Homer Police Report

Feb. 2

Police at 2:20 a.m. contacted a 36-year-old man driving on Main Street and arrested him for driving while license suspended.

A caller at 10:32 a.m. made a “report every dangerous driver immediately” complaint of a person driving erratically in a white Ford pickup truck on East End Road. The suspect driver left the Homer Police patrol area and police referred the report to the Alaska State Troopers.

A man at 10:37 a.m. reported someone hit his mail box on East End Road.

A man at 12:55 p.m. reported losing license plates.

A man at 1:55 p.m. asked police to do a welfare check on his mother.

A woman at 3:42 p.m. reported a man had indecently exposed himself to her at a Sterling Highway address.

A caller at 4:31 p.m. reported hearing a conversation about drugs.

A caller at 5:15 p.m. reported shoplifting at a Sterling Highway store.

A caller at 8:50 p.m. reported hearing a woman screaming in the Smokey Bay Way area. Police responded but could not find anyone.

Feb. 3

A caller at 10:27 a.m. reported a domestic dispute at a Fairview Avenue address. Police responded.

A caller at 1:56 p.m. reported three men fighting at a Ben Walters Avenue business parking lot. The caller asked that the men be issued an indefinite trespass notice. Police responded but could not find the men.

A caller at 6:27 p.m. reported a man driving recklessly in a truck on Beluga Lake ice and placing pedestrians in fear. Police responded but could not find the truck. 

Police at 8:11 p.m. saw a man staggering into the road on Lee Drive. Police took the 33-year-old man into protective custody.

A woman at 10:42 p.m. reported a violation of a restraining order by a 49-year-old man. Police arrested the man for violating a restraining order.

Feb. 4

A caller at 9:43 a.m. reported an injured seal on the Homer Spit beach. Police contacted the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.

A caller at 11:23 a.m. reported teenagers building a fire and acting suspiciously behind a Lake Street business. Police contacted the young people and issued a summons to a 17-year-old boy for providing false information.

A caller at 11:03 a.m. provided information about a runaway young person.

A caller at 5:28 p.m. reported drivers racing in cars on the Beluga Lake ice after 10 p.m. the past few nights.

A woman at 6:34 p.m. asked for advice from police regarding her 13-year-old daughter.

A woman at 6 p.m. turned in a ring found at a local business.

A woman at 7:13 p.m. reported she received a threatening letter in her mailbox at a Bartlett Street address.

Police at 11:27 p.m. contacted a 24-year-old man driving on East End Road and arrested him for driving while license cancelled.

Feb. 5

A caller at 3:13 a.m. reported a car alarm sounding during late hours of the night. Police responded and contacted the car’s owner to remedy equipment problems.

A security company at 10:31 a.m. reported a panic alarm went off at a Pioneer Avenue address. Police responded and determined it was a false alarm. All was OK.

A caller at 1:30 p.m. reported a disturbance at a Lake Street address.

A woman at 4:12 p.m. turned in found property at the police station.

A caller at 5:01 p.m. reported losing a bag containing ski helmets.

Feb. 6

A person at 12:43 a.m. made a 911 call of a woman screaming and running outside in bare feet at an Ocean Drive Loop address. Police responded and separated the parties involved for the night.

A caller at 11:19 a.m. reported finding hypodermic needles in a Fairview Avenue apartment building parking lot. Police responded and recovered the needles.

A caller at 1:19 p.m. reported a car storage company wouldn’t return her keys. Police advised the woman of her civil options.

A woman at 1:30 p.m. reported threats made against her.

A caller at 5:46 p.m. reported she lost a ring.

A caller at 6:15 p.m. reported a man yelling and not making sense at a Spit address. The man appeared drunk and was stumbling. Police responded and arrested a 28-year-old man for second-degree criminal trespassing.

Feb. 7

A caller at 12:25 p.m. reported a person driving recklessly in a residential area on Bunnell Avenue.

A person at 2:25 p.m. made a REDDI complaint of a person driving a 1977 Ford pickup truck erratically on the Sterling Highway. Police responded and determined the complaint was unfounded. The driver was having mechanical issues with the truck.

A caller at 4:45 p.m. reported an expected death at home of a 59-year-old woman.

Police at 5:04 p.m. contacted a 23-year-old man driving on East End Road and arrested him for driving while license suspended and violating conditions of release.

A caller at 5:20 p.m. reported a man driving recklessly on Bunnell Avenue. Police contacted the suspect and advised him of the complaint.

A caller at 6:57 p.m. reported hearing a woman screaming and then a loud bang in the Jennifer Place area. Police responded and found kids were playing loudly.

Feb. 8

Police at 12:29 a.m. contacted a 31-year-old man driving on the Sterling Highway and arrested him for driving under the influence.

A man at 10:05 a.m. reported a hit-and-run incident on Greatland Street.

A caller at 11:18 a.m. asked police to do a welfare check on a person at a Landings Street home. Police responded and found all was OK.

Police at 2 p.m. attempted to serve an arrest warrant on a person at a Jenny Way address.

A woman at 4:57 p.m. made a 911 call of being threatened. Police responded to her Mattox Street home.