Monday, Feb. 13 A caller reported a dog inside a vehicle had locked the doors. The caller provided a phone number to the driver for assistance. A caller reported their vehicle had been hit on Sunday at the Haines School parking lot, causing a large scratch down the side. A Second Avenue traffic stop resulted […]
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Monday, Jan. 23 Vehicles were reported for impeding snow removal near Mathias and in the area of the power plant. A caller reported the theft of jewelry and cash from their residence in the Allen Road area. Police said the theft is valued at more than $500. The fire department and ambulance responded to a […]
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Monday, Nov. 28 A caller reported a minor vehicle accident at the Haines clinic parking lot. A customer paid a bill after being approached by police for not paying for services at a west side gas station. A caller reported a dispute about where snow was being piled up at an Allen Road property. Saturday, […]
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Police track footprints to rescue ill woman
Heavy snowfall may have served as a lifeline late Sunday night, as Haines Borough police officer Jason Rettinger tracked a missing 23-year-old’s footprints more than a mile to bring her to medical care. Eileen McIver, who suffers an autonomic disorder, said she was surprised Rettinger went the extra mile for her. She moved here from Cleveland a […]
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Two officers join police force ranks
The Haines Borough Police Department went for experience when adding two officers to the team this summer. Recently hired officers John Havard and Jason Rettinger both had worked as police officers in Alaska. Rettinger, 36, is a 1993 graduate of Haines High School who returned to the local department in August. He was employed as a Haines Police officer […]
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Arrest changes views, energizes Goodman’s daughter
The daughter of longtime former Haines Police chief Greg Goodman has a different view of lawmen following her involvement in the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City. Alixanne Goodman, 24, was one of 700 protesters arrested during a march on Brooklyn Bridge Oct. 1. Goodman said New York City police misled her and others in […]
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Effort aims at child car seat safety
A delegation of health officials hoped to spread the word about child car seat safety Tuesday, but only five vehicles stopped for a free check at the Haines Police station. In Alaska and the United States, four of five child seats are misused, and car accidents are a major cause of childhood injuries and death, said Beth […]
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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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Man kills self in downtown home
A Haines man died Monday after an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. Police, emergency personnel and an Alaska State Parks ranger staged outside Kevery Strunk’s Second Avenue residence after an acquaintance called 911 to report Strunk was threatening to kill himself. The acquaintance, while standing outside the home, also reported hearing a single […]
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Recall effort initiated
Update, Thursday, July 21 4 p.m .: Haines Borough clerk Julie Cozzi on Thursday afternoon rejected the application for the recall of assemblyman Steve Vick, on the recommendation of borough attorney Brooks Chandler. Chandler in a memo wrote the only “required duty” in the portion of borough code cited in the rejected application was for the assembly […]