INFORMATION RELEASE

On June 28, 2015, at about 8:00 in the evening, a white male driving a stolen 1998 green Ford Explorer shoplifted from a grocery store and threatened the store employee who contacted him.

The suspect went into Safeway and put about nine items into a cart, including meat and a cheesecake. An employee noticed he was leaving without paying and contacted him. The man said to the female employee, ?Ma?am, I will hurt you? and put his hand inside his jacket as though he had a weapon. The employee moved away from the man but used her phone to take a picture of him and the vehicle he was driving. She described the suspect as having scruffy facial hair and being extremely thin. He was wearing a black, hooded rain jacket and dark pants, possibly jeans. The man loaded the stolen groceries into the vehicle and drove away.

The employee also documented the license plate of the vehicle. It was later determined that the Explorer been stolen from a residence on Trafalgar Avenue.

Several hours after the theft at Safeway a JPD officer attempted a traffic stop on the involved vehicle. The driver fled on foot letting the stolen vehicle roll into a parked car in the 8500 block of Nugget Place. The driver was not located.

Anyone with information is encouraged to log on to the Juneau Crime Line Web site and report their tip. You may also call JPD at 586-0600. You may be eligible for a reward.

Crime Line is a non-profit organization composed of a cross-section of the community and is designed to aid police agencies in their investigations. Tipsters are guaranteed anonymity and given a number when claiming a reward of up to $1,000.00. If you have information on this or any other crime, log on to http://juneaucrimeline.com.

All factual allegations contained in this release are based upon preliminary investigation and are subject to change or clarification as the investigation continues. Any charges reported in this release are merely accusations and all persons named in this release are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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