Smaller cruise ships have begun stopping at Dutch Harbor, 800 miles southwest of Anchorage in the Aleutian Islands.
Really?
Okay, then. The town struggles with how to accommodate tourists where they've never had any before.
John 12:24 "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit."
Showing posts with label Unalaska Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Unalaska Island. Show all posts
08 October 2019
18 January 2019
Police Blotter: "I Hit Him Because He Made Me Cry"
Noise Disturbance – Officers responded to a noise disturbance at a Unisea bunkhouse. The loud, drunken woman who made the complaint was unable to identify who had been disturbing her sleep.
Suspicious Person/Activity – A man reported being threatened by another man, of whom he was able to provide only a vague description. He asked that officers locate the nondescript suspect and talk to him. Officers were surprisingly unable to positively identify the unremarkable man in question.
Fire Safety – Fire personnel responded to the apartment of a woman who reported that her smoke alarm was beeping incessantly.
Assistance Rendered – An officer helped a homeowner change the batteries in her smoke alarm, so the incessant beeping would stop. The Fire Chief returned to the homeowner’s residence a few minutes later and helped her change the batteries in her other smoke alarm, so that it too would quit beeping.
Alarms – Fire personnel responded to the apartment of a woman who reported that her smoke alarm was beeping incessantly.
Fire Response – Fire personnel responded to a residence regarding a report of a petroleum product smell emanating from someplace nearby. The smell was determined to be from recently laid asphalt.
Assistance Rendered – Officers assisted fire personnel with a search for the source of a petrochemical odor. They found it.
Harassment – Caller reported having been harassed at, threatened at and fired from his previous place of employment, in October of last year. Officers determined that the man had been fired after being caught on video surveillance smoking crack cocaine and allowing non-employees to utilize company sleeping quarters, and that the man had never reported any harassment to his then-supervisors.
Assault – Skipper [name withheld], 44 yoa, of Hawaii, was arrested on one count of Assault IV after he punched another man in the face several times. [The skipper] told officer the victim had made him cry.
Suspicious Person/Activity – A man reported being threatened by another man, of whom he was able to provide only a vague description. He asked that officers locate the nondescript suspect and talk to him. Officers were surprisingly unable to positively identify the unremarkable man in question.
Fire Safety – Fire personnel responded to the apartment of a woman who reported that her smoke alarm was beeping incessantly.
Assistance Rendered – An officer helped a homeowner change the batteries in her smoke alarm, so the incessant beeping would stop. The Fire Chief returned to the homeowner’s residence a few minutes later and helped her change the batteries in her other smoke alarm, so that it too would quit beeping.
Alarms – Fire personnel responded to the apartment of a woman who reported that her smoke alarm was beeping incessantly.
Fire Response – Fire personnel responded to a residence regarding a report of a petroleum product smell emanating from someplace nearby. The smell was determined to be from recently laid asphalt.
Assistance Rendered – Officers assisted fire personnel with a search for the source of a petrochemical odor. They found it.
Harassment – Caller reported having been harassed at, threatened at and fired from his previous place of employment, in October of last year. Officers determined that the man had been fired after being caught on video surveillance smoking crack cocaine and allowing non-employees to utilize company sleeping quarters, and that the man had never reported any harassment to his then-supervisors.
Assault – Skipper [name withheld], 44 yoa, of Hawaii, was arrested on one count of Assault IV after he punched another man in the face several times. [The skipper] told officer the victim had made him cry.
15 January 2019
A Blast From the Past
Unalaska Police Blotter: "Never mind."
Welfare Check
Officers responded three times to a residence where an intoxicated occupant repeatedly called the police for assistance with unspecified problems, and then insisted that they leave once they arrived on scene. No criminal activity was observed.
Theft
An intoxicated caller reported a possible theft. The caller was unable to articulate why she thought there was a theft and hung up the phone.
Assistance Rendered
Caller reported being attacked by swooping eagles. She was afraid to move for fear of injury. Officers responded to assist. As the officers arrived, the sun set. The eagles seemed to lose interest in the caller once it was dark. She was able to continue walking down the hill unmolested by her feathered attackers.
Sportfishing
Caller reported individuals “dip-netting” in the “Church Hole.” Officers responded and found that two German tourists were filming the salmon underwater using GoPros on a pole.
Traffic/Roads
Officers investigated a possible oversized trailer. The trailer was under water when an officer arrived on scene and its dimensions could not be immediately ascertained.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Officer investigated some blinking lights on a piece of heavy equipment. Nothing was found to be amiss.
Animals
Caller reported that someone was feeding the eagles causing a hazard as one of the eagles had flown into her truck. Officers investigated and discovered that the eagles were not being fed but were congregating, as eagles are known to do.
Ambulance Request
When Sgt. Jennifer Shockley (now the Deputy Chief) heads out on patrol each day, she's got the police blotter on her mind. Her goal is to paint a detailed picture of the town's often ridiculous crimes.
"I can only imagine that someone who's never been here would think that this is some kind of Twilight Zone town where every form of human oddity and absurdity exists all at once — exacerbated by alcohol," she says."
Welfare Check
Officers responded three times to a residence where an intoxicated occupant repeatedly called the police for assistance with unspecified problems, and then insisted that they leave once they arrived on scene. No criminal activity was observed.
Theft
An intoxicated caller reported a possible theft. The caller was unable to articulate why she thought there was a theft and hung up the phone.
Assistance Rendered
Caller reported being attacked by swooping eagles. She was afraid to move for fear of injury. Officers responded to assist. As the officers arrived, the sun set. The eagles seemed to lose interest in the caller once it was dark. She was able to continue walking down the hill unmolested by her feathered attackers.
Sportfishing
Caller reported individuals “dip-netting” in the “Church Hole.” Officers responded and found that two German tourists were filming the salmon underwater using GoPros on a pole.
Traffic/Roads
Officers investigated a possible oversized trailer. The trailer was under water when an officer arrived on scene and its dimensions could not be immediately ascertained.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Officer investigated some blinking lights on a piece of heavy equipment. Nothing was found to be amiss.
Animals
Caller reported that someone was feeding the eagles causing a hazard as one of the eagles had flown into her truck. Officers investigated and discovered that the eagles were not being fed but were congregating, as eagles are known to do.
Ambulance Request
EMS personnel provided care and transport for a man who had been struck in the back with a 35-kg block of frozen fish.
Animal
Barking dog complaint. An officer responded to the residence at which the barking dogs allegedly live, and found the two dogs there were the only dogs in the neighborhood that were not barking.
Assistance Rendered
An officer responded to the PCR regarding a report of smoke emanating from the building. The officer determined that the smoke was coming from a chimney in the Burma Road Chapel.
Assistance Rendered
An officer responded to the PCR regarding a report of smoke emanating from the building. The officer again determined that the smoke was coming from a chimney in the Burma Road Chapel.
Animal
Two police officers and the ACO chased a small vulpine dog that was frolicking in traffic, from East Broadway to Dutton to Jack London Drive, where it eventually fled to the confines of its own home. The owner was cited.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Drunken caller in Florida reported that her husband, in Unalaska, had threatened to kill her. She reported as well that her husband had tried to hit her 19 years earlier, but had instead hit their daughter. An officer asked the woman to phone with more information when she is sober.
