Classic Police Blotter: Oldies But Goodies

Just because. :)

Suspicious Person/Activity
Officer investigating the source of several odd text messages found that a young man in Anchorage had sent them after being dared to send text messages to random number. The young man was advised not to do so again.

Noise Disturbance
Caller was disturbed by "loud screams of enjoyment" that had been continuing for quite some time. An officer responded to the area in question but did not locate the source of said vocalized pleasures.

Theft
A commercial diver, while raising a sunken vessel, discovered numerous tools that had apparently been stolen from a local business. Under investigation.

Found Property
A red and gray rolling duffle bag, found rolling along the South Channel Bridge with no owner in sight.

Domestic Disturbance
Intoxicated caller phoned to chat with a dispatcher and make disparaging comments about an inebriated woman with whom he was arguing and no longer wished to spend time. Officers contacted the two squabbling drunks, and determined no crime had been committed.

Suspicious Activity
Homeowner reported someone had gone to quite a bit of trouble to shovel a path to his shed and his absent neighbor's home. Nothing had been burglarized, but the homeowner was concerned that the paths might be the first step towards the commission of a crime. It was later discovered that the US Coast Guard had been shoveling snow for the local elders.

DUI
Officers discovered a vehicle had apparently driven straight off the road and on top of a fire hydrant. Evidence and witness statements led the officers to the home of [a man], 41 yoa, of Unalaska. [He]admitted to having been drinking before the accident, and was subsequently arrested for Driving Under the Influence.

Suspicious Person/Activity
An extremely inebriated man walked into a parking lot and started a vehicle therein, before getting out of the vehicle and loitering in the lot. Officers contacted the man, who denied having done any such thing and then agreed to complete his sex offender registration.