Dutch Harbor report

From the local police blotter:

Assistance rendered, Oct. 12 — A man whose taxi companion was so intoxicated that he could not articulate where he needed to go asked the taxi driver to drive to the police station for assistance. Officers accompanied the man and his inebriated companion to his vessel and ensured that he boarded safely and was looked after by a sober party.

Theft, Oct. 14 — A local processing company employee reported that a former roommate appeared to have forged a check, in the amount of $3,000, against the employee's bank account. Under investigation.

Assault, Oct. 15 — Officers responded to a bar regarding a patron who had gone outside and started fighting with people after having been asked to leave. Officers eventually determined that one incoherent and extremely intoxicated man had been fighting with crewmembers who were trying to get him out of the bar and back to his boat. No charges were filed.

Suspicious person, Oct. 16 — A man with a swollen toe told the officer who stopped him as he was trundling along the roadway that he and his erstwhile companions had liberated a wheelchair from the hotel, to more comfortably enable his return to his vessel. The thief, whose license was suspended, was dispossessed of his stolen wheels and made to walk to his boat. The hotel did not care to pursue charges.

Assistance rendered, Oct. 17 — Vessel captain requested officer assistance with an intoxicated, soon to be former employee who was creating a disturbance at the Bobby Storrs boat harbor. Officers ensured that the suspect left the area without incident.

Warrant arrest, Oct. 17 — Sean C. Murschel, 30, was arrested on an outstanding warrant from the state of Washington for rape of a child. Murschel was arrested after officers received information that his vessel had just docked in Unalaska. He was additionally charged as a fugitive from justice.

Sitka man accused of gillnetting in closed waters

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Deep Inlet, Sitka
Type: Commercial fish closed waters
On 10/7/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited Joshua S. Arnold, 40, of Sitka, for commercial salmon drift gillnetting in closed waters west of the Deep Inlet Terminal Harvest Area on 8/16/14. Arnold was issued a summons to appear in Sitka District Court.

Dutch Harbor report

From the local police blotter:

Welfare check, Aug. 31 — Officers contacted an extremely intoxicated young man who was stumbling and falling in the roadway as he walked to the Bobby Storrs Harbor. Officers escorted the man to his vessel, saw that he boarded safely and ensured that a sober party was onboard as well.

Mental, Aug. 31 — Officers responded to a processing plant regarding a report that an employee there was suicidal. The patient, well-known to officers, was transported to the clinic for another evaluation.

Suspicious person, Sept. 3 — A hysterical male reported that white males at a local seafood plant were raping, beating and killing all female employees and had threatened the caller as well. The caller, who wished to remain anonymous and refused to provide names for any of the accused, hung up after several minutes of ranting.

Animal, Sept. 3 — Caller reported a sea lion had repeatedly burst forth from the water for the last hour and was now lying on top of the water as if it were tired or entangled. A harbor officer in the area determined a large splash of sea lions were playing boisterously in the area and did not seem to be in any distress.

Assault, Sept. 5 — Officers responded to a report of a fight in front of a bar, but found only a few people who stated nothing untoward had occurred, and one man whose girlfriend had just left him who stated life was unfair.

Troopers charge Metlatkatla gillnetter

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Multiple offenses
On 10/2/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers charged Timothy R. Staples, 36, of Metlatkatla, with commercial gillnetting in Alaska waters without a valid 2014 Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permit; fishing during a closed season; and unlawfully possessing commercially taken fish. All three counts are misdemeanors. Arraignment scheduled in Ketchikan District Court.

Trident hit with 20 misdemeanor counts

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Ketchikan
Type: Late fish tickets
On 9/30/14 Alaska Wildlife Troopers charged Trident Seafoods, of Ketchikan, with 20 misdemeanor counts of submitting late fish tickets to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Arraignment is scheduled in Ketchikan District Court.