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

March 11-17

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

Homer Volunteer Fire Department

March 10-17

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to 11 medical calls and four fire calls.

Kachemak Emergency Services

March 11-17

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to one medical call, one fire call and one call for traffic control.

Homer Police

March 12

An officer at 9:30 a.m. contacted the owner of a motorhome at Main Street and Bunnell Avenue to advise them of the rules about camping.

A caller at 3:11 p.m. reported a disturbance with another woman at Bishop’s Beach that involved both of their dogs. An officer was advised.

A caller at 5:36 p.m. reported a possibly stolen vehicle recovered at a local business on the Sterling Highway. An officer went to the scene and took a report.

An officer at 7:53 p.m. contacted a wanted man during a traffic stop on Heath Street. The officer arrested the 33-year-old man on an outstanding warrant. He was taken to the Homer Jail and held without bail.

March 13

A caller at 4:30 a.m. reported a vehicle parked in the roadway at Danview Avenue and Main Street. An officer was advised and issued a citation.

A caller at 9:35 a.m. requested that an officer come to an area on Greatland Street to deal with a civil issue. Officers went to the scene and arrested a 59-year-old man for trespassing and resisting arrest.

A caller at 4:35 p.m. from Kachemak Drive asked to speak with an officer about an issue. The officer advised the caller of their options.

An officer at 7:14 p.m. issued a driver on Spit Road a warning for excessive speed.

A caller at 7:33 p.m. requested an officer assist him with his impounded vehicle. Officers contacted the man on Ocean Drive and gave him transportation.

March 14

A caller at 8:54 a.m. reported a man trespassing at a local business on East Pioneer Avenue. An officer went to the scene and gave the man a notice to keep him from the property for life.

A caller at 9:24 p.m. requested a welfare check be made on her daughter, who she hadn’t heard from in the last few days. An officer contacted the woman on Beluga Place and all was OK.

A caller at 12:18 p.m. reported a vehicle collision on East End Road. An officer went to the scene and contacted both drivers.

A caller at 5:50 p.m. reported a vehicle collision on Homer Bypass Road that had caused damage. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 8:13 p.m. requested a welfare check be made on a person in a vehicle on Bartlett Street. An officer went to the scene and found the driver was OK. The driver had pulled over to make a phone call.

A caller at 8:21 p.m. reported that a motorhome was parked in a cul-de-sac on Horizon Court and would be blocking a snowplow if it came through. An officer went to the location and issued a parking warning.

March 15

An alarm was reported at 3:46 a.m. on Bartlett Street. Officers assisted the Homer Volunteer Fire Department in their response.

An agency at 4:29 a.m. reported a vehicle parked in the roadway at Danview Avenue and Main Street. An officer went to that location.

An officer at 6:55 a.m. contacted a vehicle in the ditch on Svedlund Street, and found all was OK. A towing company was contacted to remove the vehicle.

An agency from out of state requested a welfare check on a man at 3:42 p.m. Officers located the man on Alder Lane and found everything was OK.

A caller at 4:39 p.m. reported a threat of suicide on Alm Lane. Officers went to the scene.

A caller at 5:31 p.m. reported a driver had backed into an electrical box on East Pioneer Avenue and left the scene. An officer went to the scene along with Homer Electric Association.

An officer at 7:19 p.m. warned a driver for his registration at Fairview Avenue and Kachemak Way.

March 16

A caller at 9:49 a.m. reported two people operating a drone in an airplane flight path on Kachemak Drive. An officer went to the area.

A caller at 10:15 a.m. reported that a truck almost hit him and his dogs while they were using the crosswalk at Kachemak Drive and Spit Road. An officer went to the area and contacted the driver.

A caller at 11:36 a.m. reported drug activity near her home on Shannon Lane. An officer contacted the complainant.

A caller at 2:41 p.m. reported a motorhome camping in the roadway near a local business at Main Street and Ohlson Lane. An officer went to the scene but didn’t find anyone there.

An officer at 2:44 p.m. contacted a woman who struck a moose with her car at Mile 169 Sterling Hwy. The moose was not injured and the vehicle was not damaged.

An officer at 5:11 p.m. tried to contact a wanted person on Ocean Drive but wasn’t able to locate the suspect.

A caller at 7:02 p.m. requested a welfare check be made on his farther, who he hadn’t heard from. An officer attempted to locate the father on Thompson Drive.

A man at 8:35 p.m. went to the police station to make a report of threats by another man at a local business on East Pioneer Avenue. An officer took a report.

March 17

A caller at 12:06 a.m. reported a suspicious vehicle on Ocean Drive. Officers responded to that location.

An officer at 6:08 p.m. served an arrest warrant to a 48-year-old woman at Main Street and Bunnell Avenue. The woman was also charged with an additional count of violating conditions of release.

A woman at 7:26 p.m. turned in a found coat with a cellphone in its pocket. The owner was contacted.

An officer at 8:05 p.m. investigated an illegal campsite at Main Street and Ohlson Lane.

A caller at 10:54 p.m. reported a man threatening another man on Homer Bypass Road. Officers went to the scene.

March 18

Officers at 12:24 a.m. received an email about illegal camping on FAA Road. An officer went to the location.

An officer at 8:23 p.m. warned a driver for speeding at Mile 168 Sterling Highway.

March 19

A caller at 12:26 a.m. reported his neighbor’s dogs chasing a moose in his yard on Skyline Drive. An officer went to the area.

Troopers

March 13

Alaska State Troopers at 9 p.m. responded to a disturbance at a residence in the Nikolaevsk area. Further investigation revealed that a 36-year-old Anchor Point man set another resident of the home on fire, causing them physical injury. The man was arrested and charged with assault in the third degree. He was transported to Homer Jail and is being held without bail.

March 14

Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Anchor Point issued a citation to a 60-year-old Wasilla woman for making a false statement on her 2018 sport fishing license. Bail is set at $310 in the Homer Court.

Alaska State Troopers at 7:42 p.m. received a call via 911 from a 59-year-old Anchor Point man, who reported a woman threatened him with a knife, and stated he had a shotgun inside his home so “someone’s going to die tonight.” Subsequent investigation revealed no emergency or assault took place, and that the man was intoxicated. The man also violated his court appointed conditions of release in a previous case by consuming alcohol. He was arrested and transported to Homer Jail without incident.

March 17

Alaska State Troopers at 11:32 a.m. responded to an address on David Lee Street in Anchor Point for a report of an assault. An investigation showed that a 45-year-old Anchor Point man had assaulted a female at the residence. The man was arrested and remanded into the Homer Jail to await arraignment.

March 18

Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Anchor Point issued a 44-year-old Maine woman a citation for making a false statement on her 2018 sport fish license. Bail is set at $310 in the Homer Court.

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 March 18:

Criminal Court

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

Zacariah Z. Tangman, 36, domestic violence-related first-degree assault.

Bruce C. Larson, 59, second-degree criminal trespass and resisting arrest. In a separate case filed the next day, violating conditions of release and giving a false report.

Nathan W. Vandecoevering, 45, domestic violence-related fourth-degree assault.

Julie M. Fowler, 48, violating conditions of release.