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

May 6-12

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

Homer Volunteer Fire Department

May 6-14

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to 13 medical calls and three fire calls.

Kachemak Emergency Services

May 6-12

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

Homer Police

May 4

An officer at 2:07 p.m. gave a driver a citation for driving with their license suspended on East Pioneer Avenue.

Officers at 7:07 p.m. provided a police escort on FAA Road.

Officers at 8:04 p.m. issued a 28-year-old man a summons for criminal trespass on East End Road.

A caller at 8:54 p.m. made a Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately report on an intoxicated driver on East Bayview Avenue. Officers responded to the area.

A woman at 9:04 p.m. went to the police station requesting a welfare check on a pedestrian on East End Road. An officer went to the location.

An officer at 10:27 p.m. assisted with a disabled vehicle on Spit Road.

A caller at 11:58 p.m. requested a welfare check be made on a person sitting in the roadway at Mile 169 Sterling Highway. Officers went to the scene.

May 5

A caller at 12:13 a.m. gave a driver a warning for their insurance at Rogers Loop and the Sterling Highway.

A caller at 12:26 a.m. reported loud music coming from a business on East Pioneer Avenue. An officer went to the location.

A caller at 12:56 a.m. reported an intoxicated man at the Homer Harbor. Officers went to the area.

A caller at 8:44 a.m. requested a welfare check be made on a friend on Ben Walters Lane. An officer contacted the person on the phone and found everything was OK.

A caller at 9:43 a.m. reported an unattended death at a Cityview Avenue address. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 1:50 p.m. reported a vehicle collision in a parking lot on Homer Bypass Road that had caused damage. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 2:21 p.m. reported a dispute at Ramp 5 of the Homer Harbor. An officer went to the scene.

An officer at 8:44 p.m. gave a driver a warning for operating an ATV on the roadway at Mission Road and East End Road.

A caller at 10:29 p.m. reported a shoplifter on Homer Bypass Road. Officers responded to the scene.

May 6

A caller at 11:06 a.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle in the area of Mile 171 Sterling Highway. An officer contacted the driver but didn’t detect any impairment.

A caller at 3:10 p.m. requested assistance with a trespassing issue on Main Street. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 3:54 p.m. reported a man trespassing on private property on Ohlson Lane. An officer responded but didn’t locate anyone there.

A caller at 4:32 p.m. reported a woman in the area on Main Street who had been trespassed previously, and who was making a disturbance. Officers went to the location, contacted the woman and let her know she wasn’t allowed to be there.

A caller at 4:59 p.m. reported a woman trespassing and barricaded in an apartment on Main Street. An officer went to the scene and discovered that report was unfounded.

A caller at 7:57 p.m. reported that a moose was giving birth near the roadway on Main Street.

Multiple callers around 11:47 p.m. reported a collision between a vehicle and a moose at Mile 169 Sterling Highway. Officers responded and a charity was contacted to take the moose.

May 7

Officers at 3:35 a.m. arrested a 29-year-old woman for violating conditions of release on Heath Street.

A caller at 9:16 a.m. reported an intoxicated man stumbling down the street at Bartlett Street and West Fairview Avenue. An officer went to the scene.

An agency at 2:51 p.m. reported a vehicle collision with a moose at Mile 169 Sterling Highway. An officer and the Homer Volunteer Fire Department went to the scene.

A caller at 3:02 p.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle on Homer Bypass Road. An officer contacted the driver but didn’t note any impairment.

An officer at 4:25 p.m. assisted the fire department on East End Road.

A caller at 4:40 p.m. reported a minor smoking on Homer Bypass Road. An officer went to the location but didn’t find any minors smoking.

An agency at 6:14 p.m. requested a welfare check be made on a woman in the Homer area. An officer made contact with the woman’s family by phone.

An officer at 6:18 p.m. warned a driver for speeding on Kachemak Drive.

A caller at 8:58 p.m. reported a campsite at a local business on Bartlett Street. An officer went to the location to contact the person who made the complaint.

A caller at 11:16 p.m. requested an ambulance for an unknown medical problem on the Sterling Highway. Officers responded along with members of the Homer Volunteer Fire Department.

May 8

An officer at 10:35 a.m. assisted Kenai Probations on Heath Street.

A caller at 11:25 a.m. reported possible drug activity in a parking lot on Homer Bypass Road. An officer went to the area.

A caller at 4:55 p.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle heading into town at Mile 171 Sterling Highway. An officer contacted the driver and didn’t detect any impairment.

An officer at 6:41 p.m. contacted a driver on East End Road and issued them a summons for misuse of plates.

A caller at 7:55 p.m. reported vandalism to her home on West Tasmania Court. An officer responded.

A caller at 9:24 p.m. reported a vehicle fire on Spit Road. Officers went to the scene and arrested the 63-year-old male driver for driving under the influence and refusing to take a chemical test. The man was taken to the Homer Jail.

