Trooper Report Week of June 2, 2019

Location: Ketchikan

Type: Fail to return hunt report
Dispatch Text:

On 05/28/2019, Richard S Phillips 35, of Ketchikan, was cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, for failing to return his hunt report in the time required. Phillips was cited after investigation revealed he failed to return his Moose hunt report for permit RM038 in the time required. Bail is set at $120 in the Ketchikan court.

Location: Ketchikan

Type: Fail to log yelloweye Rockfish
Dispatch Text:

On 06/03/2019, Charles W Williamson 60, of Ketchum California, John G Mackay 57, of Camas Washington, Bob Rondeau 65, of Camas Washington, and David Swisher 61, of Sisters Oregon, were cited by Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Ketchikan Post, for failing to immediately log yelloweye rockfish on their sport fishing license. The fishermen were cited after they were contacted while fishing near Cape Muzon. Investigation revealed the fishermen had retained four yelloweye rockfish and had not logged them on their 2019 sport fishing licenses as required. Bail is set at $120 each in the POW district court.

Location: Naukati Bay

Type: Criminal Mischief IV (DV)
Dispatch Text:

On 6/6/2019, Prince of Wales State Troopers and USFS LEO responded to Naukati Bay for a reported disturbance. Investigation revealed that 34 year old Naukati Bay resident, Tanya Burchfield caused damage to a family members vehicle with an axe. Burchfield was arrested and charged with Criminal Mischief IV domestic violence. Burchfield was remanded to the Craig Jail pending arraignment. Alcohol was a contributing factor.

Location: Ketchikan

Type: Assault 4-DV
Dispatch Text:

On June 7, 2019 at approximately 1745 hrs, Alaska State Troopers responded to the Cruise ship, Celebrity Eclipse to investigate a reported assault involving 2 passengers. Subsequent investigation revealed 56 year old, Djie Seng Lie of Indonesia, had physically assaulted a family member. Lie was taken into custody for Assault in the Fourth Degree, involving domestic violence. He was then transported to the Ketchikan Correctional Center, where he was held without bail pending his arraignment.

Location: Statewide

Advisory Text:

BEWARE OF THIS REOCCURRING PHONE SCAM: An individual -usually a male- calls and identifies themselves as a trooper using various names and ranks. The caller advises people that they, or one of their family members, have active warrants or are out of compliance and they must pay their bail to him or face arrest and possible additional fines. The caller explains they can pay him with prepaid credit cards to take care of the warrants. He may also provide call back numbers which usually go directly to an answering machine if they are called. This scam has taken place in communities all across Alaska. Be aware that the Alaska State Troopers will NOT ask for payment over the phone or offer to negotiate for reduced payment in lieu of arrest. If you are concerned that you may have a warrant for your arrest with the AST, you can look at the active warrants website: http://dps.alaska.gov/AST/warrants/. You can also look up the phone number for your local law enforcement agency to see if they can verify if a warrant is in existence and obtain information on how to correctly deal with the situation. No law enforcement agency will collect funds during a phone call or ask that payment be made using pre-paid credit cards that are obtained from convenience stores. If you believe you have been a victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement. For Alaska State Troopers local post contact information visit: https://dps.alaska.gov/AST/Contacts