For those among you who haven't seen this info before:
Small Town's Police Blotter Is A Riot
In one Alaskan fishing village, crime is a laughing matter. It's not the crimes that have residents chuckling so much as how they're written about. The Unalaska crime report is full of eagle aggression and intimate encounters gone awry in the Aleutian Islands. |
| Sgt. Shockley, Dutch Harbor Police Dept. |
"I can only imagine that someone who's never been here would think that this is some kind of Twilight Zone town where every form of human oddity and absurdity exists all at once — exacerbated by alcohol," she says."
04 June 2018
Police Blotter: Looking For Drinking Buddies
Animal
The Animal Control Officer found a dog at large and chased it around for a bit. The dog was eventually corralled by its owner who had been looking for it.
Assistance Rendered
Officers assisted in removing a drunken individual from a residence where he was no longer welcome.
Harassment
Caller reported receiving harassing phone calls. He provided suspect information but was unable to provide specific reasons for his suspicions. Investigation continues.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Caller reported an intoxicated person beating on their door. Officers responded and contacted the suspect leaving the area. The highly intoxicated individual stated he was looking for people to drink with and left after being advised the occupants of the residence did not want to drink tonight.
Assistance Rendered
Officers responded to assist with an EMS call. The caller had received a serious cut to his neck, directly below his chin. Due to his level of intoxication, he had no recollection of how the injury was sustained. Investigation revealed that the likely cause of the injury was an impact from falling over/passing out.
Assault
Officers responded to a report of an assault. Individual number one accused individual number two of punching him in the face for no reason. Individual number two stated he punched individual number one in response to aggressive actions. Investigation continues.
Assistance Rendered
Officers contacted a clearly emotional person crying on a bench. The individual told the officers that life was dealing him some difficulties but made no indication he was not able to appropriately handle them.
Traffic Crime
Caller reported an erratic driver. Officers contacted the driver and discovered the driver was an inexperienced driver with an Instructional Permit who was learning to drive.
The Animal Control Officer found a dog at large and chased it around for a bit. The dog was eventually corralled by its owner who had been looking for it.
Assistance Rendered
Officers assisted in removing a drunken individual from a residence where he was no longer welcome.
Harassment
Caller reported receiving harassing phone calls. He provided suspect information but was unable to provide specific reasons for his suspicions. Investigation continues.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Caller reported an intoxicated person beating on their door. Officers responded and contacted the suspect leaving the area. The highly intoxicated individual stated he was looking for people to drink with and left after being advised the occupants of the residence did not want to drink tonight.
Assistance Rendered
Officers responded to assist with an EMS call. The caller had received a serious cut to his neck, directly below his chin. Due to his level of intoxication, he had no recollection of how the injury was sustained. Investigation revealed that the likely cause of the injury was an impact from falling over/passing out.
Assault
Officers responded to a report of an assault. Individual number one accused individual number two of punching him in the face for no reason. Individual number two stated he punched individual number one in response to aggressive actions. Investigation continues.
Assistance Rendered
Officers contacted a clearly emotional person crying on a bench. The individual told the officers that life was dealing him some difficulties but made no indication he was not able to appropriately handle them.
Traffic Crime
Caller reported an erratic driver. Officers contacted the driver and discovered the driver was an inexperienced driver with an Instructional Permit who was learning to drive.
11 May 2018
Police Blotter: Convenient Sidewalks
Domestic Disturbance
Officers responded to a residence from which a hang-up call, with yelling in the background, had been received. A man and his mother-in-law were arguing loudly but there was no indication that any physical violence had ensued. The man opted to leave for the remainder of the day.
DUI
[A man], 42 yoa, of Unalaska, was arrested for Driving under the Influence after an officer observed him utilizing the entire roadway for his driving endeavors. He told the arresting officer that he had simply gone out to get more beer.
Welfare Check
Officer contacted several inebriated men outside the Harbor View Bar, one of whom appeared to be sleeping. The men were not in need of assistance and said they planned to stay in a hotel for the night.
Traffic Roads
A driver who parked and left his vehicle squarely in the middle of an intersection, prohibiting access through and beyond said location, was issued a citation.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Caller reported a suspicious-looking van parked in a parking lot. An officer responded and found a man employed by UAF, working on equipment designed to track tectonic plate movements.
Public Safety
Caller reported two men walking in the roadway on the South Channel Bridge, creating a hazardous situation for both themselves and passing motorists. An officer contacted the men and suggested they use the sidewalk, which it turns out is conveniently located next to the roadway.
Traffic Crime
Officers received an anonymous complaint of a vehicle speeding. Officers were able to locate the vehicle and driver in question. The driver was apologetic and said he was in a rush home to start hot tubbing.
Assault
Complainant reported being beat up at the Harborview Bar. Officers responded and conducted an investigation. Investigation revealed the complainant had been asked to leave the bar because he was unruly, argumentative and hostile to bar personnel. Once outside the complainant pushed and punched at another patron who struck the complainant once in the head.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Caller reported someone shooting pellet guns at a local park. Officers responded and located several juveniles shooting at cans with pellet guns. Officers advised the juveniles that they could not discharge pellet guns within City limits and to consider gun safety courses.
Officers responded to a residence from which a hang-up call, with yelling in the background, had been received. A man and his mother-in-law were arguing loudly but there was no indication that any physical violence had ensued. The man opted to leave for the remainder of the day.
DUI
[A man], 42 yoa, of Unalaska, was arrested for Driving under the Influence after an officer observed him utilizing the entire roadway for his driving endeavors. He told the arresting officer that he had simply gone out to get more beer.
Welfare Check
Officer contacted several inebriated men outside the Harbor View Bar, one of whom appeared to be sleeping. The men were not in need of assistance and said they planned to stay in a hotel for the night.
Traffic Roads
A driver who parked and left his vehicle squarely in the middle of an intersection, prohibiting access through and beyond said location, was issued a citation.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Caller reported a suspicious-looking van parked in a parking lot. An officer responded and found a man employed by UAF, working on equipment designed to track tectonic plate movements.
Public Safety
Caller reported two men walking in the roadway on the South Channel Bridge, creating a hazardous situation for both themselves and passing motorists. An officer contacted the men and suggested they use the sidewalk, which it turns out is conveniently located next to the roadway.
Traffic Crime
Officers received an anonymous complaint of a vehicle speeding. Officers were able to locate the vehicle and driver in question. The driver was apologetic and said he was in a rush home to start hot tubbing.
Assault
Complainant reported being beat up at the Harborview Bar. Officers responded and conducted an investigation. Investigation revealed the complainant had been asked to leave the bar because he was unruly, argumentative and hostile to bar personnel. Once outside the complainant pushed and punched at another patron who struck the complainant once in the head.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Caller reported someone shooting pellet guns at a local park. Officers responded and located several juveniles shooting at cans with pellet guns. Officers advised the juveniles that they could not discharge pellet guns within City limits and to consider gun safety courses.
