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Alaska State Trooper Scott Carson, Alaska Wildlife Trooper Shaun Kuzakin, Juneau Police Department Matt Dubois and JPD Sgt. Sterling Salisbury listen to Ric Iannolino voice his concerns during an open house on crime in Juneau at Centennial Hall on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. The meeting was organized by members of the Public Safety Employees Association. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Residents express frustrations, stories of Juneau crime wave

The talk centered around staffing and resources.

The Herbert Glacier, located between the Herbert and Eagle Rivers about 30 miles from downtown Juneau, is pictured in November 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)                                 The Herbert Glacier, located between the Herbert and Eagle Rivers about 30 miles from downtown Juneau, is pictured in November 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Coast Guard rescues injured hiker off Herbert Glacier

No hypothermia reported.

A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevacs a patient from Wrangell to Sitka, Alaska, July 17, 2018. (Courtesy photo | Stephen Prysunka)

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Hiker safe after rescue near Elfin Cove

The Californian was on Inian Island.

A vehicle sits in a ditch along Thane Road after the driver fell asleep on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. The driver was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Car crashes on Thane Road after driver falls asleep

There was nobody else in the car.

Mount Jumbo rises up across from downtown Juneau on Douglas Island on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Hunter with hypothermia rescued Saturday

The hunters were near Mount Jumbo.

A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevacs a patient from Wrangell to Sitka, Alaska, July 17, 2018. (Courtesy photo | Stephen Prysunka)

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Coast Guard rescues overdue Hoonah hunters

A helicopter crew found them within minutes.

A Yakutat Borough Police Department vehicle sits in front of the site of a fatal stabbing in Yakutat on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Yakutat Borough Police Department)

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Drunken jealousy spurred stabbing, witness speculates

The suspect claimed he was trying to push the victim away during an altercation.

Buck Robert Mills, 39, escaped from Pretrial Enforcement Division supervision last week and Alaska State Troopers are searching for him. (Courtesy Photo | Alaska State Troopers)

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Troopers look for man on the run

He’s awaiting trial for attempting to smuggle drugs into prison.

This screenshot of a video provided by the Fairbanks Police Department shows Alaska State Troopers and Fairbanks officers shortly before the fatal shooting death of 20-year-old Cody Eyre on Dec. 24, 2017. (Screenshot)

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Fairbanks police release video of fatal shooting

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Enforcement talk kicks off Wildlife Wednesdays season

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Enforcement talk kicks off Wildlife Wednesdays season

The monthly speaker series Wildlife Wednesdays starts today with a discussion of the role of Alaska State Wildlife…

Lituya Bay, pictured, is the sight of a Friday helicopter crash that left three people missing. The body of one of the men on board was recovered Monday. (Coutesy Photo | Mandy Lindeberg, NOAA/NMFS/AKFSC via Flickr)

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Troopers recover one of three from helo crash site

A search and rescue team recovered the body Monday of one of three people missing from a Friday…

Lituya Bay, pictured, is the site of a Friday helicopter crash that resulted in three people missing. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued one survivor, a 14-year-old boy. (Courtesy Photo | Mandy Lindeberg, NOAA/NMFS/AKFSC via Flickr)

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Search suspended for helicopter crash victims

After a day and a half of searching, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday for three…

Opinion: A reasonable suspicion

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Opinion: A reasonable suspicion

Eight months have passed since Cody Dalton Eyre died from multiple gunshot woods in a wooded area near…

Starved for recruits, Alaska police pin blame on retirement system

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Starved for recruits, Alaska police pin blame on retirement system

They’re battling an opioid epidemic, rising crime, slashed budgets and thinned ranks.

A black bear near Steep Creek on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (Angelo Saggiomo | Juneau Empire File)

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Trapper’s wolf snare kills second bear this summer

For the second time this summer, wolf snares set by a Juneau hunter killed a black bear.

Alaska State Wildlife Troopers R/V Sentry goes through Alaska waters in this undated photo. (Alaska Wildlife Troopers | Courtesy Photo)

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Body found in ocean near Glacier Bay

The body of an older white man was found floating in the waters of the Pacific Ocean near…

Juneau Police Department vehicles are getting a new design painted on them. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Police calls for Friday, July 20, 2018

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…

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Report: Wiretaps netted four murder indictments in 2017

Police and prosecutors conducted four wiretaps in Alaska last year, work that resulted in the indictments of multiple…