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Police calls for Monday, Oct. 1, 2018

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Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018

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Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018

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Police calls for Friday, Sept. 28, 2018

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Police calls for Friday, Sept. 28, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018

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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 sex abuse trial set for next month

A highly publicized case is scheduled for trial in October.

Sitka Police Chief Jeff Ankerfelt gives a tour of the police station on May 17, 2018. (Courtesy Photo | James Poulson, Sitka Sentinel)

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Sitka police deny allegations of retaliation against employee

The Sitka Police Department is denying allegations that it retaliated against one of its employees for whistleblowing.

Juneau Empire file.

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Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018

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James Barrett speaks to a reporter after his court hearing at the Dimond Courthouse on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Barrett is fighting being evicted from his house at Harris and Fourth Street he co-owns with his mother, Kathleen. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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‘Problem’ downtown house to be vacated by next week, judge orders

The occupants of 401 Harris Street, including co-owner James Barrett, must be out of the house by next…

Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018

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Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018

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Alaska governor vows to fix ‘loophole’ in sex crime laws

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Alaska governor vows to fix ‘loophole’ in sex crime laws

Gov. Bill Walker is responding to public outrage over the recent sentencing of an Anchorage man by vowing…

Issues of affordability, public safety prominent in candidates’ minds

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Issues of affordability, public safety prominent in candidates’ minds

A busy week of candidate forums culminated in the annual League of Women Voters candidate forum on Thursday.

Police calls for Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

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Police calls for Friday, Sept. 21, 2018

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Passengers board an Alaska Airlines jet at the Juneau International Airport in December 2014. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Passenger elbows window after plane lands in Juneau

A man elbowed and damaged a window on an Alaska Airlines flight that had just landed in Juneau…

Police calls for Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018

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Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018

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Police calls for Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018

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Kotzebue man charged in connection with girl’s death

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Kotzebue man charged in connection with girl’s death

Charging documents say an Alaska man had the cellphone of missing 10-year-old girl, and GPS coordinates of where…

Melissa Jack, right, of Kotzebue, right, stands with her daughter, Ashlyn, and Dorothy Zura during a candlelight vigil for Ashley Johnson-Barr on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Dozens gather in Juneau to honor deceased Kotzebue girl

More than 100 people who stood outside the Andrew Hope Building on Monday night for a candlelight vigil…

Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018

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Police calls for Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018

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