From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Ketchikan
Type: Assault, criminal mischief
On 02-26-10, on behalf of the Alaska State Troopers, the U.S. Coast Guard Station Ketchikan conducted a welfare check on a female on board a privately owned M/V under way in the Tongass Narrows. The welfare check was conducted after AST received a report from the female of a disturbance on board the vessel. Investigation resulted in the arrest of 59-year-old Timothy A. Crawford of Ketchikan on charges of assault and criminal mischief. Crawford was transported to Ketchikan Correctional Center.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Petersburg man cited for lack of vessel license
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Kake
Type: No commercial vessel license
On 02/23/10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Petersburg Post, issued a citation to Jay Edgley Barnett, 51, of Petersburg, in Fanshaw Bay near Kake for no commercial vessel license. An investigation by troopers revealed Barnett was transporting commercial brown king crab pots from the fishing grounds to a storage location without having his current vessel licensed with the state Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. Bail was set at $210. An optional court appearance was set for 03/11/10 in the Kake District Court.
Location: Kake
Type: No commercial vessel license
On 02/23/10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Petersburg Post, issued a citation to Jay Edgley Barnett, 51, of Petersburg, in Fanshaw Bay near Kake for no commercial vessel license. An investigation by troopers revealed Barnett was transporting commercial brown king crab pots from the fishing grounds to a storage location without having his current vessel licensed with the state Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. Bail was set at $210. An optional court appearance was set for 03/11/10 in the Kake District Court.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Some liquor, some beer, a rescue and a verdict
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Nome
Type: Importing alcohol — trial results
On 2/24/10 a Nome jury found Timothy L. Moore, 40, of Elim, guilty of felony alcohol importation. The verdict stems from an incident that occurred on 8/24/09 when Moore, Martin Saccheus and Wayne Moses conspired to purchase and import 84 bottles of alcohol and 72 cans of beer to Elim. Prior to their U. S. Coast Guard ocean rescue, Moore and Saccheus pitched the alcohol into the ocean to avoid being caught. Sentencing is scheduled for March.
Location: Nome
Type: Importing alcohol — trial results
On 2/24/10 a Nome jury found Timothy L. Moore, 40, of Elim, guilty of felony alcohol importation. The verdict stems from an incident that occurred on 8/24/09 when Moore, Martin Saccheus and Wayne Moses conspired to purchase and import 84 bottles of alcohol and 72 cans of beer to Elim. Prior to their U. S. Coast Guard ocean rescue, Moore and Saccheus pitched the alcohol into the ocean to avoid being caught. Sentencing is scheduled for March.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
The Dutch Harbor report
From the local police blotter, as reported by the Unalaska Advertiser:
Liquor law violation, Feb. 16 — Officer advised a bar patron he was too intoxicated to remain on the premises. The man eventually left, but only after spending an inordinate amount of time hugging, kissing and chatting with all of his new friends.
Missing person, Feb. 16 — Mother reported she had not heard from her son since around the time he was fired from his job at a processing plant, several weeks ago. An officer learned that the man now spends a considerable amount of time at the library, and asked library staff to tell the man to call his mother.
Liquor law violation, Feb. 16 — Officer advised a bar patron he was too intoxicated to remain on the premises. The man eventually left, but only after spending an inordinate amount of time hugging, kissing and chatting with all of his new friends.
Missing person, Feb. 16 — Mother reported she had not heard from her son since around the time he was fired from his job at a processing plant, several weeks ago. An officer learned that the man now spends a considerable amount of time at the library, and asked library staff to tell the man to call his mother.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Troopers ticket cook, skipper on Bering Leader
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Unalaska
Type: No crewmember license
On 2-18-10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Edward C. Walahan Jr., 36, of Anchorage, for no crewmember license after it was discovered that Walahan, who is the cook aboard the F/V Bering Leader, failed to obtain a valid 2010 commercial fishing crewmember license. Bail was set at $260 for the Unalaska District Court.
Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Employing unlicensed crewmember
On 2-18-10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited the skipper and permit holder onboard the F/V Bering Leader, Richard V. Thummel, 56, of Kodiak, for employing an unlicensed crewmember after it was discovered that the cook onboard the vessel was not in possession of a valid 2010 commercial crewmember license. Bail was set at $260 for the Unalaska District Court.
Location: Unalaska
Type: No crewmember license
On 2-18-10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Edward C. Walahan Jr., 36, of Anchorage, for no crewmember license after it was discovered that Walahan, who is the cook aboard the F/V Bering Leader, failed to obtain a valid 2010 commercial fishing crewmember license. Bail was set at $260 for the Unalaska District Court.
Location: Dutch Harbor
Type: Employing unlicensed crewmember
On 2-18-10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited the skipper and permit holder onboard the F/V Bering Leader, Richard V. Thummel, 56, of Kodiak, for employing an unlicensed crewmember after it was discovered that the cook onboard the vessel was not in possession of a valid 2010 commercial crewmember license. Bail was set at $260 for the Unalaska District Court.
Crewman arrested at Unalaska on warrant
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Unalaska
Type: Arrest warrant
On 2-18-10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Ngoc L. Dinh, 42, of Dutch Harbor, while conducting a vessel boarding on the F/V Western Mariner at the Pacific Fuels dock in Unalaska. Investigation revealed that Dinh had an outstanding warrant for his arrest stemming from a probation violation. Dinh was arrested, transported and remanded to the Unalaska city jail on $5,000 bail.
Location: Unalaska
Type: Arrest warrant
On 2-18-10 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Ngoc L. Dinh, 42, of Dutch Harbor, while conducting a vessel boarding on the F/V Western Mariner at the Pacific Fuels dock in Unalaska. Investigation revealed that Dinh had an outstanding warrant for his arrest stemming from a probation violation. Dinh was arrested, transported and remanded to the Unalaska city jail on $5,000 bail.
Four fishermen fined in Unalaska court
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — unlawful gear
On 2-17-10 Donald P. Aus, 58, of Unalaska, pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to a charge of unlawful gear — biodegradable escape mechanism. Aus, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Good Deal, was fined $300 with $150 suspended and placed on probation for one year.
Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — permit to possess fish
On 2-17-10 Elbert O. Fothergill, 40, of Vancouver, Wash., pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of possessing commercially caught fish without a valid 2010 Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permit card in possession. Fothergill, who is the skipper aboard the F/V Blue Gadus, was fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended and placed on probation for one year.
Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — illegal tunnel eye opening
On 2-10-10 Zachary M. Nehus, 36, of Unalaska, pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of illegal tunnel eye opening on a groundfish pot. Nehus, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V St. Dominick, was fined $500 with $250 suspended and placed on probation for one year.
Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — failure to register
On 2-10-10 Donald M. Sproule, 42, of Kodiak, pled guilty in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of failing to register for a groundfish fishery. Sproule, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Advantage, was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended and placed on probation for one year.
Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — unlawful gear
On 2-17-10 Donald P. Aus, 58, of Unalaska, pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to a charge of unlawful gear — biodegradable escape mechanism. Aus, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Good Deal, was fined $300 with $150 suspended and placed on probation for one year.
Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — permit to possess fish
On 2-17-10 Elbert O. Fothergill, 40, of Vancouver, Wash., pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of possessing commercially caught fish without a valid 2010 Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permit card in possession. Fothergill, who is the skipper aboard the F/V Blue Gadus, was fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended and placed on probation for one year.
Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — illegal tunnel eye opening
On 2-10-10 Zachary M. Nehus, 36, of Unalaska, pled no contest in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of illegal tunnel eye opening on a groundfish pot. Nehus, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V St. Dominick, was fined $500 with $250 suspended and placed on probation for one year.
Location: Unalaska
Type: Update — failure to register
On 2-10-10 Donald M. Sproule, 42, of Kodiak, pled guilty in the Unalaska District Court to the charge of failing to register for a groundfish fishery. Sproule, who is the skipper and permit holder aboard the F/V Advantage, was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended and placed on probation for one year.
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