DUI
~ Bar staff reported a highly intoxicated man had
just driven away from their bar, and provided a detailed description of
both the vehicle and driver. Officers quickly located the driver by
following his swerving tire tracks to another bar and contacting him as
he stumbled towards the entrance. [name redacted] 25 yoa, was
subsequently arrested for Driving under the Influence.
Assistance Rendered ~ Vessel captain requested officer assistance with
an intoxicated soon-to-be former employee who was creating a disturbance
at the Bobby Storrs boat harbor. Officers ensured that the suspect left
the area without incident.
A "soon-to-be former employee" ... heh.
Suspicious Person/Activity
~ A man with a swollen toe told the officer who
stopped him as he was trundling along the roadway that he and his
erstwhile companions had liberated a wheelchair from the hotel, to more
comfortably enable his return to his vessel. The thief, whose license
was suspended, was dispossessed of his stolen wheels and made to walk to
his boat. The hotel did not care to pursue charges.
But that wasn't enough for Mr. Sore Toe ... keep reading.
Robbery ~ The wheelchair thief, accompanied by his two erstwhile companions, stole a wallet from a taxi driver’s purse and then refused to pay the fare when the driver demanded that he exit the vehicle and return her wallet. The driver had no interest in pursuing charges and wished only to have the cab fare recovered.
Assault
~ Officers responded to a bar regarding a patron who
had gone outside and started fighting with people after having been
asked to leave. Officers eventually determined that one incoherent and
extremely intoxicated man had been fighting with crewmembers who were
trying to get him out of the bar and back to his boat. No charges were
filed.
Because fighting with the people in the bar is sure to get him invited back inside.
Assistance Rendered
~ A driver complained to police that he had observed
someone tampering with his vehicle, and that the lock to his truck door
had been damaged. The responding officer found that the damage had
apparently been miraculously repaired, as none existed.
It's a miracle, folks!
Assistance Rendered ~ A man whose taxi companion was so intoxicated that
he could not articulate where he needed to go asked the taxi driver to
drive to the police station for assistance. Officers accompanied the man
and his inebriated companion to his vessel and ensured that he boarded
safely and was looked after by a sober party.
I tell you, the Unalaska Police must have the patience of Job ...
10 comments:
Tough way to have a year around job.
Small-community policing has an attraction all its own, but it's definitely a challenge, sometimes.
Your police blotter posts make my week. Reminds me of Tom Bodet's End of the Road radio show "from Kenai Alaska
JS, thank you. Tom's show was actually from Homer (the literal "End of the Road", where the Alaska Highway dead-ends at Kachemak Bay, the mouth of the Pacific Ocean). But it is on the Kenai Peninsula, which you may be remembering.
Either way, I take that as a compliment. :)
"I tell you, the Unalaska Police must have the patience of Job ..."
True, but think of the stories they'll be able to tell in their retirement as they sit around the hot stove on a cold winter's night.
They will probably need neck braces, too. Because of all the head shaking they did back in the day.
Yes the police up there must be real easy going (A good thing) but the number of "Declined to press charges" accounts also says something about the people in general I think.
joated, all good points you raise.
Preppy, I wonder if that's true, or if they simply have to get along in such a small, remote society.
Gosh, I love these stories...
Thank you for this large improvement in my Saturday morning.
Chickenmom, that's why I put 'em here. :)
threecollie, you're quite welcome!
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