Monday, Feb. 17 A 911 caller reported a domestic dispute at a Small Tracts Road residence. Police responded and found a man and woman arguing, but no crime had been committed. The couple was separated for the evening. Alcohol was a factor. A woman reported being a victim of identity theft. The woman learned someone […]
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Police response outside of townsite under microscope
Haines Borough Police Chief Heath Scott warned the borough assembly not to “write legislation in blood” after some assembly and community members questioned the need for local, borough-wide police protection. Scott spoke during a Government Affairs and Services Committee meeting organized to address a borough-wide policing ordinance the borough assembly referred back to the committee. […]
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Police Report
Monday, Nov. 11 A caller reported rocks in the middle of 2 Mile Lutak Road. Police responded and removed the rocks. Firefighters investigated a plume of smoke on Otter Lane and determined it was the result of an unauthorized burn. A caller reported a Second Avenue business burning illegal materials. Police responded and discovered the man was […]
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Thanks to park volunteers
Haines Woman’s Club would like to thank all who helped on the Tlingit Park Playground rehab. Many thanks to the guidance and knowledge of Terry Jacobson, the hard-working Judy Jacobson and the great artistic work done by Merrick Bochart. Thanks to all the very talented volunteer painters and workers: Barb Blood, Jenny Lyn Smith, Shannon Willard, Steven […]
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Police report
Monday, Sept. 24 A person reported being assaulted outside a bar; an officer responded but was unable to make contact with either party. A caller reported an unoccupied U-Haul blocking the road near the harbor. It was moved before police arrived. Traffic stops resulted in two citations for failure to provide proof of insurance, one […]
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Commission weighs resource extraction needs
The Haines Borough Planning Commission’s Resource Extraction Committee last week fleshed out how to better define resource extraction in code to accommodate both small commercial timber operations and large borough landowners that might develop their properties into subdivisions. The committee meeting was precipitated by a property owner on Mud Bay Road who wanted a local sawmill operator […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, July 25 Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Union Street. It was determined the situation was nondomestic, but one person was yelling. Alcohol was involved. A caller reported a bear in their garbage on Fourth Avenue. A caller reported receiving a computer virus. A parking complaint resulted in a citation […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 3 A resident reported his vehicle’s license plate had been stolen. The vehicle had been parked at a pullout on Lutak Road. A caller reported fireworks going off throughout the day in the downtown area. A person reported a man was skinny-dipping in the surf off Beach Road. Police responded, but the man had left. […]
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Forest Service to rebuild Excursion bridge
The U.S. Forest Service will demolish and rebuild the bridge at Excursion Inlet by Sept. 30. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced in a press release that the Forest Service recently sourced components for the new bridge and will soon barge them in to begin work. The Ocean Beauty cannery uses the bridge for accessing its […]
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Borough-wide police protection, a guide
At the Haines Borough Assembly‘s direction, borough staff have drafted an ordinance that creates and funds a borough wide “community safety service area.” The issue could go before the voters this October, pending assembly approval of the measure. The ordinance comes after a handful of meetings centered around a vacant Alaska State Trooper position the state […]