Haines Borough interim police chief Josh Dryden said officer Brayton Long’s recent resignation was not solicited by the department, and was not a result of two high-profile incidents involving Long.

“He was not pressured to resign in any way. There is nothing like that going on,” Dryden said this week. “I think that I was very supportive and tried to make him feel we could get through this. I hope that’s the impression he got.”