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New Juneau Police Department officers Rosie Ostman (left) and Dakota Davies are sworn in by Chief Ed Mercer (right) on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. (Courtesy Photo | Juneau Police Department)

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JPD adds two new police officers

The Juneau Police Department adds to its ranks.

Jordan Irving Parker Oldham, 26, has two warrants out for his arrest, according to a Juneau Police Department Press release. (Courtesy Photo | Juneau Police Department)

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Police looking for man with outstanding warrants

Police are looking for a Juneau man wanted on multiple warrants.

Ty Alexander Grussendorf, 22 at the time, follows his parents out of Juneau Superior Court after a trial date-setting hearing on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Grussendorf plans to plead guilty to sexual abuse of minor

The long, highly publicized case could be coming to an end.

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Police calls for Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018

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In this screenshot taken from a video broadcast by the Alaska Legislature, state lawmakers gather in Anchorage to discuss crime and criminal justice reform on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (Screenshot)

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Lawmakers consider crime in runup to November election

Lawmakers and Alaskans frustrated by rising crime rates gathered in Anchorage Saturday for an extended forum to vent…

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Man stabbed with butcher knife

A woman stabbed her 51-year-old boyfriend in the chest with a butcher knife early Friday morning, police say,…

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Police calls for Friday, Oct. 12, 2018

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Police calls for Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018

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Police calls for Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018

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John Jack, Sr. was found dead in his apartment on Oct. 17, 1988. Thirty years later, his killer or killers have not been found. (Photo illustration by Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Murder of elderly Juneau man remains unsolved, 30 years later

Thirty years after the brutal murder of an elderly man, the case remains unsolved.

Calvin Wayne Boord, 49, was wanted on three warrants. (Courtesy Photo | Juneau Police Department)

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Police arrest man with three outstanding warrants

The Juneau man was wanted on three warrants, and police are asking the public for help in finding…

Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018

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Police calls for Monday, Oct. 8, 2018

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Commercial fishing couple sentenced to year in prison for tax evasion

A Southeast Alaska husband and wife were sentenced to a year in prison for not paying taxes.

Police calls for Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018

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Police calls for Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018

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Police calls for Friday, Oct. 5, 2018

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Police calls for Friday, Oct. 5, 2018

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Cody Eyre (left) poses for a picture with his mother Jean in this 2017 photo. (Courtesy Photo | Eyre Family)

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Officers who shot, killed Cody Eyre will not face charges

Officers who shot and killed former Juneau resident Cody Eyre will not face criminal charges.

Police calls for Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018

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Police calls for Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018

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Former U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, left, and Gov. Bill Walker pass Mike Dunleavy’s name plate during a Special Native Issues Forum for governor candidates at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Libertarian candidate Billy Toien, out of picture to the left, requested the name plate. Dunleavy did not attend the forum. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Governor candidates critical as Dunleavy misses forum

Tuesday’s gubernatorial forum was almost more about who wasn’t there than it was about who was there.

Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018

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Dave d’Amato, an attorney working for Kathleen Barrett, spends Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, boarding up the house at 401 Harris Street. The house was vacated this weekend after a judge ordered its residents (including co-owner James Barrett) to leave due to code and safety violations. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Notorious downtown house vacated

The house at 401 Harris Street was vacated after a judge ordered its residents to leave due to…