Dutch Harbor report

From the local police blotter:

Assistance rendered, Sept. 19 — Police personnel responded to the Alaska Ship Supply store on Salmon Way after receiving a report of a fire. After police had evacuated the building and determined there was no smoke or visible flames, the scene was turned over to fire personnel.

Assistance rendered, Sept. 19 — A man who wished to obtain copies of his own cell phone records came to the Unalaska Department of Public Safety because his cell phone service provider told him he needed a search warrant for his own records. An officer explained that he had been misinformed, and suggested he contact his service provider and explain their error to them.

Suspicious activity, Sept. 21 — Officer noticed unusually dark smoke coming from an industrial building at the UniSea seafood plant. Security personnel were notified and they subsequently contacted their maintenance crew about the problem.

Assistance rendered, Sept. 21 — Officers mediated a dispute over employment and pay between the captain of a foreign vessel and a recently terminated foreign employee of said vessel.

Theft, Sept. 21 — A man fled the Alaska Ship Supply liquor store after he was caught shoplifting by an eagle-eyed and crafty store clerk. The suspect, whose crime was captured on surveillance video, has been identified. Action pending.

Lost property, Sept. 22 — Nokia cell phone, near Westward Seafoods.

Suspicious person, Sept. 22 — A woman reported that a creepy, intoxicated man impersonating a member of the Grand Aleutian maintenance staff had tried to weasel his way into her hotel room, claiming he wanted to change her smoke alarm batteries. The creep, who did not harm the woman or enter her room, was later identified by police and given a trespass advisement.

Suspicious activity, Sept. 24 — Caller reported a half-dozen youths engaged in a paintball battle in the local cemetery. An officer responded and admonished the youths about their choice of battleground.