went to the scene, and the man in question left the area.

Dec. 14

An officer at 1:40 a.m. contacted a man at Main Street and the Sterling Highway who had an outstanding warrant. The man fled on foot, and the officer later arrested the 49-year-old man on the warrant.

A caller at 8:22 a.m. reported that her dog got loose that morning in the area of her home on Heath Street. Officers notified the Animal Control Office.

A woman at 9:51 a.m. requested a security check of her home on Saltwater Drive due to a suspicious circumstance. An officer responded and made the security check.

A woman at 10:41 a.m. reported a vehicle in the ditch on the Sterling Highway. An officer responded and found the vehicle.

An officer at 1:04 p.m. located possibly stolen property on an inmate on Lake Street.

A man at 2:16 p.m. went to the police station and reported bank account fraud on the Sterling Highway. An officer took a report and it’s under investigation.

A caller at 5:09 p.m. made a REDDI report about an intoxicated driver at Down East Saloon. An officer went to the area.

A caller at 6:02 p.m. reported a vehicle collision with a moose on Kachemak Drive. An officer responded to the scene.

Dec. 15

Another agency at 9:19 a.m. requested officer assistance with vehicles parked in the roadway during snow removal in the Homer area. An officer responded to the various locations to contact the vehicles.

An officer at 2:49 p.m. assisted another agency at Mile 168 Sterling Highway.

A caller at 4:06 p.m. reported a vehicle collision at Heath Street and Hazel Avenue that had caused damage. An officer went to the location.

A caller at 5:14 p.m. reported vehicles parked in the roadway on Greatland Street that were hindering snow removal. An officer went to the area and issued warnings for the vehicles.

A caller at 5:38 p.m. reported a driving incident on Homer Bypass Road. An officer went to the location.

A caller at 10:10 p.m. reported a vehicle towing a sled behind it on the roadway on White Alder Court. An officer went to the scene but didn’t find the vehicle with the sled.

A caller at 11:52 p.m. reported a vehicle parked dangerously at an intersection at Jennifer Place and Hillside Place. An officer went to the scene and contacted the vehicle’s owner, who said they would move it to a safer location.

Dec. 16

An officer at 2:56 a.m. issued a parking warning on Early Spring Street.

An officer at 3:23 a.m. contacted a disabled vehicle in the roadway on Woodside Avenue. A woman on the scene said the vehicle was out of gas and that it would be moved shortly. Officer later impounded the vehicle.

A woman at 11:46 a.m. went to the police station to report harassment at her home on Main Street by her property manager. An officer took a report.

A woman at 3:45 p.m. went to the police station to report a possible ongoing stalking issue. An officer took a report and discussed the woman’s options with her.

A caller at 8:18 p.m. asked for officer assistance with a domestic issue on Pioneer Avenue. Officers responded to the scene.

An officer at 10:45 pm. advised a person to move their vehicle off the roadway on Cityview Avenue.

A security company at 11:27 p.m. reported a commercial burglary alarm on Greatland Street. An officer went to the location.

Dec. 17

A man at 11:05 a.m. went to the police station and requested a welfare check on his roommate on Aspen Lane due to threats. An officer went to the location and contacted the roommate. An officer later referred charged and applied for an arrest warrant.

An officer at 12:01 p.m. assisted Homer Public Works with removing vehicles in the Homer area that were parked on the roadways.

Officers at 3:25 p.m. assisted medics on Heath Street.

A caller at 4:10 p.m. reported a stolen vehicle on Heath Street. An officer went to the scene and located the vehicle. Officers provided the registered owner with a ride to pick up the vehicle.

A caller at 6:09 p.m. reported a vehicle collision at Kachemak Drive and Arctic Tern Street. An officer went to the scene and ACE Towing arrived on scene as well.

An officer at 7:30 p.m. assisted medics at Heath Street.

Dec. 18

A caller at 9:16 a.m. requested a welfare check on a man on Spit Road. An officer went to the scene and provided the man with transportation.

An officer at 12:35 p.m. arrested a 26-year-old woman on an arrest warrant.

An officer at 1:07 p.m. attempted to serve an arrest warrant on a man on Main Street.

Troopers

Dec. 13

Alaska State Troopers at approximately 9:04 a.m. responded to a business in Ninilchik upon the report of a disturbance. The investigation revealed that a 38-year-old Ninilchik man who was a convicted felon had stalked a female while in possession of a concealable firearm, had assaulted this and another female, and had attempted to use the firearm to assault a male on scene. No injuries were reported. Subsequent to the investigation, the man was arrested, transported, and remanded to Wildwood Pretrial on the charges of attempted assault in the first degree, assault in the third degree, domestic violence stalking in the first degree, domestic violence stalking in the second degree, misconduct involving weapons in the third degree, domestic violence assault in the fourth degree, and assault in the fourth degree. He was held without bail.

Dec. 16

Alaska State Troopers at 1:15 p.m. arrested a 46-year-old Ninilchik man on an outstanding bench warrant. The man was contacted after troopers saw him driving a vehicle and knew he had a warrant. The warrant was for failing to appear for trial call with bail set at $100. The man was transported and remanded into the Homer Jail.

Alaska State Troopers at 1:15 hours p.m.arrested a 42-year-old Homer man on an outstanding arrest warrant. The man was contacted after troopers saw him parked in a vehicle on the Spit and knew he had a warrant. The warrant was issued for two counts of fourth degree assault with a bail of remand pending arraignment. The man was transported and remanded into the Homer Jail.

Dec. 17

Alaska State Troopers at 1:38 p.m. responded to a reported disturbance on Sary Su Street in Nikolaevsk. An investigation showed a 34-year-old Nikolaevsk man had violated his conditions of release in a separate criminal case. The man was arrested and remanded into the Homer Jail where he was held pending arraignment.

Dec. 18

Alaska State Troopers at 12:10 a.m.responded to a 911 call of a disturbance at an address on Birch Haven in Anchor Point. During the investigation Troopers contacted a 19-year-old Anchor Point woman, who made false statements regarding a household member committing a crime. The woman admitted to lying about the person committing a crime and she was arrested and transported to the Homer Jail where she was remanded. Bail was set at release when sober.

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 Dec. 17:

Criminal charges filed

Jason T. Hodges, 42, fourth-degree assault, two counts.

Rick Yeaton, 28, fourth-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal mischief.

Trevor M. Cole, 38, fifth-degree misconduct involving weapons and fourth-degree misconduct involving an controlled substance.

Brian M. McTigue, 37, concealing merchandise.

Tyler R. Fullen, 22, violating conditions of release.

Michael A. Reid, 49, third-degree theft and violating conditions of release.

Rammone E. Kirksey, 38, first-degree assault, third-degree assault, first-degree stalking, second-degree stalking, third-degree misconduct involving weapons and two counts of fourth-degree assault.

John M. Brake, 46, first-degree vehicle theft.

Michael A. Reid, 49, concealing merchandise and violating conditions of release.