29 April 2018
Police Blotter: There's Nothing To Be Done
Criminal Mischief
Caller reported a man with a bat screaming at her neighbor. Investigation revealed the person with the bat was looking for another person whom had just thrown a bottle through his window. The suspect subsequently called and apologized and agreed to pay for the window. None involved wished to pursue charges.
Traffic/Roads
Officer came upon a vehicle stuck in a ditch. The vehicle driver’s attempts to extricate the vehicle were in vain. Arrangements were made for assistance in the ongoing efforts. The vehicle was eventually freed from its bondage.
Civil
Caller wanted to pursue charges against her boyfriend for getting fired before he could repay the money he owed her. The caller was advised the matter was not criminal in nature.
Assistance Rendered
Caller expressed frustration at the truthfulness of a family member in regards to a current criminal case. The caller further wanted the family member barred from attending a funeral. After listening to the caller vent, it was explained that much of what the caller requested could not be enforced by the officers.
Assistance Rendered
Caller expressed her concern that several individuals that are expected to attend a funeral are under conditions of release to not have contact with each other.
Assault
Dipsomaniacal caller reported being assaulted. The caller provided numerous accounts of an alleged assault. Each account stretched the bounds of believability. None of the accounts were supported by physical, testimonial, or empirical evidence.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Caller reported that an individual had been living under the South Channel Bridge and that he heard the individual had been seen with a rifle. Officers investigated and found little to support that anyone was living under the bridge or that the mystery person was seen with a rifle.
Caller reported a man with a bat screaming at her neighbor. Investigation revealed the person with the bat was looking for another person whom had just thrown a bottle through his window. The suspect subsequently called and apologized and agreed to pay for the window. None involved wished to pursue charges.
Traffic/Roads
Officer came upon a vehicle stuck in a ditch. The vehicle driver’s attempts to extricate the vehicle were in vain. Arrangements were made for assistance in the ongoing efforts. The vehicle was eventually freed from its bondage.
Civil
Caller wanted to pursue charges against her boyfriend for getting fired before he could repay the money he owed her. The caller was advised the matter was not criminal in nature.
Assistance Rendered
Caller expressed frustration at the truthfulness of a family member in regards to a current criminal case. The caller further wanted the family member barred from attending a funeral. After listening to the caller vent, it was explained that much of what the caller requested could not be enforced by the officers.
Assistance Rendered
Caller expressed her concern that several individuals that are expected to attend a funeral are under conditions of release to not have contact with each other.
Assault
Dipsomaniacal caller reported being assaulted. The caller provided numerous accounts of an alleged assault. Each account stretched the bounds of believability. None of the accounts were supported by physical, testimonial, or empirical evidence.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Caller reported that an individual had been living under the South Channel Bridge and that he heard the individual had been seen with a rifle. Officers investigated and found little to support that anyone was living under the bridge or that the mystery person was seen with a rifle.
25 April 2018
Police Blotter: Furious Femmes & a Movable Fight
Assault
Officers responded to an alleged knife fight at a local hotel and found that one man had pulled out a still-closed folding knife after another man aggressively ran at him in a hallway, made threatening remarks and held his fists as if ready to fight. The assailant was identified and provided a similar version of events, but the victim chose not to pursue charges.
Assault
Different officers investigating a fight at the same hotel found that it had been preceded by another brawl in the upstairs lobby, this one involving five people, one of whom was the aforementioned assailant. Three of those involved were ultimately told to leave the facility. No charges were filed.
Trespass
Two intoxicated men who had been involved in multiple fights at the hotel were issued trespass advisements, per management. The inebriates left after spending a considerable amount of time trying to justify why they should be allowed to remain.
Trespass
Officers contacted two men, one of whom had been evicted from a hotel, inside the airport. The men were advised they were not allowed to remain in the building but could use the seating outside the terminal. After another lengthy diatribe, the men complied with the officers' request.
Trespass
A third man who had been involved in a fight at the hotel but who had fled prior to officers' arrival was discovered at the hotel. He too was issued a trespass advisement, per management.
Environmental
Vehicle owner reported his vehicle had been vandalized, but upon closer inspection he and the responding officer determined that the damage to his truck was caused by high winds whipping the bed liner from his pickup and slamming numerous items against the windows and hood before depositing them in the parking lot and the harbor.
MVA Damage
A woman backed into her neighbor's parked vehicle, sparking a violent confrontation between the two furious femmes. Damage to the two vehicles was negligible and the only injuries were those caused when the two irate women began pummeling one another.
Officers responded to an alleged knife fight at a local hotel and found that one man had pulled out a still-closed folding knife after another man aggressively ran at him in a hallway, made threatening remarks and held his fists as if ready to fight. The assailant was identified and provided a similar version of events, but the victim chose not to pursue charges.
Assault
Different officers investigating a fight at the same hotel found that it had been preceded by another brawl in the upstairs lobby, this one involving five people, one of whom was the aforementioned assailant. Three of those involved were ultimately told to leave the facility. No charges were filed.
Trespass
Two intoxicated men who had been involved in multiple fights at the hotel were issued trespass advisements, per management. The inebriates left after spending a considerable amount of time trying to justify why they should be allowed to remain.
Trespass
Officers contacted two men, one of whom had been evicted from a hotel, inside the airport. The men were advised they were not allowed to remain in the building but could use the seating outside the terminal. After another lengthy diatribe, the men complied with the officers' request.
Trespass
A third man who had been involved in a fight at the hotel but who had fled prior to officers' arrival was discovered at the hotel. He too was issued a trespass advisement, per management.
Environmental
Vehicle owner reported his vehicle had been vandalized, but upon closer inspection he and the responding officer determined that the damage to his truck was caused by high winds whipping the bed liner from his pickup and slamming numerous items against the windows and hood before depositing them in the parking lot and the harbor.
MVA Damage
A woman backed into her neighbor's parked vehicle, sparking a violent confrontation between the two furious femmes. Damage to the two vehicles was negligible and the only injuries were those caused when the two irate women began pummeling one another.
03 April 2018
Unalaska Police Blotter: Harrassed by a State Trooper
Traffic Crime
Driver reported being nearly rear-ended by another driver near Car Quest. Officers located the suspect driver, who admitted that his view was partially blocked as he backed out of the Car Quest area but denied having been driving recklessly.
Domestic Disturbance
[A man], 48 yoa, was arrested on one count of Assault IV-DV following an investigation into a disturbance at Unisea. The victim and several witnesses provided information indicating that [he] had yelled at, shoved, grabbed, and scratched his girlfriend.
Public Safety
Goals at a local playing field were blown to the end of a field and against a tall fence. Caller expressed concern about the wind lifting the goals over the fence and into nearby houses.
Protective Custody
Alcohol - Officers found in the cab of a pickup a wet, muddy man who was unsure what month it is, did not know where he lived, and was unable to stand up without assistance.
Assault
Officers responded to a fight in progress in a taxi outside the Amaknak Fire Station. According to the driver a passenger, who had allowed another to ride in the taxi with him, had fled after the man to whom he showed such kindness began to fight with him. The victim, whom the taxi driver believed was uninjured, was not located. The alleged assailant was released.
Harrassment
Caller reported feeling harassed because an Alaska State Trooper had given him a ticket at his residence, and had then pulled him over and was standing next to the caller's car window. Caller then said he had other things to do and didn't have time to deal with this.
