Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.
Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services
Feb. 11-18
Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to five medical calls.
Homer Volunteer Fire Department
Feb. 11-18
Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to eight medical calls and one fire call.
Kachemak Emergency Services
Feb. 11-18
Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to one medical call.
Homer Police
Feb. 12
A man at 11:05 a.m. turned in found property to the police station.
A caller at 12:47 p.m. reported an abandoned vehicle on private property on the Sterling Highway. An officer attempted to contact the registered owner but wasn’t able to locate them. An officer advised the caller of their options.
A man at 3:40 p.m. went to the police station to report an abandoned vehicle in the roadway on Rangeview Avenue. An officer went to the location.
A caller at 5:15 p.m. reported a vehicle almost rear-ended her while driving at East End Road and China Poot and that, as the vehicle passed her, tried to run her off the road.
An officer at 6:08 p.m. gave a driver a warning for speeding at Soundview Avenue and the Sterling Highway.
Multiple callers at 6:25 p.m. reported a vehicle collision with a moose at East End Road and Adams Street, with male driver trying to leave the scene. An officer went to the scene and a charity was called for the moose meat.
A security company at 9:18 p.m. reported a commercial burglar alarm on Lake Street. Officers responded and found it was a false alarm.
An officer at 9:45 p.m. warned a driver for failing to stop at a stop sign at Main Street and Lee Drive.
Feb. 13
A caller at 6:50 a.m. reported hearing strange sounds in a wooded area on Homer Bypass Road. An officer went to the location but didn’t see or hear anything suspicious.
A caller at 6:52 a.m. reported that a utility line was draped across the road at Skyline Drive and Clearwater Drive. Officers responded and contacted a vehicle in the ditch with a winch line stretched across the road. The line was removed from the roadway.
A caller at 8:43 a.m. requested that an officer contact a person driving without proper endorsement on East Fairview Avenue. Officers weren’t able to locate the person.
An agency at 9:36 a.m. passed on a report of a vehicle collision in the area of Lake Street and East End Road. An officer went to the location and the drivers and their vehicles were released from the scene.
An officer at 2:05 p.m. arrested a 67-year-old man on an outstanding warrant at West Hill Road and the Sterling Highway. The man was taken to the Homer Jail.
Officers at 2:22 p.m. checked out a home on Tundra Rose Road.
A caller at 4:51 p.m. requested a welfare check be made on a person on Rosebud Court. An officer went to that area.
An officer at 11:56 p.m. attempted to locate a wanted person at Green Timbers Road and Ridge Circle but wasn’t able to locate them. Another person advised the officer of some trespassing there.
Feb. 14
A caller at 8:46 a.m. reported a moose in her yard on Elderberry Court that she believed was dead. An officer went to the location and notified the proper agency.
A caller at 12:27 p.m. reported a vehicle in the ditch in the area of Bartlett Street. An officer went to the area to find the vehicle.
A caller at 12:46 p.m. reported a wanted man in the area of Pioneer Avenue. An officer went to the location.
A caller at 1:57 p.m. reported a suspicious circumstance at a neighboring home on Calhoun Court. An officer went to the location and found everything was OK.
A caller at 3:43 p.m. reported two people camping on his property on Bartlett Street in a motorhome. He requested they be given a trespass notice to keep them from the property. An officer contacted the people and served them the trespass notice.
A caller at 5:32 p.m. made a Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately (REDDI) report on a driver on Homer Bypass Road. An officer went to the area and arrested a 51-year-old man for driving under the influence. the man was taken to the Homer Jail.
An officer at 5:38 p.m. attempted to contact a wanted person on Jenny Way.
Feb. 15
A caller at 2:18 a.m. reported a suspicious circumstance on Lee Drive. An officer went to the location.
Officers at 4:22 a.m. attempted to serve an arrest warrant on Tamara Street.
A business at 10:44 a.m. reported a shoplifter after the fact at the business on Ocean Drive. An officer went to the scene and a 54-year-old woman was charged with fourth-degree theft.
A caller at 1:39 p.m. reported a missing minor from Main Street. An officer located the minor at a local business and returned them to their parents.
A business at 2:49 p.m. reported a disturbance on East Pioneer Avenue. An officer found a man and a woman outside the business.
A caller at 3:20 p.m. reported an eagle on Spit Road that was possibly injured. An officer went to the area and found everything was OK.
A caller at 4:50 p.m. reported a parking issue on Lake Street. An officer contacted the people involved and found everything was OK.
A caller at 6:14 p.m. reported a vehicle was blocking his driveway on Bartlett Street. An officer went to the location.
An officer at 11:01 p.m. assisted Alaska State Troopers at Mile 160.5 Sterling Highway.
Feb. 16
A caller at 5:12 p.m. reported a vehicle in the ditch on West Hill Road and said it appeared no one was in the vehicle. An officer went to the scene and found everything was OK — the vehicle wasn’t a hazard and a tow truck was en route.
A caller at 11:57 a.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle at Rhonda Street and East End Road. An officer contacted the driver and arrested her for driving under the influence. The 43-year-old woman was taken to the Homer Jail.
A caller at 1 p.m. reported a theft of services on Kachemak Drive. An officer found the report was unfounded and that it had been a misunderstanding between a business and a customer.
A caller at 1:27 p.m. reported finding counterfeit money on the ground on Lake Street. The money was to be turned in to the police department.
Feb. 17
An officer at 12:41 a.m. assisted medics on Main Street.
A caller at 2:05 p.m. reported a noise disturbance at a home on Main Street. An officer went to the scene and arrested a 30-year-old man on behalf of another agency for violating conditions of his release.
An officer at 9:39 p.m. gave a driver at Adams Street and East End Road a warning for speeding.
A caller at 9:58 p.m. requested a welfare check be made on a family member on Lake Street. An officer went to the location.
Feb. 18
A caller at 11:22 p.m. reported a break in and theft on Spit Road. Officers went to the scene.
Feb. 19
A caller at 7:38 a.m. reported that a person had broken into her home on West Hill Road. Officers went to the scene.
A caller at 8:10 a.m. made a REDDI report on a vehicle at Soundview Avenue and the Sterling Highway. An officer went to the area but didn’t find the vehicle.
A caller at 11:48 a.m. reported a parking violation at a local agency on Hazel Avenue. An officer went to the location.
A woman at noon went to the police station to report being threatened via text. An officer spoke with her.
A caller at 9:37 p.m. reported a puppy yelping on Main Street and making sounds of distress. An officer went to the area.
An officer at 9:22 p.m. stopped a vehicle at Sabrina Road and East End road. The officer gave the driver a DUI warning and gave the people in the vehicle transportation to their destination.
A caller at 11:39 p.m. reported multiple vehicles parked at the bottom of the roadway at Main Street and Ohlson Lane with people outside yelling. Officers went to the area.
Feb. 20
An officer at 2:15 a.m. assisted the Homer Volunteer Fire Department on Rochelle Road.
Courts
Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through Feb. 19:
Criminal Court
Carlton See, 35, violating conditions of release. In a separate case filing, violating conditions of release.
Kyle Hock, 30, violating conditions of release.
Phillip N. Hillstrand, 49, driving under the influence.
Shayla A. Nowling, 35, fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance for possession.
Billy C. Brown, 30, violating conditions of release.
Bernadine L. Jackson, 54, fourth-degree theft.
Linda J. Tietjen, 44, driving under the influence.
