Former officer returns to police department

Former Haines Police officer Adam Patterson,47, is rejoining the department this November.

Patterson worked for the police department from 2012 through 2015, left in good standing and was recommended for re-hire, police chief Heath Scott said.

Patterson was one of nine applicants. Scott and a hiring committee chose another applicant who turned down the job before Patterson applied late in the hiring stage.

Patterson worked for Chilkat Guides in Skagway and Haines and started his…