Haines Borough police chief Gary Lowe this week declined to say whether he would make public a recording of a July 4 encounter between officer Simon Ford and resident Dean “Bear” Lari.
Ford approached Lari and two others at an evening concert at Fort Seward after receiving reports that a drug deal may have been occurring.
Discrepancies in Ford’s and Lari’s accounts include whether Ford asked or ordered the group to empty their pockets, as…