27 March 2018
Tuesday Police Blotter: The Eagles Have Landed
Drunk Disturbance – An exceedingly intoxicated and obnoxious man ate food belonging to an inebriated restaurant patron and his sidekick, and challenged those present to do something about his behavior. None of those so affected wished to pursue charges against the drunk and he was advised simply not to return to any licensed establishments this night.
Drunk Disturbance – A drunk who was returning to his hotel room after having been barred from all liquor establishments had such difficulty walking up the stairs that officers were called to assist. The drunk, who was ultimately evicted from the hotel and all other Unisea venues, was unappreciative of the efforts to help him.
Trespass – Officer issued a trespass advisement to a drunk, per the Airport Restaurant.
Assault – The drunk returned to the Airport and proceeded to engage in a fight with one of the inebriated men whose food he had stolen earlier, hitting the inebriate on the side of the head and making snide comments about his parentage. The drunk was able to provide the investigating officer with only a two-word response when asked what had occurred. [The man], 46 yoa, of California, was arrested on one count Assault IV and one count Harassment II.
Drunk Disturbance – The aforementioned inebriate and his equally intoxicated sidekick continued on their way to a grocery store, where they proceeded to yell at various employees. None of those so affected wished to pursue charges. The inebriate was advised not to enter or remain on any licensed premises this night.
Drunk Disturbance – The inebriate and his trusty sidekick went directly to a licensed premise, where the inebriate was refused service due to his level of intoxication and immediately became uncooperative with bar staff. [The man], 25 yoa, of Washington, was arrested on one count of Drunken Person on Licensed Premise.
And today's lesson from Dutch Harbor: don't leave fish in your truck!
Drunk Disturbance – A drunk who was returning to his hotel room after having been barred from all liquor establishments had such difficulty walking up the stairs that officers were called to assist. The drunk, who was ultimately evicted from the hotel and all other Unisea venues, was unappreciative of the efforts to help him.
Trespass – Officer issued a trespass advisement to a drunk, per the Airport Restaurant.
Assault – The drunk returned to the Airport and proceeded to engage in a fight with one of the inebriated men whose food he had stolen earlier, hitting the inebriate on the side of the head and making snide comments about his parentage. The drunk was able to provide the investigating officer with only a two-word response when asked what had occurred. [The man], 46 yoa, of California, was arrested on one count Assault IV and one count Harassment II.
Drunk Disturbance – The aforementioned inebriate and his equally intoxicated sidekick continued on their way to a grocery store, where they proceeded to yell at various employees. None of those so affected wished to pursue charges. The inebriate was advised not to enter or remain on any licensed premises this night.
Drunk Disturbance – The inebriate and his trusty sidekick went directly to a licensed premise, where the inebriate was refused service due to his level of intoxication and immediately became uncooperative with bar staff. [The man], 25 yoa, of Washington, was arrested on one count of Drunken Person on Licensed Premise.
And today's lesson from Dutch Harbor: don't leave fish in your truck!
22 March 2018
Unalaska Police Blotter: "Repeated Displays of Machismo"
Assault - Officers investigating an assault determined that [a man], 18 yoa, had grabbed a 6-8” diameter rock and struck another man on the head after the victim allegedly made a snide comment about [the man’s] parentage. [He] was arrested for Assault III.
Harassment – A man called on his sister-in-law’s behalf, explaining that she had received numerous harassing text messages from her nephew’s wife and wanted the communication to cease. An officer called the nephew’s wife and told her to stop.
Assistance Rendered – Woman asked officers to tell her estranged husband to quit interrupting her phone calls to their minor son, who was supposed to move to his mother’s home in Arizona. An officer provided the woman with information on how best to resolve their custody situation.
Disorderly Conduct – An intoxicated man, who believed his roommate was not keeping their stateroom as clean as required by their captain, moved his roommate’s belongings into a common area and then threw a tantrum when he was chastised about his behavior. The captain, who did not wish to fire the inebriate, determined that a time-out was in order and arranged for the inebriate to stay elsewhere for the night.
Traffic Roads – Officer advised three men who were using a fishing buoy to play soccer in the roadway that though flat ground is a rare commodity in this community, the roadway does not constitute a viable option.
Assistance Rendered – Officer stopped a speeding driver and learned she was on her way to help an intoxicated friend who had cut himself while preparing food. She was unclear about the extent of the man’s injuries. The officer responded to the residence and found that the inebriated and impolite man had already bandaged his wounded digit. The inebriate used language that made it quite clear that the officer was most unwelcome at his residence.
Fire Safety – Caller reported yellow fluid leaking from a bulk liquids trailer. Fire Officers contacted a responsible party and learned that the fluid was simply fish oil. The responsible party agreed to clean the accumulated fluid.
Suspicious Person/Activity – Business owner requested police assistance with a customer who believed he had purchased a faulty product and whose behavior was disruptive. The customer left after an officer provided him with information about how to properly activate his new equipment.
Drunk Disturbance – One of several would-be airline passengers who were denied boarding due their level of intoxication became aggressive with airline personnel and was advised not to enter or remain on any licensed premises this night.
Harassment – Driver One complained that Driver Two had stopped in the middle of the roadway and made threatening statements to him. Driver Two claimed that the Driver One and his passengers had cut him off and had then jeered and made rude gestures at him when he yelled at them. Both drivers were advised to behave like responsible adults.
Criminal Mischief – Two drunken crewman who had already been asked to leave the Harbor View Bar due to their inimical behavior returned to their vessel and engaged in repeated displays of machismo, strewing one another’s belongings about a stateroom, punching one another, breaking sunglasses and agreeing to meet on the dock for a duel to settle their differences. Neither man wished to pursue charges against the other. The captain of the vessel agreed to deal with his two model employees in the morning, but was perturbed that neither of them would be spending the night in jail.
Harassment – A man called on his sister-in-law’s behalf, explaining that she had received numerous harassing text messages from her nephew’s wife and wanted the communication to cease. An officer called the nephew’s wife and told her to stop.
Assistance Rendered – Woman asked officers to tell her estranged husband to quit interrupting her phone calls to their minor son, who was supposed to move to his mother’s home in Arizona. An officer provided the woman with information on how best to resolve their custody situation.
Disorderly Conduct – An intoxicated man, who believed his roommate was not keeping their stateroom as clean as required by their captain, moved his roommate’s belongings into a common area and then threw a tantrum when he was chastised about his behavior. The captain, who did not wish to fire the inebriate, determined that a time-out was in order and arranged for the inebriate to stay elsewhere for the night.
Traffic Roads – Officer advised three men who were using a fishing buoy to play soccer in the roadway that though flat ground is a rare commodity in this community, the roadway does not constitute a viable option.
Assistance Rendered – Officer stopped a speeding driver and learned she was on her way to help an intoxicated friend who had cut himself while preparing food. She was unclear about the extent of the man’s injuries. The officer responded to the residence and found that the inebriated and impolite man had already bandaged his wounded digit. The inebriate used language that made it quite clear that the officer was most unwelcome at his residence.
