Submitted by the Skagway Police Department
May 17
• A caller reported witnessing multiple close calls between pedestrians and vehicles near the airport. They suggested something may need to be done in that area to prevent a future accident. An officer was advised.
• Lost and found reports were taken for a lost credit card, a lost iPhone in a black case, and a found iPhone with a sticker on the case saying “just win babies.”
• EMS personnel responded to an individual who had fallen and hit their head.
• Fire personnel responded to a downtown fire alarm. It was found to be false.
• Officers served the papers for a temporary domestic violence protective order.
• A report was taken about the theft of an expensive rental bike.
May 18
• An intoxicated individual was found sleeping inside a local business’s delivery truck.
• The bike theft report from May 17 was cancelled and the Police Department was advised the bike had been properly rented.
• A resident turned in a game cam discovered hidden on Yakutania Point trail.
• A bag containing a New Zealand passport was found in a local store and was later reunited with its owner.
• A man called to report his daughter had been hired to work in Skagway and the company bought her plane ticket to town. He found this suspicious and was worried. Dispatch was able to confirm for him the company was legit and assured the father this was common practice for some seasonal employers.
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider.
• 911 was pocket dialed once.
• Police personnel assisted with a vehicle lockout.
• A caller living on the hill complained the Spring Festival music at Seven Pastures was so loud it was vibrating the walls of their house.
May 19
• EMS personnel responded to a person who had fallen and hit their head.
• Lost and found reports were taken for two different found credit cards.
• A caller reported their dog had been missing for about an hour which was unusual. The dog was later found to be safe.
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider.
• A tour driver reported being harassed on the Dyea Road by an employee of another company. They stated the other driver had yelled obscenities at them and their tour groups on several occasions while the aggressor was driving their empty vehicle towards Dyea.
• A phone previously turned into the Police Department lost and found was identified and collected by its owner.
May 20
• A caller reported their seasonal neighbors always put their garbage out into a trash can with no lids far before garbage day and animals and birds are ripping open the garbage bags and making a mess. An officer spoke with the owner and requested they inform their tenants of municipal garbage code and get secure trash cans with lids.
• An out-of-town caller reported a relative working seasonally had been sexually assaulted. The caller reported the relative told them about the assault and that the perpetrator was now stalking their relative and had tried to crawl through their bedroom window. The caller was advised to encourage their relative to come into the Police Department to speak to an officer to file an official report.
• Lost and found reports were taken for a lost iPhone in a pink case, a lost ID with two credit cards, and keys to an RV lost along the Dyea Road.
• DOT advised officers to be on the lookout for a tour bus leaking oil all over the road.
• An out-of-town caller requested a welfare check be done on a relative working seasonally who had not responded to messages for a week. The individual was located alive and well. They reported their phone had met its untimely demise inside a toilet bowl, but it would be replaced very soon.
• A caller reported they lost their wallet. While still on the phone, they reported they found it.
• 911 was pocket dialed once.
• Officers and EMS personnel assisted the clinic with a Title 47 patient transfer to Bartlett hospital.
May 21
• EMS personnel responded to a medical emergency downtown.
• 911 was pocket dialed once.
• Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm downtown. It was found to be false.
• A caller reported a line of customers at a local business was extending from their door to the opposite side of the street. The awaiting customers were not moving to allow traffic through. An officer responded and advised the store owner to guide excess customers to wait on the sidewalk instead of in the street.
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider.
• A caller reported an unknown individual was crouching down and looking into the windows of a camper and truck belonging to their neighbor they knew to be out of town. An officer responded and located the individual who claimed they had been hiding from a friend they were trying to surprise.
May 22
• A caller reported a group of crew members were throwing beer cans and other trash onto the ground. • An officer responded but could not locate the litter or littering individuals.
• Lost and found reports were taken for a found iPhone in a black case and a found set of keys. The keys were reunited with their owner the following day.
• 911 was pocket dialed once.
May 23
• Aidan J. Kosciolek, 24, of Oklahoma was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.
• A local drinking establishment requested assistance with an intoxicated customer who refused to leave.
• Lost and found reports were taken for a found Discovery Bank Visa card, a found phone, and a lost phone. The lost phone and found phone were a match and the phone was reunited with its owner.
• 911 was pocket dialed once.
May 24
• A report was received of a vehicle fire near the summit on the Klondike Highway. Fire Department and Police Department personnel responded and discovered a pickup pulling an RV fully engulfed in flames. DOT closed the highway and it remained closed for three hours until the fire was extinguished
• A caller reported the rose bushes they had planted two days ago were now missing and suspected theft.
• A Canadian woman reported she had just encountered a local man who had passed her erratically and then got angry at her and harassed her. Minutes later, a local man reported he had just encountered a Canadian woman who had passed him erratically and then got angry at him and harassed him.
• EMS personnel responded to a medical emergency.
• EMS personnel transported a patient from the clinic to the airport for a medevac.
• Fire personnel responded to a report of an out-of-control brush fire. It was discovered to be a controlled campfire.
• EMS personnel transported a patient from a cruise ship to the airport for a medevac.
