Homer Police Report

April 6

A caller at 11:06 a.m. asked police to do a welfare check on a man sleeping in a car on the Spit. Police responded.

A man at 11:20 a.m. reported check fraud.

A man at 1:24 p.m. reported a domestic dispute at a Spit address. Police responded and separated the parties.

The Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice at 1:55 p.m. asked for police help with a juvenile pick up order.

A caller at 2:03 p.m. reported littering on the Spit.

Police at 8:48 p.m. did a security check at Bishop’s Beach and checked out a possible abandoned vehicle, a 1992 Ford pickup truck. At 10:32 p.m. a man made a 911 call that the truck was on fire. Police and firefighters responded.

April 7

A caller at 7:12 a.m. reported a theft from a car on Lakeside Drive.

A caller at 11:23 a.m. asked police to do a welfare check on a family member with no known address.

A man at 4:55 p.m. asked police to do a welfare check on a man sitting on the caller’s front steps at a Fairview Avenue address. Police responded and issued the subject a trespass notice.

An off-duty officer at 4:48 p.m. reported a vehicle in the ditch on West Hill Road near Diamond Ridge Road. Police responded.

Police at 9:17 p.m. assisted Alaska State Troopers with a traffic stop on East End Road.

April 8

A caller at 1:03 a.m. reported receiving harassing phone calls.

A caller at 5:19 a.m. reported a disoriented man in the post office lobby. Police arrested a 68-year-old man for criminal trespassing.

A caller at 7:35 a.m. reported icy roads on East End Road.

A caller at 10:55 a.m. reported a drunk woman walking on Hazel Avenue. Police responded but could not locate the woman.

Multiple callers at 11:20 a.m. reported hearing gunfire in the East End Road and Mariner Drive area. Police could not locate the source of the gunfire.

A caller at 11:59 a.m. made a “report every dangerous driver immediately” complaint of a driver on the Spit. Troopers contacted the driver.

A caller at 4 p.m. reported a trespasser at a Lake Street business. Police responded.

A caller at 8:05 p.m. asked to speak to an officer regarding a civil issue.

Troopers at 8:13 p.m. asked police to be on the lookout for a shoplifter who had been at a Sterling Highway business.

A person at 9:23 p.m. made a 911 call of a civil issue with tenants at a Bunnell Avenue address. Police responded. The parties involved came to a civil agreement.

April 9

A caller at 11:20 a.m. reported a hit-and-run crash on the Sterling Highway.

Several people at 2:51 p.m. made 911 calls of a drunk man falling down in the street on Main Street. Police responded.

A person at 6:21 p.m. made a 911 call of an ongoing issue with overflowing Dumpsters at a Kramer Lane apartment complex.

A caller at 9:33 p.m. reported a drunk pedestrian on the Sterling Highway. Police responded and provided transportation for a man to his home.

 

April 10

Police at 1:45 a.m. confiscated drug contraband from a prisoner at the jail.

A caller at 3:10 a.m. reported suspicious people going through a Dumpster on the Spit. Police issued trespass notices to several people to not be in the area during nonbusiness hours.

A caller at 4:09 a.m. reported a person sleeping outside a closed business on Pioneer Avenue. Police responded and arrested a 35-year-old man for criminal trespass.

Several callers at 6:19 a.m. reported thefts from cars parked on Fairview Avenue. Police responded.

A caller at 8:28 a.m. reported a moose blocked the road on Ben Walters Lane. Police assisted the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

A man at 1:22 p.m. reported he was the victim of identity fraud.

A caller at 5:40 p.m. reported a drunk woman wouldn’t leave a Pioneer Avenue business. Police responded and provided the woman a ride to her home and also issued her a trespass notice from the business.

Police at 10:20 p.m. contacted a 32-year-old man driving on West Hill Road and issued him a summons for not having insurance.

April 11

A caller at 6:38 a.m. reported her 1996 gray Toyota car was stolen from her Tamara Street driveway sometime during the night.

Police at 9:47 a.m. assisted with traffic control in removing a car from the ditch.

A man at 10:42 a.m. reported a burglary at a Pennock Street home. Police responded.

A caller at 12:10 p.m. made a REDDI complaint of a driver on Lake Street. Police contacted the driver and did not find impairment.

April 12

Police at 2:02 p.m. advised a caller regarding a civil matter.

A caller at 8:52 p.m. asked police to do a welfare check on a person at  a Fairview Avenue address. Police responded and found all was OK.

Police at 10:53 p.m. investigated suspicious activity regarding a man at a Main Street address.

Police at 10:53 p.m. contacted a 20-year-old man at a Bunnell Avenue address and arrested him for a probation violation and minor consuming alcohol.

April 13

A caller at 5:38 a.m. reported the theft of a car from a Pioneer Avenue bar parking lot. Police found the car at another bar. The theft allegation was unfounded.

A caller at 10:02 a.m. made an animal complaint.

A woman at 11:48 a.m. reported identity theft.

A man at 9:17 p.m. reported finding a dead moose at a Mount Augustine Drive address. Police responded and notifed the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

A caller at 10:43 p.m. reported a possible forced burglary attempt at a Lakeshore Drive address. Police responded and found the complaint was unfounded.