Public safety briefs for March 24, 2019

Read the latest reports

Public safety briefs for March 24, 2019

On Mar. 21 at 8:39 a.m., Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to the area near North Fork Road and Rickard Street in Anchor Point for a car parked in the roadway. Investigation revealed that Nichola Usoltseff, 25, of Anchor Point, had six outstanding warrants for his arrest for failure to appear on the original charges of driving under the influence and fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and violating conditions of release out of Palmer and Soldotna. Usoltseff was arrested and taken to the Homer Jail on $1,850 cash bail.

On Mar. 21 at 1:33 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a domestic disturbance in Nikiski. After investigation, Corey Green, 25, of Nikiski, was arrested for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and fourth-degree assault and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

On Mar. 21 at 7:05 p.m., Kenai police received a report of a shoplifter leaving a business near Mile 10 of the Kenai Spur Highway and fleeing down Marathon Road. Officers responded and located the suspect vehicle upside down near Daubenspeck Park. The driver, Jill P. Butler, 48, of Kenai, was uninjured. Butler was arrested on charges of third-degree theft and reckless driving and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

On Mar. 20 at 8:49 p.m., Kenai police made a routine traffic stop on the Kenai Spur Highway near Gill Street. A routine records check resulted in a summons to court for Rebecca L. Rathke, 34, of Palmer, for driving while license revoked.

On Mar. 20 at 9:23 p.m., Kenai police received a report of a wanted person near the corner of Forest Drive and Fifth Avenue. Officers responded and arrested Bradlee E. Sample, 19, of Kenai, on two Soldotna Alaska State Troopers warrants; an arrest warrant on the original charge of fourth-degree assault, $1,000 bail, and a failure to comply warrant on the original charge of driving under the influence, three days to serve. Sample was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

On Mar. 20 at 9:24 p.m., Kenai police made a routine traffic stop at Broad Street and Frontage Road. As a result of the stop, Alexander K. Yadao, 24, of Kenai, was arrested for violating conditions of release. An additional charge of petition to revoke probation was made by the Probations Office. Yadao was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without incident.

On Mar. 23 at 1:39 a.m., Alaska State Troopers contacted Daniel Lynch, 63, of Soldotna, on a traffic stop in Soldotna. After investigation, Lynch was arrested for driving under the influence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

On Mar. 23, Alaska State Troopers contacted Christina Sawyer, 49, of Kenai, on a traffic stop near Soldotna. Sawyer was determined to be driving under the Influence and was arrested. Troopers subsequently discovered methamphetamine in Sawyer’s car. Sawyer was taken to Wildwood Pretrial on charges of drug-related driving under the influence and fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance.

On Mar. 22, Alaska State Troopers responded to a disturbance call near Kenai. After investigation, Regina Konig, 52, of Kenai, was arrested and charged with domestic violence related fourth-degree assault and fifth-degree criminal mischief. She was also charged with fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons. Konig was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail.

More in News

Administrative Secretary Nikkol Sipes administers oaths of office to Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education members Kelley Cizek and Sarah Douthit on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Cizek was reelected to represent Sterling and Funny River, Douthit was elected to represent Kenai during the Oct. 1 municipal election. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Board of Education swears in members, assigns leadership roles

The board held to a status quo organization

Downed trees are seen in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in September 2020. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Refuge opens for firewood collection Tuesday

Only trees that are dead and down within designated areas may be cut

Metal reinforcements line the front of the Kenai Bluff at North Kenai Beach, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Construction of expanded seawall underway at Kenai Beach

The work is being undertaken by a group of property owners, with blessing from the City of Kenai

Soldotna City Clerk Johni Blankenship, right, administers oaths of office to Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings and Jordan Chilson during a meeting of the Soldotna City Council in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Soldotna certifies election results

Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings and Jordan Chilson reelected to city council

A voter fills out their ballot at the Kenai No. 2 Precinct in the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Campaign spending picks up ahead of general election

Electoral candidates were required to file disclosure forms 30 days before the election

tease
Lord wins mayor’s race

The Election Canvass Board certified City of Homer election results on Friday

Sockeye salmon caught in a set gillnet are dragged up onto the beach at a test site for selective harvest setnet gear in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Spend plan moves forward for 2021 and 2022 setnet fishery disasters

The National Marine Fisheries Service in June allocated $11,484,675 to address losses from the 2021 and 2022 fisheries

Borough Clerk Michele Turner administers oaths of office to Cindy Ecklund and James Baisden during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Ecklund was reelected and Baisden was elected to the assembly during the Oct. 1 election. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Borough assembly certifies election; Baisden and Ecklund are sworn in

Cindy Ecklund won reelection; James Baisden was newly elected

Well over 50 people enjoy the Nikiski Pool during a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the North Peninsula Recreation Service Area in Nikiski, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Assembly adds funds to project to replace Nikiski Pool water line

Increased complexities stem from a lack of information about how the pool’s water systems are put together

Most Read