Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.
Homer Volunteer Fire Department
Oct. 17 – Oct. 23
Homer Volunteer Fire Department responded to four Advanced Life Support emergencies, eight Basic Life Support emergencies, with one of those being a Mutual Aid call with KESA (Kachemak Emergency Services), for a total of 12 EMS-related tone outs. In addition, there were two Fire calls, one Fire alarm, and one smoke investigation-related call.
Homer Police
Oct. 18
At about 1:10 p.m., after Homer police responded to a report about an assault, an 18-year-old Homer resident was arrested for fourth-degree assault and taken to Homer Jail.
Oct. 21
At 4:48 p.m., Homer police responded to a local business that had reported two juvenile females shoplifting. One female was issued a summons for shoplifting, and charges were forwarded to Juvenile Justice.
At 7:43 p.m., a Homer police officer responded to a male threatening to harm himself. A 56-year-old homer residence was arrested for violating conditions of release and taken to the Homer Jail.
Oct. 24
At 12:36 p.m., Homer police officers took a report of a theft. Investigation is ongoing.
Alaska State Troopers
Oct. 20
At 12:15 p.m., Alaska State Troopers in Anchor Point observed a stolen vehicle at a residence on Homestead Road in Ninilchik. Investigation resulted in a 56-year-old Anchorage resident being arrested for first-degree vehicle theft, fourth-degree and fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, and second-degree misconduct involving weapons. A 37-year-old Homer resident was arrested for an outstanding misdemeanor arrest warrant, and new charges of two counts of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and a count of violating conditions of release. A 48-year-old Anchor Point resident was arrested for first-degree hindering prosecution, and fourth-degree and fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. All were taken to Homer Jail. The Anchorage resident and the Anchor Point resident were held pending arraignment. The Homer resident was held on the $50 warrant.
At 3:33 p.m., when a Homer police officer conducted a routine traffic stop, a 30-year-old Homer resident was issued a summons for driving while license revoked.
At 8:23 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation near the intersection of Milo Fritz Avenue and Birch Street in Anchor Point. Investigation revealed that the passenger, a 33-year-old Seward resident, was on conditions with Probation, one condition being not to consume or possess alcohol. He was found to be under the influence of alcohol and attempting to hide alcohol during a probation search of the vehicle and was arrested for violating probation and taken to Homer Jail without bail.
At 10:38 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a speeding infraction near the intersection of East End Road and Mattox Road in Homer. After investigation, the 28-year-old Wasilla resident was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol and fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons and was taken to Homer Jail, with bail set at his own recognizance.
Oct. 23
At about 1:00 p.m., Alaska State Troopers in Anchor Point conducted a traffic stop for a moving violation on the Old Sterling Highway. The driver, a 53-year-old Anchor Point resident, failed to immediately pull over and continued for over a mile. The driver was issued misdemeanor summonses for misuse of plates, new owner failure to transfer title, and second-degree failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer.
Oct. 24
At 1:29 p.m., Alaska State Troopers in Anchor Point conducted a traffic stop on North Fork Road for an equipment violation. After investigation, the driver, a 53-year-old Anchor Point resident was issued a citation for driving while license cancelled, and the passenger, a 50-year-old Anchor Point resident, was issued a minor summons for allowing an unauthorized person to drive.
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. All defendants are presumed not guilty until convicted in court. Case files are available for public review at the courthouse. Disposition of cases can be found at https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/scheduled/docs/crimdisp.pdf.
Courts
Christopher J. Livesay, 38, driving under the influence, Homer case.
Peyton Anthony Sallison, 18, fourth-degree assault – causing fear of injury, Homer case.
Philip Lee Brown, 55, second-degree misconduct involving weapons – firing gun at dwelling; fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons – firing gun by highway; fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons – firing recklessly; reckless endangerment; and reckless endangerment, Anchor Point case.
Sara Marie Roderick, 48, first-degree hindering prosecution – or apprehension; fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance; and fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, misdemeanor, Anchor Point case.
Donald Wade Mauldin, 56, second-degree misconduct involving weapons – re drug crime; first-degree vehicle theft; fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance; and fifth-degree misconduct involving weapons, Anchor Point case.
Garrett Gary William Ludwig, 32, second-degree theft – firearm/explosive; second-degree theft – value $750-$24,999; second-degree theft – access device or ID document; and first-degree criminal trespass – on land, intend crime, Homer case.
Sundown Michelle Asbell, 37, fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance; fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance; and violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, Anchor Point case.
Matthew Harris Salisbury, 38, driving under the influence; fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons – possession while intoxicated, Homer case.
Keith Joel Pulver, 30, driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended with a previous conviction, Homer case.
Robert William Rutan, 53, improper use of registration/title/plates; new owner – secure transfer of registration/title; and second-degree failure to stop at the direction of an officer, Anchor Point case.
