From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Kodiak, Izhut Bay
Type: Illegal storage of pot gear
On 2/17/12 Michael E. Clark, 57, of Kodiak, was cited for unlawful storage of commercial groundfish pot gear. Clark was summoned to appear for arraignment on 3/23/12 in Kodiak District Court.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Dungeness crabber draws $500 fine, probation
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Wrangell
Type: Conviction — unlawful storage of crab pots
On 3/7/12 Abraham Mcintyre, 22, of Wrangell, pled guilty in Petersburg District Court to unlawful storage of commercial crab pots. Alaska Wildlife Troopers on the patrol vessel Enforcer in August 2011 located several of Mcintyre's Dungeness crab pots still in a fishing condition four days after the summer Dungeness season closure. Mcintyre was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended and placed on probation for one year.
Location: Wrangell
Type: Conviction — unlawful storage of crab pots
On 3/7/12 Abraham Mcintyre, 22, of Wrangell, pled guilty in Petersburg District Court to unlawful storage of commercial crab pots. Alaska Wildlife Troopers on the patrol vessel Enforcer in August 2011 located several of Mcintyre's Dungeness crab pots still in a fishing condition four days after the summer Dungeness season closure. Mcintyre was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended and placed on probation for one year.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Godfather skipper racks up 11 counts
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Ketchikan
Type: Multiple violations
On 3/2/12 Richard F. Nelson, 32, of Metlakatla, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, for commercial fishing for salmon by drift gillnet in District 1 without a state Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permit, commercial fishing in closed waters, unlawful possession of commercial fish and prohibited conduct. Nelson was cited for a total of 11 commercial fishing counts stemming from an investigation by Alaska State Troopers and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Investigation revealed the F/V Godfather gillnetted commercially for salmon in state waters without state permits. Further investigation revealed the waters the F/V Godfather fished in District 1 were closed to all commercial salmon gillnet fishing. Arraignment is scheduled for 3/9/12 in Ketchikan District Court.
Location: Ketchikan
Type: Multiple violations
On 3/2/12 Richard F. Nelson, 32, of Metlakatla, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, for commercial fishing for salmon by drift gillnet in District 1 without a state Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission permit, commercial fishing in closed waters, unlawful possession of commercial fish and prohibited conduct. Nelson was cited for a total of 11 commercial fishing counts stemming from an investigation by Alaska State Troopers and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Investigation revealed the F/V Godfather gillnetted commercially for salmon in state waters without state permits. Further investigation revealed the waters the F/V Godfather fished in District 1 were closed to all commercial salmon gillnet fishing. Arraignment is scheduled for 3/9/12 in Ketchikan District Court.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Dutch Harbor report
From the local police blotter:
Theft, Feb. 26 — Employee reported having some personal property tampered with and/or stolen while he was working onboard a vessel. Under investigation.
Assault, Feb. 28 — A man who was offended by a joke punched the jokester in the face until he fell to the floor, then smacked him a few more times for failing to apologize quickly enough. The other two men in the room claimed they were unaware of the incident. Wanderson Moreira Lopes, 36, of Anchorage, was arrested on one count of assault.
Traffic crime, Feb. 29 — Caller reported that her mother saw a taxi driver speeding near one of the docks. An officer contacted the suspect taxi driver and gave her a warning.
Noise disturbance, March 3, 0024 hours — Caller reported hearing a fight in progress at a neighboring residence. A wet woman clad only in a bath towel abashedly explained to responding officers that the "fight" they were investigating at her house was simply loud intimate relations.
Theft, Feb. 26 — Employee reported having some personal property tampered with and/or stolen while he was working onboard a vessel. Under investigation.
Assault, Feb. 28 — A man who was offended by a joke punched the jokester in the face until he fell to the floor, then smacked him a few more times for failing to apologize quickly enough. The other two men in the room claimed they were unaware of the incident. Wanderson Moreira Lopes, 36, of Anchorage, was arrested on one count of assault.
Traffic crime, Feb. 29 — Caller reported that her mother saw a taxi driver speeding near one of the docks. An officer contacted the suspect taxi driver and gave her a warning.
