Two more draw prison time in Trident theft

Here's a press release from the U.S. attorney's office in Anchorage.

Three convictions reported at Sitka

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 5/21/13 Richard J. Davis, 54, of Juneau, pled guilty in Sitka District Court to one count of directed lingcod fishing during a closed season. Davis was fined $1,250 with $1,000 suspended. He forfeited $1,809 in proceeds from illegally taken fish, and was placed on probation for one year. Davis initially self-reported his violation of fishing one day before the season opened.

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 5/21/13 David Castle, 46, of Sitka, pled guilty to one count of unlawful possession of commercial fish in connection with purchasing undersized king salmon onboard the tender Eyak. Castle was fined $2,500 with $1,000 suspended. He was required to pay $450 in restitution to the state and was placed on probation for one year. A charge of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the sixth degree was dismissed.

Location: Sitka
Type: Conviction
On 5/21/13 Joseph Wroblewski, 59, of Sitka, pled guilty to one count of unlawful possession of commercial troll-caught king salmon. Wroblewski was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended. He was required to pay $150 in restitution to the state and was placed on probation for one year.

Jim Cockrell to lead Alaska Wildlife Troopers

Here's a press release from the state Department of Public Safety.

Silver Bay Seafoods cited over illegal crab

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Undersized Tanner crab
On 5/20/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, charged Silver Bay Seafoods and Silver Bay employee Eric Anderson, 38, of Sitka, for possessing undersized Tanner crab. Investigation in February 2013 showed a significant amount of undersized crab being delivered from a Silver Bay-employed commercial tender vessel to the company dock in Sitka. Arraignment set in Sitka District Court.

Dutch Harbor report

From the local police blotter:

Drunk disturbance, May 7 — Samuel Kulang, 32, of Tennessee, was arrested for criminal trespass and resisting arrest after he refused to leave the vessel on which he had been previously employed. Kulang struggled with officers and threatened to take their weapons while being handcuffed.

Noise disturbance, May 12 — Officers responded to a noise disturbance at a UniSea bunkhouse. The loud, drunken woman who made the complaint was unable to identify who had been disturbing her sleep.

Animal, May 16 — Beached sea lion. Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Alaska SeaLife Center were notified.

Assault, May 18 — Skipper I. Kouch, 44, of Hawaii, was arrested on one count of assault after he punched another man in the face several times. Kouch told officer the victim had made him cry.

Animal, May 18 — Another caller reported a dead sea lion on the beach.

Animal, May 18 — Two dead eagles.

Fisherman self-reports lingcod violation

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed period
On 5/17/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Sitka Post, received a report from Richard J. Davis, 54, of Juneau, that he had mistakenly fished a day early in the eastern Gulf of Alaska directed lingcod fishery. Davis subsequently was cited for taking lingcod in a closed period on 5/15/13 when commercial fishing opened on 5/16/13. Davis was charged with a violation-level offense rather than a misdemeanor, due in part to his self-report. Arraignment set in Sitka District Court.

Sitka tenderman cited for small kings, marijuana

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Possess undersized king salmon
On 5/14/13 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited David Castle, 46, of Sitka, for unlawful possession of fish and misconduct involving a controlled substance. The charges stem from an investigation on 5/10/13 which showed Castle, onboard the fish tender Eyak, bought and possessed undersized king salmon. During the investigation, Castle was found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana. Three undersized king salmon, drug paraphernalia and the marijuana were seized. Arraignment set for 5/21/13 in Sitka District Court.