Fire Safety – Caller reported yellow fluid leaking from a bulk liquids trailer. Fire Officers contacted a responsible party and learned that the fluid was simply fish oil. The responsible party agreed to clean the accumulated fluid.
Suspicious Person/Activity – Business owner requested police assistance with a customer who believed he had purchased a faulty product and whose behavior was disruptive. The customer left after an officer provided him with information about how to properly activate his new equipment.
Drunk Disturbance – One of several would-be airline passengers who were denied boarding due their level of intoxication became aggressive with airline personnel and was advised not to enter or remain on any licensed premises this night.
Harassment – Driver One complained that Driver Two had stopped in the middle of the roadway and made threatening statements to him. Driver Two claimed that the Driver One and his passengers had cut him off and had then jeered and made rude gestures at him when he yelled at them. Both drivers were advised to behave like responsible adults.
Criminal Mischief – Two drunken crewman who had already been asked to leave the Harbor View Bar due to their inimical behavior returned to their vessel and engaged in repeated displays of machismo, strewing one another’s belongings about a stateroom, punching one another, breaking sunglasses and agreeing to meet on the dock for a duel to settle their differences. Neither man wished to pursue charges against the other. The captain of the vessel agreed to deal with his two model employees in the morning, but was perturbed that neither of them would be spending the night in jail.
02 March 2018
Police Blotter: Friday Follies
Noise Disturbance
More than a dozen visitors in a room at Unisea Central refused Unisea Security's request to keep their noise down. Officers responded to the area and issued trespass advisements to the 15 raucous subjects.
Criminal Mischief
A woman found that the inside of her vehicle had been sprayed with some type of mildly acidic substance which caused significant skin, mucous and eye irritation. One suspect was tentatively identified. Under investigation.
Drunk Disturbance
A dipsomaniac reported that another man had threatened him with an aggressive stance. Officers advised the drunkard to go home for the night.
Criminal Mischief
Caller reported that a neighbor had used his chest freezer as a stool to gain access to a window, and had broken the freezer by turning it on its side. The suspect readily admitted to having used the freezer in just such a manner, and agreed to pay for a new one if in fact the freezer was broken as a result of his actions.
Traffic Crime
Two drivers who did not have an accident did have a minor altercation in the bank when one driver accused the other of nice driving.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Officers were called to the Harbor View bar, where a man who claimed to be a federal fugitive recovery operative had been involved in either, depending on which version one listened to, starting or breaking up an altercation. The operative's actions did not rise to the level of impersonation and he was given a trespass advisement, per Unisea Security, for all Unisea hospitality venues.
Trespass
Officer issued another much more specific trespass advisement to the federal fugitive recovery operative, per Unisea Security, after the 14-year Dutch Harbor veteran claimed not to know that Grand Aleutian Hotel was a Unisea facility.
Noise Disturbance
Officers responded to another crowded residence, this one occupied by many strident inebriates. The inebriates were advised to keep their voices down lest they become incarcerates.
Alcohol
Officers responded to a report an individual who was practicing his Kung Fu in the middle of the roadway. Officers found the individual wallowing in the mud on the side of the roadway. The individual was taken into Protective Custody and released to a sober adult.
Public Safety
Officer contacted an individual who was walking in the middle of the street and who walked into the stopped police car. The individual stated he was engrossed in a phone conversation and didn’t see the fully marked and illuminated police car.
Public Safety
Officer contacted 2 individuals who appeared to be preparing to jump off of the South Channel Bridge into Captain's Bay. The two were advised of the inherent dangers of this activity and decided against tempting fate.
Assistance Rendered
Officers discovered an individual sleeping on the sidewalk. The individual had become tired after a long night of imbibing and decided to take a nap. The inebriate was assisted to his abode.
More than a dozen visitors in a room at Unisea Central refused Unisea Security's request to keep their noise down. Officers responded to the area and issued trespass advisements to the 15 raucous subjects.
Criminal Mischief
A woman found that the inside of her vehicle had been sprayed with some type of mildly acidic substance which caused significant skin, mucous and eye irritation. One suspect was tentatively identified. Under investigation.
Drunk Disturbance
A dipsomaniac reported that another man had threatened him with an aggressive stance. Officers advised the drunkard to go home for the night.
Criminal Mischief
Caller reported that a neighbor had used his chest freezer as a stool to gain access to a window, and had broken the freezer by turning it on its side. The suspect readily admitted to having used the freezer in just such a manner, and agreed to pay for a new one if in fact the freezer was broken as a result of his actions.
Traffic Crime
Two drivers who did not have an accident did have a minor altercation in the bank when one driver accused the other of nice driving.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Officers were called to the Harbor View bar, where a man who claimed to be a federal fugitive recovery operative had been involved in either, depending on which version one listened to, starting or breaking up an altercation. The operative's actions did not rise to the level of impersonation and he was given a trespass advisement, per Unisea Security, for all Unisea hospitality venues.
Trespass
Officer issued another much more specific trespass advisement to the federal fugitive recovery operative, per Unisea Security, after the 14-year Dutch Harbor veteran claimed not to know that Grand Aleutian Hotel was a Unisea facility.
Noise Disturbance
Officers responded to another crowded residence, this one occupied by many strident inebriates. The inebriates were advised to keep their voices down lest they become incarcerates.
Alcohol
Officers responded to a report an individual who was practicing his Kung Fu in the middle of the roadway. Officers found the individual wallowing in the mud on the side of the roadway. The individual was taken into Protective Custody and released to a sober adult.
Public Safety
Officer contacted an individual who was walking in the middle of the street and who walked into the stopped police car. The individual stated he was engrossed in a phone conversation and didn’t see the fully marked and illuminated police car.
Public Safety
Officer contacted 2 individuals who appeared to be preparing to jump off of the South Channel Bridge into Captain's Bay. The two were advised of the inherent dangers of this activity and decided against tempting fate.
Assistance Rendered
Officers discovered an individual sleeping on the sidewalk. The individual had become tired after a long night of imbibing and decided to take a nap. The inebriate was assisted to his abode.
26 February 2018
Police Blotter: More Blasts From the Past
Harassment ~ Resident turned over Nigerian hate mail which indicated he was the target of a contract murderer and demanded money to save his life. The resident reported having received such mail in the past.
At least they gave him advance notice. :)Welfare Check ~ An intoxicated man phoned police to report he was with another, even more intoxicated man and was worried this second inebriate might fall into the water while trying to step from the dock to his boat. Officers responded and attempted to help the second inebriate onto his boat, only to have him step from dock to air. The hold officers had on him prevented him from going fully into the water. He was eventually loaded onto his vessel and turned over to a sober third party.
Welfare Check ~ Officers responded to a residence from which a 911 hang-up call had been received, and found a motley collection of drunkards who appeared perfectly content with one another's company.
Traffic Crime ~ Officer advised an exceptionally poor driver to continue practicing in an unpopulated area for at least six months before taking her driver's test.
Assault ~ A man reported that while walking down a roadway he had been struck in the chest by another man. The victim did not wish to press charges and just wanted his assailant told that his actions weren't nice.
"Counting coup" makes a comeback?
