Haines lawmen say they’ll be taking a more aggressive approach to underage drinking as a result of a meeting last week where residents said the town’s not tough enough on underage drinkers. State trooper Josh Bentz said he expects to be issuing more tickets for minor consuming. “A public request for more tickets and less […]
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Task force wants to connect with youths
The first meeting of an alcohol task force Wednesday focused on connecting with youths instead of “preaching” at them. Nine residents attended the meeting in the assembly chambers as a follow-up to an Aug. 31 town hall that addressed alcohol abuse and misuse in Haines. Police chief Gary Lowe again facilitated the meeting, along with officer Cassandra […]
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Police use Taser on drunk driving suspect
Haines Police used a Taser on a Juneau man recently who was being uncooperative during a field sobriety test and subsequently arrested for driving under the influence. Officer John Havard was dispatched to a local bar early on Aug. 9 for a report of a group of men hanging out in the parking lot and making […]
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Alcohol meeting draws crowd, ideas; Residents ask police for more enforcement
Speakers at a town hall meeting Wednesday called for a community-wide crackdown on drunken driving and underage drinking. Resident Heather Lende said involved parents who try to combat underage drinking need the support and back-up of school officials and police. “I have found in my experience raising five (children) here that, invariably, my punishment as […]
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Town hall meeting to address alcohol issues
Police chief Gary Lowe will facilitate a town hall meeting 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the Chilkat Center to address alcohol abuse and misuse in Haines. In the past two months in Haines, a 21-year-old died in a one-vehicle accident that involved alcohol and an 18-year-old was run over during an underage drinking party. “The police […]
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District, police wait, wonder about signs
At the state Department of Transportation shop in Haines, three-foot alders are growing between two, new, flashing road signs designating a school zone. The signs have been there at least three years. Why they’re not up in front of the Haines School is what school and police officials want to know. A similar set of […]
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Police watching for Small Tracts bear
Muddy paw prints, waist-high on the front door of the McEntire home off Small Tracts Road, may have been the death warrant for a brown bear neighbors said has become increasingly aggressive. State troopers and biologists have given local police the go-ahead to put down the bruin. The bear – of medium size, with light […]
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Assembly OKs SEABA permit
The Haines Borough Assembly on Aug. 9 unanimously renewed a commercial permit for Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA), but members said they want more information on how global positioning system data will be used to track helicopter skiing. Members discussed the permit at a meeting on July 26, but approval was delayed to hear recommendations from police […]
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Borough leaders talk about youth drinking
Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill, police chief Gary Lowe and manager Mark Earnest met this week to discuss youth drinking in the community. A 21-year-old Haines man was killed and an 18-year-old was seriously injured in alcohol-related accidents since July 4. Hill could not be reached on deadline but Lowe said the Mayor is interested in perhaps holding a town hall meeting on […]
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Man, 18, survives being run over at drinking party
Haines Borough Police Chief Gary Lowe said this week he did not anticipate filing charges in connection with an incident in which an 18-year-old man was run over during an underage drinking party early Saturday at Jones Point. The man was med-evaced to Anchorage with severe facial injuries and was undergoing tests at midweek. A photo of him […]