Homer Police Reports

Jan. 5

A caller at 9:15 a.m. reported a former partner harassed him. Police advised the man on options regarding restraining orders. The man asked that a woman be issued a trespass notice from his property.

A caller at 12:27 p.m. reported a man was shoplifting at a Sterling Highway business. Police responded and arrested a 35-year-old man for fourth-degree theft and trespassing.

A man at 1:30 p.m. reported his girlfriend shoved him into a ditch on Lake Street.

Several callers at 1:56 p.m. asked police to do a welfare check on a man stumbling in the road on the Sterling Highway. Police responded.

A person at 2:39 p.m. made a 911 call of a suicidal person. Police responded.

A caller at 4:48 p.m. reported being concerned for a person skating on thin ice on Beluga Lake. Police responded and advised the skater about ice conditions and skating at own risk.

A caller at 10:38 p.m. reported a domestic dispute at a Pioneer Avenue business. Police responded and determined it was verbal only.

Jan. 6

A caller at 12:05 a.m. reported loud music at a Jenny Place home. Police responded and asked a person to turn down the music for the night.

A person at 11:30 a.m. reported a possible Western Union scam.

A man at 1 p.m. reported a 30-gallon drum left on city property on Charles Way.

A caller at 2:38 p.m. reported being concerned for ice skaters on Beluga Lake.

Police at 3:26 p.m. received a 911 call that hung up at a Rangeview Avenue home. Police called back and heard an argument in the background and then got voice mail when they called back a second time. Police confirmed a disturbance with a neighbor on a third call back and responded.

Police at 6:39 p.m. delivered a found dog to the animal shelter.

Police at 10:13 p.m. advised a person of a trespass notice from a Spit address.

Jan. 7

A woman at 8 a.m. turned in a book of checks found at a Sterling Highway parking lot.

A man at 9 a.m. reported two loose dogs chased him down Sprucewood Road while he was out jogging.

A woman at 10:45 a.m. reported problems with her adult son.

A caller at 12:28 p.m. asked police to issue a trespass notice to a man from a Hazel Avenue address. Police responded and issued the man a six-month trespass notice.

A man at12:44 p.m. reported ATVs on the road on Race Road near East Hill Road.

Police at 6:13 p.m. served a temporary restraining order on a person.

Jan. 8

Police at 2:10 a.m. assisted Alaska State Troopers in searching for a missing adult.

Police at 3:39 a.m. assisted the Homer Volunteer Fire Department at a Gavin Court address.

A caller at 8:45 a.m. reported receiving a bogus phone call regarding tax evasion.

A caller at 10:07 a.m. reported being threatened at a Ben Walters Lane address. Police responded and arrested a 19-year-old man for terroristic threatening and fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance.

Police at 9:16 p.m. assisted troopers in responding to a “report every dangerous driver immediately” complaint on Sayer Road. Troopers arrested a 30-year-old man for driving under the influence.

A man at 9:57 p.m. reported a loose dog on East End Road. The man said he would care for the dog that night and take it to the animal shelter the next day.

Police at 10:19 p.m. served a temporary restraining order on a person at a Spit address.

A man at 2:44 p.m. reported trash being dumped on Tulin Terrace Boulevard.

A woman at 2:50 p.m. reported someone hit her car.

A person at 3:10 p.m. made a 911 call of a person throwing trash out a car window on East End Road.

A woman at 3:22 p.m. reported her car had been vandalized.

Police at 6:40 p.m. contacted a 52-year-old man in the station lobby and arrested him on a warrant.

Jan. 9

A man at 1 a.m. went to the station at the direction of troopers for help with a suspicious car following him.

A woman at 2:22 a.m. made a 911 call that a drunk man tried to walk into her Rangeview Avenue home. Police responded and arrested a 21-year-old man for criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.

A caller at 1:37 p.m. reported a driver speeding and not yielding to pedestrians on Ocean Drive Loop.

A woman at 2:01 p.m. reported her bicycle was stolen from her Landings Street home.

A man at 4:40 p.m. reported the theft of a canoe from a Skyline Drive yard.

A man at 4:40 p.m. called from out of town and asked police to do a welfare check on his daughter. Police contacted the daughter at her workplace and found everything was OK. They advised her to contact her father.

Jan. 10

A person at 7 p.m. made a 911 call of a disturbance at an FAA Road address. Police responded and arrested a 28-year-old man on an outstanding warrant.

A person at 9:45 p.m. made a 911 call of unknown people in an empty rental unit at a Triton Court address. Police responded and advised the caller the issue was a civil matter.

A caller at 11:54 p.m. reported a man lying on the ground behind a Lake Street business. Police responded and found all was OK.

Jan. 11

Police at 2:19 a.m. contacted a driver at the Baycrest Hill pullout and issued the person a DUI warning. Police arranged for alternate transportation.

A person at 3:36 a.m. made a 911 call of possible drug activity at a local bar. Police responded and arrested a 27-year-old man for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

Several callers at 3:14 p.m. reported a drunk man walking in the road on the Sterling Highway. Police responded and got the man a ride.