Drunk Disturbance ~ Officers contacted two intoxicated fisherman who were engaged in a deadly serious game of tug-of-war with a purple tutu, which both of them claimed as their own. Officers suggested they drop both the tutu and the argument, as it hardly seemed worth going to jail over such a flimsy issue.
This also suggests several unanswered questions...
Assistance Rendered ~ An elder phoned to request assistance with her inebriated, belligerent and generally antagonistic son. The son was provided with transport to a hotel for the night, and was strongly dissuaded from choking his mother.
Weapons ~ A .22 rifle was found near the cemetery and turned over to police.
Wrong caliber for zombies.
Liquor Law Violation ~ Acting on a tip from another patron, an officer checked the Harbor View Bar bathroom and found a pair of blue Converse shoes and associated body parts sticking out of a bathroom stall. The drunk to which the shoes were attached eventually stumbled out of the stall and was advised he was not allowed to remain on the premises.
As long as they all left together. :)
Assistance Rendered ~ Previously convicted assailant reported that since he returned to town, his victim has been giving him the stink-eye. An officer advised the assailant to simply avoid looking at the victim.
Found Property ~ A dirty black bag with a Chauffeur's license and numerous business cards. When contacted, the owner of the bag asked that the bag and its contents be destroyed.
That also leaves all sorts of unanswered questions...
PC Mental ~ Officers took into custody a severely disturbed man who believed he was already dead and in heaven.
Assistance Rendered ~ Woman reported having been kicked out of her boyfriend's parents' home after the boyfriend's mother caught the two of them naked in bed.
It makes me wonder: what exactly did she expect the police to do about it?
20 February 2018
Blast From The Past: Unalaska Police Blotter
Drunk Disturbance – Three drunken fisherman attempted to crash a private party and, after being told to leave, expressed their displeasure by urinating on the door of the apartment. Odiferous moisture flowing under the door prompted the partiers to more forcefully encourage the gate-crashers to leave, resulting in a broken window and several damaged walls in the common area of the complex. No injuries were reported and no arrests were made.
Assault – Apartment dweller reported what sounded like a fight in progress in an upstairs unit. A number of Christmas revelers were contacted at the apartment in question, but all denied having been fighting. They were advised not to party so boisterously.
Welfare Check – Officers checked on a drunk who was stumbling along the roadway, and advised him to continue his trek on the sidewalk so conveniently located next to the road.
Domestic Disturbance – A drunk asked police to tell his mean, dipsomaniac brother to leave the house that the two share. Officers instead told the siblings to sit quietly and watch television together.
Traffic Crime – Caller reported driver travelling on Airport Beach Road without benefit of a driver’s side door. Officers were unable to locate the suspect driver and vehicle.
Assault – [A man], 28 yoa, of Unalaska, was arrested on two counts of Assault IV after he began throwing plates, bowls and other kitchen accoutrements at his family and neighbors, injuring two of them.
Traffic Roads – A driver who mistook a snow-covered sidewalk for a roadway tried to turn off the sidewalk and drove into a ditch. The driver, new to town, apologized profusely for his mistake.
Welfare Check – A drunken woman asked an officer to find her husband, who hadn’t been seen since he left for church. Officers responded to the woman’s residence and found a number of equally inebriated guests, none of whom could provide any coherent information about the husband’s departure.
Domestic Disturbance – Caller reported her neighbors were screaming and their children were running amok. Officers responded and found a couple engaged in a verbal dispute while their children created a ruckus in a neighboring room. The couple was advised to address their problems in a more seemly fashion.
Assault – Apartment dweller reported what sounded like a fight in progress in an upstairs unit. A number of Christmas revelers were contacted at the apartment in question, but all denied having been fighting. They were advised not to party so boisterously.
Welfare Check – Officers checked on a drunk who was stumbling along the roadway, and advised him to continue his trek on the sidewalk so conveniently located next to the road.
Domestic Disturbance – A drunk asked police to tell his mean, dipsomaniac brother to leave the house that the two share. Officers instead told the siblings to sit quietly and watch television together.
Traffic Crime – Caller reported driver travelling on Airport Beach Road without benefit of a driver’s side door. Officers were unable to locate the suspect driver and vehicle.
Assault – [A man], 28 yoa, of Unalaska, was arrested on two counts of Assault IV after he began throwing plates, bowls and other kitchen accoutrements at his family and neighbors, injuring two of them.
Traffic Roads – A driver who mistook a snow-covered sidewalk for a roadway tried to turn off the sidewalk and drove into a ditch. The driver, new to town, apologized profusely for his mistake.
Welfare Check – A drunken woman asked an officer to find her husband, who hadn’t been seen since he left for church. Officers responded to the woman’s residence and found a number of equally inebriated guests, none of whom could provide any coherent information about the husband’s departure.
Domestic Disturbance – Caller reported her neighbors were screaming and their children were running amok. Officers responded and found a couple engaged in a verbal dispute while their children created a ruckus in a neighboring room. The couple was advised to address their problems in a more seemly fashion.
08 January 2018
Police Blotter Classics: Obvious Facts are Obvious
Domestic Disturbance
Officers responded to an apartment after a neighbor reported hearing two people argue. Officers determined that two people had been arguing.
Caller reported that his girlfriend had stolen his cellphone. Officers determined that the cellphone actually belonged to the girlfriend and what the man really wanted was the very important SD card he’d put inside it when he borrowed the phone and which he had subsequently forgotten to remove when he returned it. The man was adamant that he get his SD card back this very night. After waking up numerous members of the girlfriend’s family, the phone was located, the very important SD card was returned and officers made the man very happy.
Domestic Disturbance
Officers who were waking up various friends and family members in order to recover a very important SD card found that [one friend] had violated a long-term protective order. [He] was arrested on one count of Violating Domestic Violence Protective Order.
Trespass
Officers informed the owner of a very important SD card that he was no longer welcome at his friend’s home, per the former friend.
DUI
Caller reported an apparently intoxicated motorcyclist had flagged her down and asked for a ride to the gas station. [The man], 42 yoa, was found by officers a few minutes later, sitting on a motorcycle at the side of the road. He told officers that he just happened to arrive at a place where a motorcycle was already parked. [He] was arrested for Driving under the Influence and Driving without an Operators Permit. The owner of the motorcycle elected not to pursue theft charges.
Assistance Rendered
Officer assisted EMS personnel with a drunken patient and his equally drunken brother.
Assistance Rendered
Shortly after police and EMS personnel had been at his home, the drunken brother told police five strangers had entered his house and then left. The inevitably-besotted sibling told the responding officer that someone had entered his house, told him his father was dead and had then left. The officer suggested the brothers get some rest.
Assault
Officers investigated the assault of and threats made against a young man during the course of a dispute over a woman. Officers determined that [a man] had assaulted a rival on three separate occasions earlier in the day, punching him, throwing him to the ground and threatening to remove certain key body parts. [The man] was later arrested on two counts Assault IV and one count Assault III.
Trespass
Officer issued a trespass advisement to a bar patron who had started eating another patron’s food and had then punched the other patron when he was discovered.
Officers responded to an apartment after a neighbor reported hearing two people argue. Officers determined that two people had been arguing.