Noise disturbance, March 3, 0024 hours — Caller reported hearing a fight in progress at a neighboring residence. A wet woman clad only in a bath towel abashedly explained to responding officers that the "fight" they were investigating at her house was simply loud intimate relations.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Juneau drifter nets $5,000 fine, forfeits catch
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Juneau
Type: Update — commercial fish closed period
On 2/28/12 Christopher J. Place, 40, of Juneau, pled guilty in Juneau District Court to one count of commercial fishing during a closed period. He was fined a total of $10,000 with $5,000 suspended and placed on probation for three years. Place also was ordered to forfeit $8,606.90 worth of illegally taken fish and had six demerit points assessed against his commercial salmon permit. Three additional charges of commercial fishing during a closed period were dismissed by the Juneau District Attorney's Office as part of the plea agreement. The charges stemmed from two dates in summer 2011 on which Place was observed and videotaped on four separate "drifts" operating commercial fishing gear in closed waters. The first violation was in District 11A north of Juneau and the last three occurred in District 11B south of Juneau. Place was one of three fishermen observed operating salmon gillnet gear in closed waters on multiple occasions after Juneau Wildlife Troopers received complaints from other fishermen in the area. One of the three men, Ryan Gullufsen of Juneau, earlier pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts and was fined $24,000 with $20,000 suspended and placed on probation for two years. He also was ordered to forfeit $3,800 worth of illegally taken salmon. Gullufsen was assessed a total of 12 demerit points after his conviction and as a result the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission suspended him, his permit and his boat from participating in any Southeast commercial drift gillnet fisheries for one year. The remaining defendant, Aaron Place, has been charged with two misdemeanor counts and has a court appearance on 3/8/12.
Location: Juneau
Type: Update — commercial fish closed period
On 2/28/12 Christopher J. Place, 40, of Juneau, pled guilty in Juneau District Court to one count of commercial fishing during a closed period. He was fined a total of $10,000 with $5,000 suspended and placed on probation for three years. Place also was ordered to forfeit $8,606.90 worth of illegally taken fish and had six demerit points assessed against his commercial salmon permit. Three additional charges of commercial fishing during a closed period were dismissed by the Juneau District Attorney's Office as part of the plea agreement. The charges stemmed from two dates in summer 2011 on which Place was observed and videotaped on four separate "drifts" operating commercial fishing gear in closed waters. The first violation was in District 11A north of Juneau and the last three occurred in District 11B south of Juneau. Place was one of three fishermen observed operating salmon gillnet gear in closed waters on multiple occasions after Juneau Wildlife Troopers received complaints from other fishermen in the area. One of the three men, Ryan Gullufsen of Juneau, earlier pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts and was fined $24,000 with $20,000 suspended and placed on probation for two years. He also was ordered to forfeit $3,800 worth of illegally taken salmon. Gullufsen was assessed a total of 12 demerit points after his conviction and as a result the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission suspended him, his permit and his boat from participating in any Southeast commercial drift gillnet fisheries for one year. The remaining defendant, Aaron Place, has been charged with two misdemeanor counts and has a court appearance on 3/8/12.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Police investigate deadly Dutch Harbor fight
Police have made two arrests in the beating death of a 55-year-old man at a Dutch Harbor seafood processing plant.
Leonardo Bongolto Jr., 34, of Maple Valley, Wash., and Denison Soria, 40, of Unalaska, were charged with first-degree murder.
The victim was identified as Jonathan Adams, of Vancouver, Wash.
All three men worked at Bering Fisheries, an Unalaska police spokeswoman said.
A passing motorist called police at 11:34 p.m. Tuesday after seeing two men attacking a third in front of a building in the Bering Fisheries complex, the spokeswoman said.
Responders tried to resuscitate the badly injured Adams, but he died at the scene.
The investigation continues, but police believe the victim and one of the accused assailants had a history of conflict.
Leonardo Bongolto Jr., 34, of Maple Valley, Wash., and Denison Soria, 40, of Unalaska, were charged with first-degree murder.
The victim was identified as Jonathan Adams, of Vancouver, Wash.
All three men worked at Bering Fisheries, an Unalaska police spokeswoman said.
A passing motorist called police at 11:34 p.m. Tuesday after seeing two men attacking a third in front of a building in the Bering Fisheries complex, the spokeswoman said.
Responders tried to resuscitate the badly injured Adams, but he died at the scene.
The investigation continues, but police believe the victim and one of the accused assailants had a history of conflict.
Troopers say Chignik crabber stored pots illegally
From the Alaska State Troopers:
Location: Kodiak
Type: Illegal storage of crab pots
On 2/29/12 Benjamin Allen, 33, of Chignik, was cited for illegal storage of commercial Tanner crab pots. Investigation showed Allen had left his pots baited and fishing in Castle Bay after the closure of the Chignik District on 2/12/12 by emergency order. Allen was given an arraignment date of 3/22/12 in Naknek District Court.
Location: Kodiak
Type: Illegal storage of crab pots
On 2/29/12 Benjamin Allen, 33, of Chignik, was cited for illegal storage of commercial Tanner crab pots. Investigation showed Allen had left his pots baited and fishing in Castle Bay after the closure of the Chignik District on 2/12/12 by emergency order. Allen was given an arraignment date of 3/22/12 in Naknek District Court.
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