Public safety briefs for February 15, 2019

Public safety briefs for February 15, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone listed in this report is presumed innocent.

On Feb. 13 at about 3:10 p.m., Alaska State Troopers received a report of a disturbance at a residence in Kenai. Troopers arrived on scene, and investigation revealed that Jaime Landt, 27, of Nikiski, had assaulted a female and that Taylor McCoy, 26, of Kenai, had damaged property belonging to the same female who was assaulted. Landt was charged and issued a summons for fourth-degree assault. McCoy was arrested for fifth-degree criminal mischief (domestic violence). McCoy was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility and held without bail.

On Feb. 12 at 9:19 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a report on Ravenquest Avenue that an intoxicated female had knocked on a door and said her vehicle was in a ditch. Investigation indicated that Francine Wannquist-Chisum, 48, of Seward, had driven her vehicle while impaired. She was arrested for driving under the influence and refused to provide an adequate breath sample. She was taken to the Seward Jail on charges of driving under the influence and refusal.

On Feb. 7 at 5:41 p.m., Alaska State Troopers received a report from an individual that a window had been broken out of his Jeep while it was parked at Bayview Trailer Court. Investigation showed the passenger’s side rear window of the vehicle had been broken, but the method by which it was broken was indeterminate.

On Feb. 14 at 12:13 p.m., the Soldotna Alaska State Troopers K-9 Team responded to a report of a disturbance occurring at a residence located on Mark Boulevard in Nikiski. Upon arrival, troopers contacted Daniel Lee Dickinson, 40, of Nikiski. Investigation revealed that a physical altercation occurred between Dickinson and the victim. Dickinson was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail on the charge of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence).

On Feb. 7 at about 7:30 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to suspicious footprints at a residence on Rhines Road in Nikiski. Investigation revealed that the residence had been burglarized. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information regarding the burglary is requested to contact the Alaska State Troopers at 907-262-4453 or Peninsula Crime Stoppers at 907-283-8477.

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