Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.
Homer Volunteer Fire Department
May 24-30
Firefighters and emergency medical technicians responded to 11 medical calls and three fire calls.
Kachemak Emergency Services
May 23-29
Emergency medical technicians responded to three EMS calls and one fire call.
Western Emergency Services
May 24-30
Firefighters and emergency medical technicians responded to eight medical calls and three fire calls.
Homer Police
May 23
Homer Police at 5:28 a.m. arrested a 42-year-old Homer man for violating conditions of
release and took him to the Homer Jail.
Police at 12:35 p.m. made a routine traffic stop on a 19-year-old Anchor Point man. Police arrested him on two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. He was taken to the Homer Jail.
Police at 7:05 p.m. contacted a driver in a vehicle parked on the side of the road. Police arrested a 60-year-old Homer man on a warrant for failure to appear in court. He was taken to the Homer Jail.
May 24
Police at 9:10 p.m. received a report of a suspicious person in the area. Police responded and arrested a 42-year-old Homer man on a warrant for petition to revoke probation. He was taken to the Homer Jail. Police also charged him with fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, second-degree promoting contraband and giving false information.
May 25
Police at 2:25 p.m. went to a report of a vehicle collision. During the investigation they arrested a 23-year-old Homer man on two warrants for failure to appear in court.
Police a 7:15 p.m. arrested a 40-year-old Homer man on a warrant for failure to post cash bond on an original charge of hinderng prosecution.
Police at 9:10 p.m. received a “report every dangerous driver immediately” complaint and contacted the suspect driver, a 37-year-old Anchor Point man. They arrested him for DUI.
May 26
Police at 1:08 p.m. received a report of a death at home of an 83-year-old Homer woman.
May 27
Police at 1:35 p.m. went to a Lake Street store for a report of a shoplifter. Police issued a summons against a 34-year-old Homer man for fourth-degree theft and a two-year no trespassing order from the store.
Police at 7:37 p.m. arrested a 37-year-old Homer person on a warrant for failure to appear in court.
May 28
Police at 11:33 p.m. went to Karen Hornaday Park Campground for a disturbance and arrested a 20-year-old Homer man for disorderly conduct. He was taken to the Homer Jail.
May 29
Police at 9:02 p.m. went to Karen Hornaday Park Campground for a disturbance and arrested a 60-year-old Homer man for disorderly conduct. He was taken to the Homer Jail.
Alaska State Troopers
May 24
Alaska State Troopers at 9:09 p.m. went to a report of a domestic disturbance near Mile 149 Sterling Highway. Troopers said a 48-year-old Anchorage man assaulted a domestic partnet. Troopers arrested him for fourth-degree assault, domestic violence, and took him to the Homer Jail.
May 25
The Alaska State Fire Marshals Office received a complaint of unsafe conditions at a commercial structure on Pioneer Avenue in Homer. Deputy Fire Marshals from the Department of Public Safety reviewed the complaint and on Wednesday, May 25, traveled to Homer to investigate the complaint and inspect the structure. Deputy Fire Marshals inspected the structure and determined that one of the suites in the building was operating without a valid plan review for the type of commercial activity that was being conducted. Deputy Fire Marshals determined that the unreviewed suite was unsafe to occupy and notified the lessee that they would not be able to conduct commercial business in the suite until a plan review was completed with the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Troopers at 7:21 p.m. made a traffic stop for an equipment violation on a driver in Anchor Point. Troopers said the driver, a 38-year-old Anchor Point woman, had two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court. The woman also did not have automobile insurance and had not transferred the title into her name. Troopers issued her summonses for no motor vehicle liability insurance and new owner failure to transfer title.
May 28
Troopers at 7:49 p.m. received a REDDI report of a driver near Mile 156 Sterling Highway in Anchor Point. Troopers contacted the suspect vehicle and driver and arrested a 38-year-old Wasilla man for DUI. He was taken to the Homer Jail.
Troopers at 9:33 p.m. made a traffic stop on a 40-year-old Anchor Point man in Anchor Point for a seatbelt violation. He was charged with driving while license revoked.
Troopers at 11:29 p.m. made a traffic stop for an equipment violation on a 45-year-old Homer man on the Old Sterling Highway. They determined he had been convicted of driving while license revoked eight times in the past 10 years and charged him with driving while license revoked. They also charged him with not having automobile insurance and violating conditions of release.
May 29
Troopers at 6:25 p.m. made a traffic stop for an equipment violation on a 48-year-old Anchor Point man on the Old Sterling Highway. Troopers issued the man summonses for driving while license revoked and no motor vehicle liability insurance.
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. Disposition of cases can be found at https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/scheduled/docs/crimdisp.pdf.
Courts
Court records show the following actions taken in Homer Court through May 30:
Criminal Court
Harry A. Wilde, 33, driving under the influence, avoid interlock device, Homer case.
Justin W. Post, 45, unlawful contact, violate conditions of release, Anchor Point case.
Jacqueline R. Burke, 24, DUI, Homer case.
Dennis S. Sullivan, 53, fail to change residence address-sex offender registry, Anchor Point case.
Beverly A. Hecks, 83, third-degree assault, a felony, domestic-violence related, Seldovia case.
Patrick H. Mcbride Jr., 42, fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, first-degree promoting contraband, both felonies; making a false report, Homer case.
Bruce A. Johnson, 48, fourth-degree assault, domestic violence related, Anchor Point case.
Jason L. Calone, 37, DUI, Homer case.
John D. Mumey, 21, third-degree misconduct involving weapons, third-degree criminal mischief, both felonies; fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons, fourth-degree assault, Ninilchik case.