May 9

An alarm company at 8:08 a.m. reported an active alarm on Lake Street. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 8:25 p.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle at East Hill Road and East Skyline Road. An officer went to the area but wasn’t able to find the vehicle.

An officer at 8:45 a.m. issued a driver a summons for misuse of registration or plates on Arctic Tern Place.

A caller at 1:30 p.m. reported a dead man at a location on East Pioneer Avenue. Officers went to the scene.

A caller at 4:13 p.m. reported a vehicle parked on the street in the bicycle lane on Greatland Street. An officer was advised but the vehicle was gone when the officer got there.

A caller at 6:15 p.m. reported a vehicle on the side of the road with its flashers on, on Greatland Street. An officer went to the area but the vehicle was already gone.

May 10

A caller at 1:46 a.m. reported large pieces of sheet metal flying across the roadway on Ocean Drive Loop. An officer went to the location.

A caller at 8:19 a.m. reported possible drug activity on Hazel Street. An officer went to the area.

A caller at 12:30 p.m. reported a wanted person driving on the Homer Spit. Officers went to the area but weren’t able to find the person. They cited a driver for driving with their license revoked.

Officers at 1:09 p.m. attempted to serve a warrant on Rainbow Court but weren’t able to locate the person it was for.

A caller at 1:32 p.m. requested assistance with an unmanageable client on Ben Walters Lane. An officer went to the location and provided the person with transportation to South Peninsula Hospital.

A wanted person at 3:21 p.m. appeared in the parking lot of the police department and then left. Officers later located the 30-year-old man on Rainbow Court and arrested him on five outstanding warrants.

An officer at 4:17 p.m. warned a driver for having expired registration at Lake Street and Homer Bypass Road.

A caller at 5:10 p.m. reported that their roommate stole their property on Calhoun Street. A second caller later reported that a man would not leave the property. Officers went to the scene.

An officer at 10:22 p.m. made a traffic stop at Spit Road and Freight Dock Road. The officer arrested a 43-year-old man for driving under the influence and took him to the Homer Jail.

An officer at 10:56 p.m. assisted medics on Main Street.

An officer at 11:57 p.m. warned a driver for having expired registration on Homer Bypass Road.

May 11

A caller at 12:50 a.m. reported people trespassing on private property on West Terrace Boulevard. An officer went to the scene but didn’t find any people or vehicles.

Officers at 9:52 a.m. provided traffic control for the Color Run on East End Road.

A caller at 3:21 p.m. reported school children disturbing bird watchers near the Beluga Slough.

A caller at 4:41 p.m. reported his roommate was trying to kick him out of their home on Hohe Street. Officers went to the scene.

An officer at 7 p.m. took a suicidal person to the emergency room at South Peninsula Hospital.

A caller at 7:49 p.m. reported that an intoxicated man fell down a hill at Ramp 5 at the Homer Harbor and was lying near the water. Officers went to the area. The caller later advised the man was back on the walking trail.

A caller at 9:05 p.m. reported hearing shooting and a vehicle leaving the area at Mile 171 Sterling Highway. An officer went to the area but didn’t locate a disturbance.

Troopers

May 8

Alaska State Troopers at approximately 9:30 p.m. contacted a 34-year-old Anchor Point man in the area of North Fork Road in Anchor Point. Subsequent investigation revealed the man to have an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest for heft in the second degree. The man was arrested and transported to Homer Jail.

Alaska State Troopers from Anchor Point at 10:59 p.m. responded to a roll-over car crash in the Fritz Creek area of East End Road in Homer. Investigation revealed the driver, a 37-year-old Homer man, was driving under the influence of alcohol. No injuries were sustained and minimal damage was done to the vehicle. The man was arrested and transported to Homer Jail.

May 9

Alaska State Troopers at received a tip that a 32-year-old Clam Gulch woman was staying at a residence in Anchor Point. The woman had two outstanding $5,000 warrants. AST responded to the residence and contacted her. The woman was arrested and remanded to the Homer Jail for her outstanding warrants.

Alaska State Troopers from Anchor Point at 6:40 p.m. observed a 44-yer-old Anchor Point man who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest driving near Mile 164 Sterling Highway. The man was contacted, arrested on the warrant for violating conditions of release and transported to the Homer Jail.

May 13

Alaska State Troopers at approximately 11 p.m. conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling 78 mph in a 45 mph zone on East End Road near Homer. Subsequent investigation resulted in the driver being identified as a 36-year-old Homer man who was arrested for one count of driving under the influence. The man was transported to the Homer Jail for remand.

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 May 14:

Criminal Court

Maude S. Halbur, 43, improper use of registration, plates or title.

Earl Brock, 59, improper use of registration, plates or title.

Demetrio A. Skorohodoff, 37, driving under the influence.

Denver L. Horn, 43, driving under the influence.

Ivan V. Kalugin, 36, driving under the influence.