• Lost and found reports were taken for two different lost wallets and a found wallet. One of the lost wallets was a match for the found wallet and it was returned to its owner.
• A caller reported witnessing a man on a moped hitting a street sign then driving off.
• 911 was pocket dialed three times.
May 25
• A caller reported they lost their cardholder on a shuttle while in port earlier in the week.
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider twice.
• A caller reported trees had been cut down at the Lower Lake Island campsite.
• EMS personnel transported a patient from the clinic to the airport for a medevac.
• EMS personnel assisted with transporting a patient from a cruise ship to the airport for a medevac.
• 911 was pocket dialed twice.
May 26
• A visitor reported his wife was missing. She turned up a few minutes later.
• A caller reported a car had been honking their horn repeatedly for over ten minutes.
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider twice.
• A caller reported ongoing issues with marijuana smoke wafting into their home from tourists illegally lighting up on the sidewalk outside their residence.
• An individual reported a sexual assault and officers began an investigation.
• EMS personnel transported a patient from the clinic to the airport for a medevac.
• A visitor reported they thought someone had cut open their pants pocket and stole their wallet while on a tour.
• 911 was pocket dialed once.
May 27
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider twice.
• An officer responded to a report of a disturbance at a local hotel.
• Fire Department personnel responded to a report of an audible fire alarm downtown. It was found to be false.
• 911 was pocket dialed twice.
May 28
• Lost and found reports were taken for a found iPhone in a green case and a found California driver’s license.
• Police assisted with a vehicle lockout.
• EMS personnel responded to a report of an individual falling off their scooter downtown.
• An individual reported safety concerns over the combination of bicycles not obeying traffic laws and tour bus and vehicle traffic on the Dyea Road.
• An individual reported they had received threats of impending physical violence from a former acquaintance that was coming to town.
May 29
• 911 was pocket dialed six times.
• A caller reported an older yellow dog was wandering in the street near 18th and State.
• EMS personnel transported a patient from a cruise ship to the airport for a medevac.
• Lost and found reports were taken for a lost pink and navy wallet, a black Motorola phone lost near Yakutania Point, a lost gold ring with small diamonds, and a lost blue purse.
• A caller reported they lost their black purse. While still on the phone, they reported they found it.
• A caller reported unknown individuals had left the Yakutania Point fire pit area a mess with garbage and beverage cans strewn all around.
May 30
• 911 was pocket dialed three times.
• A caller reported a woman had passed out on the boardwalk. It was discovered the woman was just intoxicated and was with a group of friends who were taking her back to the ship.
• A caller reported they lost their passport. While still on the phone, they reported they found it.
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider.
May 31
• Ship security requested to speak to an officer regarding a report of sexual molestation on the ship. An officer responded and referred the matter to the Alaska State Troopers.
• EMS personnel transported a patient from the clinic to the airport for a medevac.
• A tour driver reported observing many cyclists riding on the wrong side of the road and they have come close to running into a few of them because of it. An officer was advised.
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider.
June 1
• A caller reported seeing a black bear at 19th and State.
• EMS personnel responded to an individual with a possible broken ankle.
• EMS personnel responded to an individual who had fallen on the dock and hit their head.
June 2
• 911 was pocket dialed three times.
• Police assisted with a vehicle lockout.
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider three times.
• An android phone was found and turned into the Police Department’s lost and found.
June 3
• EMS personnel transported patients two separate times from the clinic to the airport for medevacs.
• A caller requested a welfare check be done on a friend. An officer was able to make contact but referred the situation to a mental health professional.
• EMS personnel transported a patient from a cruise ship to the airport for a medevac.
• 911 was pocket dialed twice.
• Police assisted with a vehicle lockout.
• An individual reported they lost an Alaska Airlines credit card.
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider two times.
• EMS personnel responded to a medical emergency.
• Jacob Cotton, 32, was arrested in Juneau as he arrived on a flight from Anchorage. Skagway Police Chief Reddick and Officer Michels travelled to Juneau to make the arrest and were assisted by the DEA and Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs (SEACAD). Cotton is charged with two counts of Manslaughter and one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree. These charges stem from the investigation into the two fentanyl overdose deaths that occurred in Skagway January 13th and 14th of 2023.
June 4
• Jacob Cotton, 32 was arrested for two counts of Manslaughter and MICS in the 2nd Degree.
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider once.
• A caller reported a scammer contacted them posing as a group raising money for wounded police officers and trying to get donations.
• A visitor reported they lost their US Passport while on a ship shuttle.
• EMS personnel transported a patient from the clinic to the airport for a medevac.
• 911 was pocket dialed once.
June 5
• Police assisted with a vehicle lockout.
• Lost and found reports were taken for a found credit card and a found satellite phone.
• Dispatch assisted on contacting the on-duty provider.
• Multiple callers reported a young black bear running in streets and alleys between 15th and 19th Avenues. Officers responded and chased it until it went back into the woods.
• Around midnight, a caller reported four intoxicated individuals had been standing on a street corner near their home for quite some time and were being very loud. Before an officer could respond, the individuals moved on.
June 6
• 911 was pocket dialed twice.
• A report was taken from a local business concerning a disgruntled former employee’s recent threats of violence.
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