Research says adding officers typically has no detectable effect on crime rates. Rather, it has more of an impact on training, shift relief and responding to other non-crime-related calls in the community.
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‘These people we’re afraid of are our neighbors.’ Downtown walking tours discuss housing, public safety and Juneau’s future.
Juneauites are weighing in on the future of downtown this month through a series of walking tours. The second tour was supposed to cover vehicles, parking and pedestrians, but the conversation shifted to homelessness.
Police union holds town hall to discuss crime, staffing shortages
About 60 residents attended the town hall, and about a dozen spoke to union representatives from the Juneau Police Department and Alaska State Troopers about their experience with crime in the capital.
Juneau-Douglas student arrested after bringing BB gun to school, posting on social media
Police arrested a 16-year-old student who brought a BB gun with her to Juneau-Douglas High School after posting a photo of the weapon on social media.
Updated: Juneau police investigate bank robbery at downtown Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo employees contacted police Thursday afternoon to report that a person came into the bank and passed a note to a teller demanding money. On Friday, the Juneau Police Department identified the suspect as Juneau resident David Glenn Waits, 54.
Police arrest person of interest in Thanksgiving Day shooting
The Juneau Police Department searched for Micah Nelson for more than 10 days following an alleged narcotics sale that resulted in a Juneau man being sent to the hospital with a gunshot wound. After police located him on Sunday, Nelson turned himself in.
Dzantik’i Heeni students ordered to stay put as police search for ‘person of interest’ in Thanksgiving shooting
Students at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School were told to stay inside the building Tuesday afternoon while the Juneau Police Department searched the area for a person of interest in last week’s Thanksgiving Day shooting. A school resource officer escorted students to buses after school got out for the day.
Juneau man wounded during Thanksgiving shooting
Juneau Police are asking for the public’s help in finding 27-year-old Micah Nelson, who was allegedly involved in a Thursday morning shooting.
Juneau police report car theft and vandalism along Glacier Highway
A car reported stolen Friday was later recovered, but 12 cars in the area were also reported vandalized. The Juneau Police Department has a possible suspect and believes the incidents are connected.
Juneau man found dead in Gastineau Channel
Police say they did not see signs of foul play in the 53-year-old’s death