Haines Borough Police Chief Gary Lowe said he’s pursuing local hire in the wake of resignations from the department.
Recent departures have reduced the force to Lowe and officers Simon Ford and Jason Rettinger, who both lived in Haines before starting careers in law enforcement.
Lowe moved from Illinois to become Haines Police chief in June 2008 but said the past four years have made him leery of hiring applicants who haven’t lived in Alaska.
