New Ketchikan police chief aims to address opioid abuse prevention and rehabilitation
Walls says he also would like to purchase a police dog to serve, at least partially, as a mascot.
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Authorities charge five people in two separate recent Ketchikan drug busts
Ketchikan police say two separate recent busts in the past week turned up more than 1,400 counterfeit pills thought to contain fentanyl, plus large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine.
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City Council to consider offering Ketchikan police chief job to New Orleans police commander
Acting City Manager Lacey Simpson wrote in a memo that New Orleans police Cmdr. Jeffrey Walls had the “experience, community approach and mentorship philosophy” that would make him an asset in Ketchikan.
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A Ketchikan City Council member is suing the city after he says he was hit by a police car in 2019
A Ketchikan City Council member is suing the city for at least $100,000 after he says he was hit by a Ketchikan police car while crossing a downtown intersection more than two years ago.
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Ketchikan police say newly-tested DNA sample led to arrest in 1993 Dudley Field rape case
Police credit a recent push to end Alaska’s sexual assault kit backlog with identifying the suspect.
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Former Ketchikan mayoral candidate arrested
Sidney Hartley was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges on Wednesday.
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Police bodycams shed light on Ketchikan man’s death during pursuit
KRBD reviewed the bodycam footage of that fateful night to recount how a routine stop by police ended in tragedy.
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Ketchikan man drowns while fleeing police early Friday morning
According to a statement from Ketchikan police, Brandon Larson ran into Ketchikan Creek and was swept underwater and downstream.
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