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POLICE BEAT 6/29 THROUGH 7/6

06/29/08

Sun

0851

Assistance Rendered – Vehicle unlock.

 

 

 

 

06/29/08

Sun

2154

Animal – Barking dogs.

 

 

 

 

06/29/08

Sun

2247

Domestic Disturbance – A caller started to report some kind of disturbance, and was then disconnected.  Officers responded and discovered a woman had shown up at the residence where her estranged boyfriend was staying.  He had asked her to leave several times, and was phoning police to request assistance when she walked out the door and pulled the phone cord out of the wall.  Officers determined no crime had occurred.

 

 

 

 

06/29/08

Sun

2315

Animal – Barking dogs.  Owner cited.

 

 

 

 

06/30/08

Mon

0312

MVA Injury – Officers responded to a rollover accident on Captain’s Bay Road.  En route, an officer saw four people who appeared to be fleeing the area in the bed of another vehicle.  One of them, Blaine Shaishnikoff, was identified as the driver.  Another person sustained minor injuries, and two other passengers were uninjured in the accident.  Shaishnikoff, 18 yoa, of Unalaska, had been drinking alcohol prior to the accident and was arrested for Driving under the Influence, Assault III, and two counts Reckless Endangerment.

 

 

 

 

06/30/08

Mon

0449

Liquor Law Violation – Underage person issued citation for consuming alcohol.

 

 

 

 

06/30/08

Mon

1109

Burn Permit -

 

 

 

 

06/30/08

Mon

1143

MVA Injury – A driver who had bent over to retrieve his glasses from the floor of his pickup careened into a dumpster, which subsequently slammed into a parked pickup, which in turn struck another parked vehicle.  The driver was treated for possible injuries sustained in the accident.

 

 

 

 

06/30/08

Mon

1204

Ambulance Request – EMS volunteers provided medical care to a driver who had been injured in a vehicle accident.

 

 

 

 

06/30/08

Mon

1456

Burn Permit -

 

 

 

 

06/30/08

Mon

1558

Burn Permit -

 

 

 

 

06/30/08

Mon

1858

Medevac -

 

 

 

 

06/30/08

Mon

2143

MVA Injury – UDPS received a report that a taxi driver had struck a cyclist approximately one hour earlier.  The victim claimed to have been injured in the incident.  Investigation revealed the taxi driver had backed into a bicycle and had damaged the rear wheel.  Witnesses stated the cyclist was not on the bike at the time, and the intoxicated victim provided rather inconsistent statements about the accident.  The taxi driver was issued a citation for Limitations on Backing.

 

 

 

 

07/01/08

Tue

0954

Assistance Rendered – Security officer requested police stand by while an employee was terminated.  The termination was completed without incident.

 

 

 

 

07/01/08

Tue

1042

Public Safety – Wilfred Bereskin, of Unalaska, completed sex offender registration as required by law.

 

 

 

 

07/01/08

Tue

1044

Burn Permit -

 

 

 

 

07/01/08

Tue

1137

Welfare Check – A family member had not been seen since the previous day, when he departed from his residence in a taxi.  An officer contacted the taxi in question, learned where the driver had taken the family member, and subsequently located the family member at that location.  The family member was not in need of assistance, but accepted transport back to his residence.

 

 

 

 

07/01/08

Tue

1235

Animal – Cats turned in for adoption.

 

 

 

 

07/01/08

Tue

1532

Traffic Crime – Caller reported a driver speeding through the Westward Seafoods area.  An officer located the suspect driver and issued a verbal warning regarding his driving habits.

 

 

 

 

07/01/08

Tue

1537

Animal – Loose dog.

 

 

 

 

07/01/08

Tue

2308

Fire Response – Fire and EMS volunteers responded to a report of a fire, involving burn barrels filled with waste diesel fuel and other flammables, at the Magone Marine complex.  The fire was extinguished prior to their arrival.

 

 

 

 

07/01/08

Tue

2309

Fire Safety – Fire and Police officers located the person responsible for the burn barrels at the Magone complex.  He had failed to obtain a burn permit, and had left the area while the fire was still in progress.  The man was issued a citation for Burning without a Valid Permit.

 

 

 

 

07/02/08

Wed

0059

DUI – Officer observed a vehicle leave the area of the newly reopened bar, fail to stop at a stop sign and then speed on Airport Beach Road.  The officer contacted the driver, who was found to be intoxicated.  Brandon Young, 28 yoa, of Washington, was arrested on one count of Driving under the Influence.

 

 

 

 

07/02/08

Wed

0109

Assistance Rendered – Parking citations issued to illegally parked vehicles at the Intersea Mall.

 

 

 

 

07/02/08

Wed

0705

Traffic Roads – Caller reported a vehicle parked in such a way as to inhibit traffic in the bridge construction zone.  An officer located the driver, who agreed to move the vehicle forthwith.

