Haines Borough Police are investigating a joyride gone awry this week, the latest in a series of vehicle riflings and thefts that started a month ago. In the past two weeks, three people have reported their vehicles stolen from outside their residences. All of the vehicles have been recovered, though one taken early Saturday morning […]
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Alaska’s merriment master visits town, opens exhibit
An exhibit of the humorous art of Jeff Brown is featured at the Sheldon Museum through May 24. Called Alaska’s “Minister of Merriment,” Brown has won statewide laurels for his zany creations, ranging from the “Swiss Army Ulu” to the Juneau What newspaper and Real Alaskan magazine. He’s also a musician, magician, political satirist and […]
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Nothing to come of break-in probe
The situation described in last week’s Chilkat Valley News regarding the status of the great 19-car break-in caper should have been headlined “Latest Waste of Police Time and Effort.” I’m sure that the Haines Police department followed proper procedures and had to take their time to do it right, but we all know nothing is going to […]
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Former Haines cop loses badge
Yet another former Haines Borough police officer has lost his certificate to work in Alaska law enforcement. John Havard, who worked for the Haines Police Department from July 2011 to January 2012, surrendered his certificate after the Alaska Police Standards Council began investigating him after receiving allegations of misconduct. Havard is the fourth Haines police officer in two years to either […]
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Paper trail follows chief hopeful
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has shortlisted his favorite candidates for police chief from 16 to four, but at least one of them has encountered trouble in his former jobs. Steven Annetts of Pataskala, Ohio, made the shortlist, but Annetts left his previous job as police chief in Douglas, Wyo., under questionable circumstances. Earnest’s short […]
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Fairbanks trooper fills local post
Haines’ new Alaska State Trooper Andrew Neason grew up listening to his grandfather’s stories about Alaska and looking at pictures of the North. Neason’s grandfather Clarence Kennedy passed through Haines during World War II while he was serving as an Army infantryman, and as Kennedy got older, he kept coming to Alaska to vacation, hunt […]
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Chief of police job draws 4 applicants
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest is considering recasting the net after receiving only four applications for the chief of police position. Earnest said he wasn’t necessarily disappointed by the quantity of applicants, but was “a bit surprised” that the position didn’t generate more interest. Earnest is considering extending the deadline for applications and will make a decision […]
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Police let dog killer off the hook
It appears a Haines man who killed one dog and wounded another with a bow and arrow in January will not face any prosecution. After weeks of deliberating on whether Haines Borough police could file a charge against the man under animal cruelty provisions in code, magistrate John Hutchins decided police had probable cause. However, interim police […]
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Wild Things
Last week’s spectacular thunderstorm was another exciting weather event in a season that has seen fires, floods, landslides and volcanic eruptions around Alaska. In Tok, a forest fire and flood occurred at the same time. Thunderstorms begin when warm, moist air rises into colder, drier air aloft – creating an unstable air mass. This volatile cloud produces […]
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State: No charges in dog killing
The Juneau District Attorney’s office has decided not to press charges against a Haines man suspected of killing one dog and wounding another with arrows last January, but police may pursue the matter under borough law. Assistant district attorney Amy Williams said she declined to prosecute the case, but wouldn’t elaborate on specifics of the Haines […]