Homer Police

July 27

A man at 2:20 p.m. reported an assault.

A caller at 4:25 p.m. asked for a welfare check on two men near the roadway on Hazel Avenue near Poopdeck Street. Police responded and took a 62-year-old man into protective custody.

A caller at 6:03 p.m. reported a man walked around the Soundview Avenue neighborhood in his underwear. Police responded and contacted the man who was found to be wearing a bathing suit. No crime took place.

A caller at 6:11 p.m. reported the theft of an electronic device from the Homer Public Library.

A woman at 11:41 p.m. reported items stolen from her Little Fireweed Road property.

July 28

A woman at 3:31 a.m. asked for police assistance in removing a man from her Fairview Avenue home. Police responded and the man left without incident.

A caller at 6:07 p.m. reported people fishing on private property on the Spit.

Police at 8:02 p.m. spoke with subjects regarding a trespass complaint at a Klondike Avenue address.

A parent at 10:49 p.m. reported a missing child. Police responded and found the child on a bicycle with friends. Police called the parent to respond and pick up the child.

July 29

A caller at 12:09 a.m. reported hearing a domestic dispute at a Ben Walters Lane address. Police responded and separated the parties for the night.

A caller at 1:54 a.m. reported a bonfire close to fuel tanks on the Spit. Police responded and advised the party responsible about fire safety.

A caller at 12:08 p.m. reported theft of merchandise from a Main Street business.

Police at 1:20 p.m. investigated smoke and an alarm coming from an Alan Street cabin. All was OK.

A caller at 1:52 p.m. reported someone operating a remote-controlled drone and spying on campers on the Spit.

A caller at 4:07 p.m. reported a break-in at a Fairview Avenue home.

July 30

A caller at 6:35 a.m. reported a giant dead porcupine on Kachemak Drive.

A caller at 2:19 p.m reported possible drug activity at a Sterling Highway address.

A person at 3:45 p.m. made a 911 call and a “report every dangerous driver immediately” complaint of a driver on the Sterling Highway. Police stopped the suspect driver, a 40-year-old man, and arrested him for driving under the influence and refusal to submit to a chemical test.

A person at 5:03 p.m. made a 911 call of a woman having a mental breakdown at a Ben Walters Lane address. Police responded and provided the woman transportation to South Peninsula Hospital.

July 31

A caller at 11:08 a.m. reported a sea otter in distress at Mud Bay. Police notified the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.

A caller at 11:10 a.m. reported dogs left in a car and crates during a hot day. Police notified the animal control officer.

A caller at 11:43 a.m. reported an elderly woman at a Svedlund Street business with no place to go. Police responded.

A caller at 12:49 p.m. reported smoke in the area near Mile 170 Sterling Highway. Police responded but could not find any smoke.

A caller at 2:16 p.m. reported a dog in a car during warm weather at Karen Hornada Park. Police responded and found all the windows rolled down in the car.

Police at 11:55 p.m. went to East End Road and Kilcher Road to assist Alaska State Troopers in putting down a moose injured in a car crash. A charity was contacted to salvage the meat.

Aug. 1

A caller at 12:38 p.m. reported property was broken into on Mark Lane.

A caller at 3:06 p.m. reported a cooler with fish was stolen from a car on the Spit.

A caller at 4:04 p.m. reported a drunk man lying on a picnic table on the Spit. Police responded.

A caller at 4:58 p.m. reported a man harassed people at a Sterling Highway parking lot. Police responded.

A caller at 4:58 p.m. reported an orphaned seal on the Spit. Police notified the SeaLife Center.

A man at 9:22 p.m. reported a woman threatening his life on the Poopdeck Trail. Police responded but could not find the caller.

Aug. 2

A caller at 12:33 a.m. reported a fire on the beach in an unsafe area near Fish Dock Road. Police responded and advised the fire operators to knock back the fire.

A caller at 3:40 p.m. reported being concerned for dogs in a car on a warm day on the Spit. Police checked on the dogs and found windows open and the dogs not appearing to be in distress.

A caller at 6:39 p.m. reported a drunk man urinating in public on Bishop’s Beach. Police responded.

A caller at 6:57 p.m. reported dead and injured birds near the harbor on the Spit.

A caller at 8:07 p.m. reported a possibly injured sea otter on the Spit. Police advised the SeaLife Center.

A caller at 9:44 p.m. reported four people trespassing on private property near the Poopdeck Trail. Police responded and the people left the area.

A caller at 11:46 p.m. reported a dispute between a man and a woman on Lake Street. Police responded and determined the couple were arguing over a taco.

A caller at 10:38 p.m. reported an injured seal on the Spit. Police notified the SeaLife Center.