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This April photo shows the Juneau International Airport. On Saturday a woman was arrested on multiple drug-related charges at the airport. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

Police seize drugs at airport

The estimated value was more than $100,000.

This April photo shows the Juneau International Airport. On Saturday a woman was arrested on multiple drug-related charges at the airport. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Tuesday, June 7, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
Fenton Jacobs, 42, stands during court as he’s tried for charges relating to a 2019 stabbing on June 3, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Lawyers deliver closing arguments in murder trial

Jurors were deliberating into the evening.

Fenton Jacobs, 42, stands during court as he’s tried for charges relating to a 2019 stabbing on June 3, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Saturday, June 4, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Friday, June 3, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire Wilbur W. James Jr., 66, was sentenced Thursday to more than 22 years imprisonment for multiple charges of sexual assault, including sexual abuse of a minor, after being found guilty in a trial in February.

Juneau man sentenced to over 2 decades in child sex case

The crimes occurred over a span of decades, according to testimony.

Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire Wilbur W. James Jr., 66, was sentenced Thursday to more than 22 years imprisonment for multiple charges of sexual assault, including sexual abuse of a minor, after being found guilty in a trial in February.
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Thursday, June 2, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Tuesday, May 31, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
A woman was cited Thursday for falsely reporting to her employer that she’d been the subject of an attempted kidnapping. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Woman cited for falsely reporting kidnapping attempt

No such attempt was made.

A woman was cited Thursday for falsely reporting to her employer that she’d been the subject of an attempted kidnapping. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Thursday, May 26, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Tuesday, May 24, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Saturday, May 21, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Friday, May 20, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
Public defender Nicolas Ambrose gestures during a trial centered around a 2019 stabbing May 19, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

Prosecution reconstructs events leading to fatal stabbing

Jurors watched multiple angles of the events leading and following the stabbing.

Public defender Nicolas Ambrose gestures during a trial centered around a 2019 stabbing May 19, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)
Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire Left to right, investigator Emily Chapel, defendant Fenton Jacobs and defense attorney Nicolas Ambrose stand as the jury in Jacobs’ trial enters the courtroom on May 18, 2022.

Fatal stabbing trial begins with statements, witnesses

The prosecution and defense paint different contexts for the events which ended in a death.

Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire Left to right, investigator Emily Chapel, defendant Fenton Jacobs and defense attorney Nicolas Ambrose stand as the jury in Jacobs’ trial enters the courtroom on May 18, 2022.
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Thursday, May 19, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Wednesday, May 18, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Tuesday, May 17, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)
It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

Police calls for Saturday, May 14, 2022

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It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)