After reviewing a draft charter amendment requiring police to respond to emergencies outside the townsite, members of the Haines Borough Assembly’s Government Affairs and Services Committee determined revisions were needed.
The question of policing outside the townsite came under increased scrutiny after Haines lost its “blue shirt” Alaska State Trooper in 2017. According to borough charter, the borough may provide “emergency dispatch” on an areawide basis. However, police service is limited to the townsite.
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