Duh.Theft
Caller reported that his girlfriend had stolen his cellphone. Officers determined that the cellphone actually belonged to the girlfriend and what the man really wanted was the very important SD card he’d put inside it when he borrowed the phone and which he had subsequently forgotten to remove when he returned it. The man was adamant that he get his SD card back this very night. After waking up numerous members of the girlfriend’s family, the phone was located, the very important SD card was returned and officers made the man very happy.
Domestic Disturbance
Officers who were waking up various friends and family members in order to recover a very important SD card found that [one friend] had violated a long-term protective order. [He] was arrested on one count of Violating Domestic Violence Protective Order.
Trespass
Officers informed the owner of a very important SD card that he was no longer welcome at his friend’s home, per the former friend.
You know what they say about karma
DUI
Caller reported an apparently intoxicated motorcyclist had flagged her down and asked for a ride to the gas station. [The man], 42 yoa, was found by officers a few minutes later, sitting on a motorcycle at the side of the road. He told officers that he just happened to arrive at a place where a motorcycle was already parked. [He] was arrested for Driving under the Influence and Driving without an Operators Permit. The owner of the motorcycle elected not to pursue theft charges.
"Honest, officers: I thought it was public seating ... or something."
Assistance Rendered
Officer assisted EMS personnel with a drunken patient and his equally drunken brother.
Assistance Rendered
Shortly after police and EMS personnel had been at his home, the drunken brother told police five strangers had entered his house and then left. The inevitably-besotted sibling told the responding officer that someone had entered his house, told him his father was dead and had then left. The officer suggested the brothers get some rest.
Absinthe makes the thoughts grow stranger ... or something.
Assault
Officers investigated the assault of and threats made against a young man during the course of a dispute over a woman. Officers determined that [a man] had assaulted a rival on three separate occasions earlier in the day, punching him, throwing him to the ground and threatening to remove certain key body parts. [The man] was later arrested on two counts Assault IV and one count Assault III.
Trespass
Officer issued a trespass advisement to a bar patron who had started eating another patron’s food and had then punched the other patron when he was discovered.
"How dare you discover that I've been eating your fries!"
30 November 2017
Flashback: Police Blotter
Since the Unalaska/Dutch Harbor Dept. of Public Safety hasn't started the Blotter back up (yet), here are some goodies from the past.
DUI
An extremely intoxicated woman claimed that a young man was driving drunk, headed towards Standard Oil Hill. Officers quickly found the alleged suspect, who appeared sober and said he had not consumed alcohol since the previous evening. His performance on field sobriety tests supported this claim.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Officer advised an inebriate urinating between two cars that restrooms were the facility of choice for said activity.
Assistance Rendered
Local resident got upset when he found a naked man inside his mom’s room. He yelled at the naked man and told him to leave the house. The mother soon returned and asked that her son be made to leave the residence for the evening. Officers advised that they could not force the son to leave the residence as he lived there and no crime had been committed.
Per a court martial ruling in the early 1970s, when an Air Force crewman had been observed nude, while chasing an equally unclothed female down a hotel hallway: "No service member shall be considered out of uniform while dressed appropriately for the activity in which he is engaged."
Assault
A man whose family had been obscenely disparaged on Facebook came to the police station to report that he had just come from the suspect’s home, where he had punched the suspect several times in the face. The suspect, who exhibited minor facial injuries, did not wish to speak to police about the matter and had no interest in pursuing charges.
MVA Damage
A taxi driver attempting to smoke and drive shortly after waking drove into a small ditch near the Bobby Storrs Small Boat Harbor. Damages were minor and no injuries were reported.
I've heard of people who couldn't walk and chew gum, but this is a new one ...
Suspicious Person/Activity
Drunken brother reported being concerned because his drunken sibling had grabbed five beers and departed their house in a taxi. The responding officer found nothing unusual about this incident.
DUI
An officer stopped a woman dressed as a cat after observing her drive her vehicle in the wrong lane of travel and determined she was been drinking. [The woman], 31 yoa, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence.
Nothing I could add would be as funny as the report. :^)
DUI
An extremely intoxicated woman claimed that a young man was driving drunk, headed towards Standard Oil Hill. Officers quickly found the alleged suspect, who appeared sober and said he had not consumed alcohol since the previous evening. His performance on field sobriety tests supported this claim.
Suspicious Person/Activity
Officer advised an inebriate urinating between two cars that restrooms were the facility of choice for said activity.
Assistance Rendered
Local resident got upset when he found a naked man inside his mom’s room. He yelled at the naked man and told him to leave the house. The mother soon returned and asked that her son be made to leave the residence for the evening. Officers advised that they could not force the son to leave the residence as he lived there and no crime had been committed.
Per a court martial ruling in the early 1970s, when an Air Force crewman had been observed nude, while chasing an equally unclothed female down a hotel hallway: "No service member shall be considered out of uniform while dressed appropriately for the activity in which he is engaged."
Assault
A man whose family had been obscenely disparaged on Facebook came to the police station to report that he had just come from the suspect’s home, where he had punched the suspect several times in the face. The suspect, who exhibited minor facial injuries, did not wish to speak to police about the matter and had no interest in pursuing charges.
MVA Damage
A taxi driver attempting to smoke and drive shortly after waking drove into a small ditch near the Bobby Storrs Small Boat Harbor. Damages were minor and no injuries were reported.
I've heard of people who couldn't walk and chew gum, but this is a new one ...
Suspicious Person/Activity
Drunken brother reported being concerned because his drunken sibling had grabbed five beers and departed their house in a taxi. The responding officer found nothing unusual about this incident.
DUI
An officer stopped a woman dressed as a cat after observing her drive her vehicle in the wrong lane of travel and determined she was been drinking. [The woman], 31 yoa, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence.
Nothing I could add would be as funny as the report. :^)
20 March 2017
About the Unalaska Police Blotter ...
I've gotten requests for another installment of the Police Blotter from Unalaska Dept of Public Safety, on Unalaska Island.
Sgt. Jennifer Shockley, who used to write the Blotter entries with such a droll sense of humor, was recently promoted to Deputy Chief. I'd guess that her new responsibilities preclude writing about the dipsomaniac brothers, among others. As a result, it seems they're no longer publishing updated entries. The most recent addition was on New Year's Eve in 2016.
There's nothing new to report on, folks, so there won't be any more posts about the goings-on out there. Sorry.
27 February 2017
Police Blotter: The Usual Dipsomaniacs
Trespass
Officers issued a trespass advisement, per Unisea Security, to a man no longer welcome at their hospitality establishments. The belligerent and inebriated man agreed to return to his hotel room to sleep.
Assistance Rendered
The inebriate who had earlier been told not to return to any Unisea liquor establishments was evicted from his hotel room after he began trashing his room. Hotel management chose not to pursue charges.
Trespass
The inebriate, having been evicted from his room, returned to one of the places from which he had been barred only hours earlier. [The man], 45 yoa, of Minnesota, was arrested on one count of Criminal Trespass II.
Assault
Officers responded to a report that a fight had just occurred in the parking lot of a hotel and spoke with several witnesses and participants. Two men had indeed been fighting in the parking lot over fisherman stuff. One man had minor injuries and neither wished to pursue charges.
