Man gave police brother’s name in theft case

Additional charges have been filed through the district attorney’s office against a 31-year old Anchorage man for providing a false identity to Palmer Police officers in a May 16 theft incident.

Police now state Beau Douglas Reed, 31, of Anchorage, gave officers the name of his older brother, 34-year-old David Martin Reed Jr., when officers stopped him as part of an investigation into the theft of a wallet and laptop from unlocked vehicles in Palmer May 16. Through investigation, police were able to obtain a warrant for Beau Reed’s arrest which occurred several days after the warrant’s issue.

Palmer police say all current criminal charges and information from the case reported as David Reed Jr. have been merged to Beau Douglas Reed. Additionally, the department has forwarded an additional charge of providing false information to a peace officer, to the district attorney’s office. According to court documents, no bail has been set.