 

 

 

 

07/02/08

Wed

0858

Traffic Crime – Complainant reported numerous drivers failing to stop at the intersection of East Point Loop and Delta Way.  An officer patrolled the area and issued two citations for Failure to Stop at Stop Sign.

 

 

 

 

07/02/08

Wed

1005

Traffic Crime – A motorist allegedly failed to stop at the flashing red lights across the end of the runway.  Investigation revealed the flashing lights were not activated until the motorist was already on the runway strip.

 

 

 

 

07/02/08

Wed

1023

Suspicious Person/Activity – A marijuana pipe was found and turned over to UDPS for destruction.

 

 

 

 

07/02/08

Wed

1600

Burn Permit -

 

 

 

 

07/02/08

Wed

1838

Ambulance Request – Unisea personnel requested an ambulance for an incoherent, intoxicated person.  EMS volunteers responded to provide medical assistance.

 

 

 

 

07/02/08

Wed

2003

PC-Alcohol – A rather drunken man who had lost all bladder control whatsoever and was quite obviously unable to care for himself was taken into protective custody after he was released from medical care.

 

 

 

 

07/02/08

Wed

2326

Assistance Rendered - Parking citations issued to illegally parked vehicles at the Intersea Mall.

 

 

 

 

07/03/08

Thu

0138

PC-Alcohol – Officers contacted a man who was holding a bottle of beer and hollering at people outside the Unisea Inn.  The man was incapable of caring for himself and was taken into protective custody.

 

 

 

 

07/03/08

Thu

1045

Burn Permit -

 

 

 

 

07/03/08

Thu

1215

Welfare Check – Caller reported a drunk staggering along Airport Beach Road in the S-curves.  An officer contacted the man, who was indeed inebriated, and arranged for a taxi to take him to his home.

 

 

 

 

07/03/08

Thu

1313

Suspicious Person/Activity – Caller reported a tractor-trailer stuck in the tundra near Morris Cove.  Officers responded and found no signs that any vehicle had recently been stuck in the area.

 

 

 

 

07/03/08

Thu

2057

Suspicious Person/Activity – Caller reported two intoxicated people in a grocery store, who might attempt to drive away.  Officers contacted the two people, who had been drinking alcohol, and advised them not to drive.  The two left the area in a taxi.

 

 

 

 

07/03/08

Thu

2352

Traffic Crime – Caller reported a parking violation.  An officer responded and contacted the driver of the suspect vehicle; the vehicle was subsequently moved.

 

 

 

 

07/04/08

Fri

0032

Liquor Law Violation – A woman who was asked to leave the Harbor View Inn because of her level of intoxication attempted to drive away from the area.  When several other people tried to stop her from doing so, she became upset and began screaming at them, threatening one woman in particular.  Leah Brooks, 21 yoa, of Unalaska, was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and, later, after she attempted to head-butt the arresting officer, for Resisting Arrest.

 

 

 

 

07/04/08

Fri

0115

Assistance Rendered – Officer issued parking citations to illegally parked vehicles at the Intersea Mall.

 

 

 

 

07/04/08

Fri

1447

EMS Other Services – Ambulance stand-by for the Fourth of July parade.

 

 

 

 

07/04/08

Fri

2034

DUI – Caller reported a possibly intoxicated driver.  She provided a vehicle description and a potential driver name.  Officers located several vehicles matching the description, but none with intoxicated drivers.

 

 

 

 

07/04/08

Fri

2057

Welfare Check – A husband was concerned because his wife had checked out of a hotel but had failed to board her plane to Anchorage.  Officers later located the woman and asked that she phone her husband.

 

 

 

 

07/04/08

Fri

2215

Liquor Law Violation – Officer saw a man consuming alcohol in public.  The man was advised of local ordinances regarding drinking in public.

 

 

 

 

07/04/08

Fri

2331

EMS Other Services - Ambulance stand-by for the Fourth of July fireworks.

 

 

 

 

07/04/08

Fri

2346

Animal – Loose dog.

 

 

 

 

07/05/08

Sat

0123

DUI – Officer stopped a driver who was traveling in the wrong lane of traffic.  Frank Seymour, 46 yoa, of Mississippi, was arrested for Driving under the Influence and Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test.

 

 

 

 

07/05/08

Sat

1149

Ambulance Request – EMS volunteers provided medical care to a man who had fallen through a ceiling and injured his legs.

 

 

 

 

07/05/08

Sat

1150

Assistance Rendered – Officers assisted EMS volunteers.

 

 

 

 

07/05/08

Sat

1356

Traffic Roads – Caller reported a disabled vehicle blocking traffic.  An officer responded and determined a commercial vehicle had a flat tire.  The driver repaired and moved the vehicle as short time later.

 

 

 

 

07/05/08