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Fisherman pleads guilty to multiple violations

Michael Patrick Duby, a repeat wildlife offender in Southeast, pleaded guilty in Juneau District Court on Tuesday to two non-criminal fishing violations. According to the… Continue reading

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Trail Mix crew works as parts of a new bridge are lowered by helicopter at Paris Creek on the Treadwell Ditch Trail on Thursday, July 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Distillery covers cost of stolen lumber for Trail Mix

Two weekends ago, someone stole a hefty amount of wood from Trail Mix, Inc., a nonprofit that maintains hiking trails around Juneau. Even though the… Continue reading

Trail Mix crew works as parts of a new bridge are lowered by helicopter at Paris Creek on the Treadwell Ditch Trail on Thursday, July 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018
Police calls for Monday, Sept. 3, 2018

Police calls for Monday, Sept. 3, 2018

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Police calls for Monday, Sept. 3, 2018
Abandoned cars sit in the parking lot of the Nugget Mall on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. The Juneau Police Department is evaluating approaches to getting abandoned vehicles off private property faster. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

City may take new approach to impounding abandoned cars

The number of abandoned vehicles is rising in Juneau.

Abandoned cars sit in the parking lot of the Nugget Mall on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. The Juneau Police Department is evaluating approaches to getting abandoned vehicles off private property faster. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018

Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018
New Hoonah Police Chief Rick Groshong is seen in an undated photo he provided to the Empire. (Courtesy photo)

Hoonah hires Wrangell policeman as new chief

Hoonah’s small police department has a new leader. On Aug. 23, Rick Groshong of Wrangell became the new chief of the Hoonah Police Department after… Continue reading

New Hoonah Police Chief Rick Groshong is seen in an undated photo he provided to the Empire. (Courtesy photo)
Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018

Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018

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Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018
Sitka Police Chief Jeff Ankerfelt (right) was named to the Alaska Marijuana Control Board on May 24. Ankerfelt is the subject of a lawsuit filed this week against the department by current officer Ryan Silva. (Courtesy Photo | Sitka Police Department)

Sitka officer files lawsuit alleging police department punished him for speaking out

A Sitka police officer filed a lawsuit against the City of Sitka and the Sitka Police Department this week, making a variety of claims that… Continue reading

Sitka Police Chief Jeff Ankerfelt (right) was named to the Alaska Marijuana Control Board on May 24. Ankerfelt is the subject of a lawsuit filed this week against the department by current officer Ryan Silva. (Courtesy Photo | Sitka Police Department)
Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018

Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018
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Man attempts to escape from Troopers van after arrest for multiple burglaries

Two days after he was arrested as a suspect in three burglaries, a Juneau man attempted to escape while being transported from court to prison.

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Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018

Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018

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Police calls for Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018
Trail Mix crew works as parts of a new bridge are lowered by helicopter at Paris Creek on the Treadwell Ditch Trail on Thursday, July 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Lumber, materials stolen from trail maintenance nonprofit

Trail Mix, Inc., a nonprofit that maintains Juneau’s trails, has a fairly short season in which to work. The nonprofit suffered a major setback this… Continue reading

Trail Mix crew works as parts of a new bridge are lowered by helicopter at Paris Creek on the Treadwell Ditch Trail on Thursday, July 6, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Juneau police and Alaska State Troopers search James Barrett’s house at 401 Harris Street on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Family feud begins in court hearing about Harris Street house

Sitka Superior Court Judge Jude Pate ruled Tuesday that he’s not quite ready to evict James Barrett from his home on Harris Street, saying he’d… Continue reading

Juneau police and Alaska State Troopers search James Barrett’s house at 401 Harris Street on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018

Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018

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Police calls for Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018
Police and fire for Monday, Aug. 20, 2018

Police and fire for Monday, Aug. 20, 2018

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Police and fire for Monday, Aug. 20, 2018
Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018

Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018

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Police calls for Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018
City Attorney Amy Mead talks about her career on Thursday, August 16, 2018, as she prepares to start her new job on Monday as a Superior Court Judge. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Mead prepares for jump from attorney to judge

When she was 25, Amy Mead was living in Boston, working at the Hard Rock Café and wondering what to do with the rest of… Continue reading

City Attorney Amy Mead talks about her career on Thursday, August 16, 2018, as she prepares to start her new job on Monday as a Superior Court Judge. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018

Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018

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Police calls for Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018
Police calls for Friday, Aug. 17, 2018

Police calls for Friday, Aug. 17, 2018

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Police calls for Friday, Aug. 17, 2018