On September 27th, the Juneau Police Dept. received reports of burglaries at the Manila Sunset Grill and at Tracy’s Crab Shack in the 300 block of South Franklin St downtown. The businesses are situated next to each other. The burglaries occurred during the night and were discovered in the morning hours.

Investigation revealed some one had used a prying type tool to open the doors to the businesses and gain entry. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken from one of the businesses.

On 09-05-12 at about 9 a.m., the Juneau Police Dept. received a report from staff at the Juneau airport of a vandalism. Investigation revealed someone had cut the thick barrier ropes that act as fencing for part of the Airport Dike Trail sometime over the previous night. The rope strands are very thick and replacement and repair costs are about $5,000.

On 08-22-12, a resident from the 9500 block of Mendenhall Loop RD called JPD to report a burglary of the residence. Several items were taken including firearms. The property taken was described as a Winchester Model 70 in .270 caliber, a Browning A-5 20 gauge shot gun, a Rossi .45LC lever action rifle, a Browning semi-auto .410 shotgun, a pearl necklace, Tlingit design earrings with a raven head and “EAK” inscribed on the back, silverware and a men’s gold nugget ring weighing about 1/3 ounce.

On July 30, 2012 JPD received a report of 3 U-haul trucks and 1 van that had their tires slashed in the area of the State Museum on Whittier St. The vehicles were parked and unoccupied. The vandalism occurred sometime over the prior evening.

On 07-16-12 at about 5 p.m., JPD received a report of a stolen purse from the area of the 400 block of S. Franklin. The purse was on a bench and when the owner left it momentarily it was stolen by an unknown person. The purse contained passports, I.D., credit cards and $1,000 in cash.

On 07-15-12 JPD received complaints that 7 vehicles had tires slashed while they were parked over night. The vehicles were parked in their respective driveways on McGinnis and Sanders St in the Mendenhall Valley. Total damage in excess of $1,100.

On 07-10-12, a resident from the area of Fritz Cove/Fox Farm Trail, notified JPD of the theft of his kayak. The kayak was located inside their car port and is believed to have been taken sometime over the prior few months. The kayak is described as a Northwest Discovery model, with a blue top and white bottom. It is made of fiberglass and had a black rubberized bow cover. It is valued at about $750.

On July 9, 2012 at about 0930 hours, a citizen reported to JPD that he was in the Airport Restaurant reading from his black Kindle Fire at a table. He left the table for a few moments and when he returned, his Kindle had been stolen. A brown skinned male wearing a brown coat, hat and pants was seen near the table where the Kindle was stolen.

On June 28, 2012 at about noon, a resident called JPD from the 8400 block of Forest Lane to report four of her cars had been damaged. The complainant said the cars were “keyed” sometime since about 8 p.m. the previous evening. Total damage amount is about $5,000.

On 5-25-12 at about 6:40 a.m., a resident from the 800 block of Fritz Cove RD called JPD to report the theft of a kayak. The caller said the kayak had been taken from on top of the cabin sometime during the night.

The kayak is described as a teal 18 foot Necky Amaruk double sea kayak with an orange U.S. Coast Guard sticker on the stern. The kayak is valued at about $900. Due to the remoteness of the cabin, the caller believed access was made from the water/beach area.

On 5-31-12 at about 1:30 p.m., JPD received a complaint that newly planted trees at the Thunder Mountain High School had been run over by a vehicle.

The damage was estimated at about $1,000. The trees were located between TMHS and the ball fields of Dimond Park.

On 05-16-12 at about 0200 hours, a 52 year old Juneau man reported to the Juneau Police that he was forced into a red and black 1998 Dodge pickup in the area of Cinema DR by two males. The victim was taken to an ATM and forced to relinquish his debit card so the suspects could withdraw money from his account which was done at a downtown Juneau ATM. There were 4 people in the truck with the victim.

The victim was reportedly strangled and threatened with a knife while inside the truck. JPD has identified 3 of the 4 participants, however, the identity of a native female referred to as "Chrissy" remains unknown and JPD is asking for the public’s help to identify her.

Since June 4, 2012, JPD has received at least four reports from the Douglas and N. Douglas Hwy area of multiple fuel tanks being stolen from boats that are parked along the roadway and gasoline siphoned from parked motor vehicles. The thefts appear to be occurring during the night time hours. Value of the fuel and equipment taken is about $1,500 total.