Drunk Disturbance
Officer responded to a residence wherein a drunken tenant was having problems with her drunken landlord. An officer advised the landlord, who wanted his obstreperous tenant removed, that he needed to follow approved eviction procedures for that to happen.
Assault
Officers returned to the residence of the drunken landlord and his tenant, wherein the landlord claimed to have been awakened by his tenant pounding on his testicles. Officers determined the incident had not happened as described, and again encouraged the landlord to follow eviction procedures if he found his tenant too unruly.
Welfare Check
Officers responded to the residence of dipsomaniac siblings regarding an alleged assault, and found the brothers too inebriated to be able to explain what did or did not ensue in their home. Neither brother was injured and both were advised that future such calls could result in one of them being jailed.
Domestic Disturbance
Officers responded to another household of dipsomaniacs, wherein one drunken male landlord was upset about the way his inebriated female tenant kept the common areas of the house. The two residents and the woman's guest continued to yell at one another from behind closed doors but indicated that their dispute was no more than verbal.
20 February 2017
Police Blotter: Drunk, Disorderly Disturbance
Disorderly Conduct
An inebriated customer threw his fruit salad on the floor of a grocery store and cursed at employees. An officer advised the drunk, per store management, that he would be barred from the store if he continued his immature behavior.
Assistance Rendered
Taxi driver asked for police assistance because a passenger had fallen asleep in her cab and she did not know what she should do. An officer responded and woke the passenger, who shouted obscenities at the officer before getting out of the taxi.
Disorderly Conduct
An officer happened upon a melee in front of the Harbor View Bar. [Two men] were both arrested for Disorderly Conduct. [A woman] was arrested for Interfering with an Arrest. Officers learned that the fracas began after two groups of people engaged in name-calling.
Assistance Rendered (Disorderly Conduct)
PCR staff requested assistance removing a man who keeps interfering with a volleyball game. An officer advised the man, who did not feel his behavior was problematic, that PCR staff and referees are responsible for determining whether his behavior is disruptive.
Trespass
Several people involved in a brawl at the Harbor View Bar were advised, per Unisea Security, that they were not welcome on Unisea property for a period of one year.
Drunk Disturbance
Officer contacted three drunks at the Harbor View Bar after observing them behaving aggressively with one another on two separate occasions. One of the men said another man had shoved him in the head and both other men had harassed him. The other men denied any wrongdoing. All parties were warned about such behavior continuing.
Theft
An extremely intoxicated woman told police that her bodyguard had stolen $380, then $480, from her pocket tonight. The woman, who at one point passed out in the bunkhouse hallway as the officer was investigating, was extremely unhappy about her money not being found on her bodyguard or any of the other people with whom she had been partying this night and repeatedly attempted to instruct the officer on how best to perform his duties. The allegedly missing money was not located.
An inebriated customer threw his fruit salad on the floor of a grocery store and cursed at employees. An officer advised the drunk, per store management, that he would be barred from the store if he continued his immature behavior.
Assistance Rendered
Taxi driver asked for police assistance because a passenger had fallen asleep in her cab and she did not know what she should do. An officer responded and woke the passenger, who shouted obscenities at the officer before getting out of the taxi.
Disorderly Conduct
An officer happened upon a melee in front of the Harbor View Bar. [Two men] were both arrested for Disorderly Conduct. [A woman] was arrested for Interfering with an Arrest. Officers learned that the fracas began after two groups of people engaged in name-calling.
Assistance Rendered (Disorderly Conduct)
PCR staff requested assistance removing a man who keeps interfering with a volleyball game. An officer advised the man, who did not feel his behavior was problematic, that PCR staff and referees are responsible for determining whether his behavior is disruptive.
Trespass
Several people involved in a brawl at the Harbor View Bar were advised, per Unisea Security, that they were not welcome on Unisea property for a period of one year.
Drunk Disturbance
Officer contacted three drunks at the Harbor View Bar after observing them behaving aggressively with one another on two separate occasions. One of the men said another man had shoved him in the head and both other men had harassed him. The other men denied any wrongdoing. All parties were warned about such behavior continuing.
Theft
An extremely intoxicated woman told police that her bodyguard had stolen $380, then $480, from her pocket tonight. The woman, who at one point passed out in the bunkhouse hallway as the officer was investigating, was extremely unhappy about her money not being found on her bodyguard or any of the other people with whom she had been partying this night and repeatedly attempted to instruct the officer on how best to perform his duties. The allegedly missing money was not located.
07 February 2017
Police Blotter: "I'm Being Harassed By a State Trooper"
Traffic Crime
Driver reported being nearly rear-ended by another driver near Car Quest. Officers located the suspect driver, who admitted that his view was partially blocked as he backed out of the Car Quest area but denied having been driving recklessly.
Domestic Disturbance
[A man], 48 yoa, was arrested on one count of Assault IV-DV following an investigation into a disturbance at Unisea. The victim and several witnesses provided information indicating that [he] had yelled at, shoved, grabbed, and scratched his girlfriend.
Public Safety
Goals at a local playing field were blown to the end of a field and against a tall fence. Caller expressed concern about the wind lifting the goals over the fence and into nearby houses.
Protective Custody
Alcohol - Officers found in the cab of a pickup a wet, muddy man who was unsure what month it is, did not know where he lived, and was unable to stand up without assistance.
Assault
Officers responded to a fight in progress in a taxi outside the Amaknak Fire Station. According to the driver a passenger, who had allowed another to ride in the taxi with him, had fled after the man to whom he showed such kindness began to fight with him. The victim, whom the taxi driver believed was uninjured, was not located. The alleged assailant was released.
Harrassment
Caller reported feeling harassed because an Alaska State Trooper had given him a ticket at his residence, and had then pulled him over and was standing next to the caller's car window. Caller then said he had other things to do and didn't have time to deal with this.
31 January 2017
Police Blotter: Usual Suspects, Usual Causes
Suspicious Person/Activity
Caller reported having lent his truck to three friends who had left town with their fishing boat apparently without returning his vehicle to the expected location. A few minutes later the caller reported having found his vehicle in a different location.
Civil
Caller reported he had been fired from his job, kicked out of company housing, had nowhere to go and was likely to freeze to death this night. An officer advised the man that his complaint against his employer was best handled in civil court.
DUI
A man who rolled his vehicle on Overland Drive and was subsequently injured was suspected of driving while intoxicated and without a valid license. Under investigation.
Protective Custody
Mental - A man who was injured in an auto accident admitted to purposefully running his vehicle off the road in an attempt to kill himself, in addition to making other statements and taking other actions which were not in the best interests of his physical health. The man was taken into protective custody pending evaluation by a mental health practitioner.
Assault
Officers responded to a report of an alleged assault and found that one man had displayed a vulgar hand gesture to another, and also left his razor trimmings in the bathroom the two men shared. A witness did confirm that the first man had tapped the second on the shoulder. Officers determined that the shoulder tap, stray hairs and middle finger did not rise to the level of a crime.
MVA
A possibly intoxicated driver struck both an immense guard rail and a parked vehicle in the Grand Aleutian parking lot. Officers found the suspect driver drinking in his hotel room; he claimed not to have seen the guard rail and not to remember hitting the parked car. Charges pending.
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