Tuesday, January 8 A Haines Highway building alarm was activated. Investigation continues into a report of fraudulent credit card activity obtained by theft from an unlocked vehicle. A parking issue was addressed. Haines Police assisted a citizen. Haines Police assisted ABC. Wednesday, January 9 Haines Volunteer Fire Dept. responded to someone stuck in an elevator. A Piedad […]
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Monday, Sept. 15 Police started an investigation after a resident reported someone had broken into their vehicle while it was parked at the airport for four days. Several items were stolen, though police would not say what was stolen or how much it was worth. A caller reported a horse loose on Small Tracts Road. […]
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Tuesday, December 25 A caller reported a moose on the side of the road at 14 Mile Haines Highway. Haines Fire and Haines Police responded to a vehicle accident with injuries on Front Street. A Second Avenue caller reported a welfare check. Wednesday, December 26\ A First Avenue caller reported a moose in the area. A Haines […]
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Attorney to troopers: borough declines to violate its own charter
The borough assembly voted unanimously to send an at times biting letter penned by its attorney to the acting director of the Alaska State Troopers saying that the assembly “respectfully declines the request to continually violate its own charter by regularly providing law enforcement services outside the Haines townsite service area.” A nearly two-year dispute […]
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Residents petition borough for drug-sniffing police dog
The Haines Borough Assembly will be asked to revisit its spring decision not to seek funding or research the efficacy of a drug-sniffing dog for the Haines Police Department. A petition seeking the reconsideration is now being circulated, and about 50 residents from various segments of the community have signed, said organizer JoAnn Ross Cunningham. “We believe that for […]
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Tuesday, December 11 A Main Street caller reported a civil issue. A caller reported a possibly intoxicated driver at 14 Mile Haines Highway. Wednesday, December 12 An intrusion alarm was activated at 0 Mile Haines Highway. Haines Volunteer Fire Dept. responded for a service call on First Avenue. HVFD responded to a Young Road residence […]
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Tuesday, November 6 A caller reported a wounded moose in the area of Tlingit Park. A caller reported a minor vehicle accident with no injuries on the Haines Highway. Wednesday, November 7 Haines Police responded to a verbal altercation on Union Street. A caller reported a suspicious vehicle in the area of FAA Road. Thursday, November […]
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Tuesday, December 4 A cell phone found on Third Avenue was returned to the owner. A welfare check was conducted on a Lutak Road resident. Wednesday, December 5 A Mud Bay Road caller reported a moose in the road. A Florida caller reported a civil issue and was referred to their local court. A citizen reported a […]
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Townsite service area is one third sea water
One third of the town site’s 20 square-mile service area is water, according to a realization by the Haines Borough administration. In October, borough planner Holly Smith plugged boundary points into a parcel map before local elections, illustrating that the waterway from Battery Point to Taiya Point and across Lutak Inlet to the ferry terminal is within the town […]
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Tuesday, November 27 A found credit card was destroyed per owner’s request. Haines Police determined an animal cruelty complaint to be unfounded. A caller reported vehicles parked near an empty building on Main Street. Haines Police received a report of a possible violation of conditions of release in the Haines area. Wednesday, November 28 A Carrs Cove […]