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

Jan. 6-12

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

Homer Volunteer Fire Department

Jan. 6-12

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

Kachemak Emergency Services

Jan. 6-12

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

Homer Police

Jan. 6

An officer at 3:03 p.m. assisted a motorist on East Hill Road.

Jan. 7

Officers at 2:45 p.m. assisted the Homer Volunteer Fire Department with a structure fire on Shirley Court.

A caller at 2:42 p.m. reported a civil issue. An officer advised them of their options.

An officer at 7:28 p.m. found an unoccupied vehicle parked on the side of the road at Grubstake Avenue and Snowbird Street. A message was left for the owner.

A caller at 8:16 p.m. reported a man causing a disturbance and refusing to leave at home on West Hill Road. Officers went to the scene. They found no crime had been committed and that it was a civil issue.

Dispatch got a 911 hang up from a Jenny Way address multiple times at 10:24 p.m. Officers went to the scene and ended up taking a man found there to the hospital.

An officer at 10:46 p.m. contacted a man in a donation bun at a charity on East Pioneer Avenue. The man was told to move along.

Jan. 8

A caller at 8:53 a.m. reported a vehicle collision at Heath Street and Pioneer Avenue. Officers went to the scene.

A caller at 9:31 a.m. reported hitting a parked car and rolling her vehicle on Kachemak Drive. The caller said there were no injuries. Officers went to the scene.

A caller at 10:38 a.m. requested that a welfare check be made on a family member on Mattox Road. The person was located and officers found everything was OK.

A caller at 11:03 a.m. reported a vehicle in the ditch on Main Street. An officer went to the area.

Dispatch got a 911 call from Homer High School at 12:07 p.m. On the call back the person who answered the phone stated someone had done it as a joke. The school was advised.

An officer at 12:26 p.m. provided transportation for a mental patient to Bartlett Street.

An officer at 12:33 p.m. warned two minors for tobacco possession at Ben Walters Lane and Hillfair Court.

An officer at 3:23 p.m. found a disabled vehicle left on the roadway at Grubstake Avenue and Snowbird Street. Ace Towing was called to impound the vehicle.

An officer at 5 p.m. assisted someone who went to the police station for help.

Jan. 9

No logs where officer action was taken.

Jan. 10

A caller at A caller at 6:50 a.m. reported a possible break in at a home on Mulliken Street. An officer went to the scene and cleared the building. Nothing suspicious was found.

Multiple callers at 7:45 a.m. reported a vehicle collision that had caused damage at Crestwood Circle and Whispering Meadows Avenue. An officer went to the scene.

An officer at 2:28 p.m. warned a driver for speeding in a school zone on East End Road.

A caller at 4:28 p.m. reported a vehicle collision on Homer Bypass Road that had caused damage. An officer and tow company went to the scene.

An agency at 5:39 p.m. requested that a welfare check be made on a woman on West Fairview Avenue. An officer went to the home to make the check.

A wanted man went to the police station at 6:17 p.m. The 33-year-old man was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court.

A caller at 8:21 p.m. reported a woman who had previously been trespassed was back in a business on Homer Bypass Road. Officers responded and the 33-year-old woman was charged with trespass and violating conditions of release.

Jan. 11

A caller at 12:59 a.m. reported a disturbance in the area of West Hill Road and Claudia Street. The caller said the people involved “took off up the hill.” Officers went to the area.

A caller at 3:56 a.m. requested that a welfare check be made regarding threats being made to a family member on S. Park Circle. An officer went to the scene and was to follow up with the caller.

A caller at 11:07 a.m. reported a person slashing tires on their vehicle on Mattox Road. The suspect fled the area. An officer went to the scene and later arrested a 26-year-old woman for criminal mischief. She was taken to the Homer Jail.

A caller at 3:45 p.m. reported a vehicle in the ditch on East Skyline Drive and that there were no injuries. An officer went to the area and found the vehicle was out of the ditch and that everything was OK.

A caller at 10:42 p.m. reported concern about a bonfire above her home on West Tulin Bluff. Officers went to the area and the person with the bonfire agreed to keep it to a smaller size.

Jan. 12

A caller at 1:53 a.m. requested help with his daughter on Whispering Meadows Avenue. Officers went to the scene.

Officers at 12:29 p.m. arrested a 63-year-old man for driving with his license revoked at East End Road and Crested Crane Street.

A caller at 3:27 p.m. reported harassment on West Hill Road. Officers went to the scene.

An agency at 7:33 p.m. passed on a report of a man walking in the roadway on East End Road. An officer went to the area but the man was gone.

A caller at 9:13 p.m. reported that a woman who was on a protective custody hold had left the hospital. The woman later returned to the hospital.

A caller at 10 p.m. reported returning home to find their front door wide open on East End Road. An officer went to the scene.

Jan. 13

A caller at 10:03 a.m. reported a vehicle collision at Heath Street and Grubstake Avenue with no road blockage or injuries. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 10:27 a.m. reported that a fired employee was threatening them on Lake Street and that the caller would like them trespassed from the building. An officer went to the scene and the woman was given a trespass notice.

A caller at 11:13 a.m. reported an open door on a building at Mile 169 Sterling Highway. An officer went to the scene and notified the company that owns the building.

A caller at 11:27 a.m. reported finding drug items in a room in a building on Ocean Drive Loop. An officer went to the scene.

A caller at 1:40 p.m. reported a wanted person in a store on Homer Bypass Road. Officers went to the scene and arrested a 59-year-old man on an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court.

A caller at 2:26 p.m. reported that a woman had left an agency on Bartlett Street and asked for help bringing her back. Officers went to the scene and the woman returned to the agency.

Multiple callers at 3:10 p.m. reported that a woman had stolen property on Bartlett Street. Officers went to the location.

A caller at 7:34 p.m. reported vandalism on Rochelle Road. An officer took a report.

Troopers

Jan. 8

Alaska State Troopers at about 3:30 p.m. arrested a 31-year-old Homer man on an outstanding arrest warrant for a probation violation. The man was contacted at a residence on Brown Drive in Homer after troopers received information that he was at the residence. He was remanded into the Homer Jail where he was held pending arraignment.

Jan.

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 Jan. 12:

Criminal Court

James L. Taylor, 54, driving with license canceled, revoked or suspended for a criminal offense.

Kristina D. Mastre, 25, fourth-degree theft.

Bailey M. Crocker, 33, second-degree criminal trespass and violating conditions of release.

Robert W. Nichols, 35, driving under the influence, refusing to submit to a chemical test and fifth-degree criminal mischief.

Gabrielle F. O. Chipps, 26, third-degree criminal mischief.

Parker A. Teal, 25, second-degree terroristic threatening and second-degree stalking.

Charles W. Quales III, first-degree criminal trespass and fourth-degree theft.

Dennis P. Mahoney, 63, driving with license canceled, revoked or suspended for a criminal offense.