Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

Homer Volunteer Fire Department

Jan. 19-24

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians responded to 16 medical calls and two fire-rescue calls.

Kachemak Emergency Services

Jan. 19-24

Emergency medical technicians responded to seven EMS calls and four fire calls.

Western Emergency Services

Jan. 19-24

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians responded to 11 medical calls and two fire calls.

Homer Police

Jan. 20

Homer Police at 4:40 p.m. arrested a 43-year-old Homer man on a warrant for failure to appear in court on an original charge of commercial fishing in closed waters.

Police at 10:43 p.m. went to a report of a drunk man in a ditch. After consulting with a probation officer, police arrested the 34-year-old man on a petition to revoke probation.

Jan. 21

Police at 3:04 a.m. made a traffic stop. As a result, they arrested a 38-year-old Homer man on a warrant for improper use of registration and a new charge of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. He was taken to the Homer Jail.

Alaska State Troopers

Jan. 20

Alaska State Troopers at 9:51 p.m. went to a vehicle in the ditch near Mile 159 Sterling Highway near Anchor Point. Troopers arrested the driver, a 54-year-old Anchor Point man, for driving under the influence. He was taken to the Homer Jail.

Information regarding courthouse activity is taken from logbooks and court-issued forms and may not contain all details of the final disposition of each case. All defendants are presumed not guilty until convicted in court. Case files are available for public review at the courthouse.

Courts

Court records show the following actions taken in Homer Court through Jan. 25:

Criminal Court

Charles W. Collins, 54, driving under the influence, Anchor Point case.

Sperry A. Moonin Jr., 49 fourth-degree assault, fourth-degree criminal mischief, domestic violence, Nanwalek case.