The assembly voted 4-2 Tuesday to direct the Haines Police to serve only the townsite, unless the Alaska State Troopers request them to respond to calls for service. The decision came after Mud Bay, Lutak, and Haines Highway residents voted against raising property taxes for an on-call police service. Borough manager Debra Schnabel asked the assembly on Tuesday night how […]
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Tuesday, October 9 Haines Volunteer Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service and Alaska State Parks responded to a wildlandfire at Battery Point. A citizen reported a loud noise coming from a residence on Vermiere Drive. Wednesday, October 10 Alaska State Parks responded to a vehicle accident at Chilkoot Lake. A caller reported an injured raven at 39 […]
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Tuesday, October 2 A caller found a passport at 42 Mile Haines Highway. A caller reported a deceased moose at 15 Mile Haines Hwy. Alaska State Troopers were advised. A Chilkat State Park caller reported damages to their vehicle for insurance purposes. A Deishu Drive caller reported hazardous materials that had been improperly disposed of. […]
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Tuesday, September 25 A message was relayed to DOT regarding school zone lights. A 20-day protective order was served on a 43-year-old male in Haines. A Haines area caller reported a hit and run to their vehicle somewhere in Alaska. Wednesday, September 26 A Deishu Drive caller reported someone trespassing in a vehicle. A 26 […]
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Tuesday, September 18 A Deishu Drive caller reported a bear in the area. The Klehini Valley Fire Department and Alaska Division of Forestry responded to a wildland fire on Porcupine Road. A caller reported a vehicle drove around a stopped school bus at 25 Mile Haines Highway. Haines Police Department assisted another agency on Front Street. […]
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Monday, Aug. 12 A welfare check resulted in taking an ill man to the clinic. A caller reported “heavy marijuana usage” in the campground at Fort Seward. A caller reported an apparent drunk driver on 1 Mile Haines Highway heading into town. Police were unable to locate the vehicle described as a blue Silverado. Police […]
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Tuesday, September 4 A Deishu Drive caller reported a possible trespasser. Haines Police Department received a request for a welfare check at 33 Mile Haines Highway. A caller requested extra patrols due to speeding vehicles on Union Street. A caller reported a vehicle parked where prohibited on Third Avenue and Main Street. A Deishu Drive caller […]
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Police arrest woman for possession of meth, heroin
Police arrested a 61-year-old Haines woman last week for attempting to possess heroin and the possession of methamphetamine—both misdemeanor charges. The Alaska State Troopers executed a search warrant Sep. 5 on a package, addressed to the woman, at the Harris Air terminal at the Juneau International Airport. Troopers seized one gram of heroin from the […]
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Tuesday, August 28 A Haines Area caller reported a lost brown leather wallet. Haines PD investigated a report of a protective order violation. A caller reported a speeding vehicle on Oslund Drive. A Third Avenue caller reported a lost gem stone. A caller reported hazardous driving and suspicious behavior on Beach Road. A caller reported […]
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Troopers must accept jurisdiction
In your article “Residents Critique ‘On-Call’ Police Service, my position was misrepresented as saying the borough should lobby for the trooper position’s reinstatement. While I do support having a ‘Blue Shirt’ stationed here in Haines, funding is short, we cannot afford everything we want. My position is the borough has not exhausted every effort to […]