A 2024 Supreme Court decision allows cities to ban people from camping in public places, but Juneau city policy allows what’s called “dispersed camping” on unimproved public land.
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Finalists for Juneau police chief address community policing at town halls
City manager Rorie Watt said he expects the city to make a decision about the new chief early next week.
Carbon monoxide poisoning blamed for 2 of 3 deaths on Juneau boat earlier this year
Juneau police say carbon monoxide caused two of the three deaths that happened over a three-day period on a boat anchored off Sandy Beach earlier this year.
Bartenders in Juneau say unpleasant — even violent — interactions with patrons are on the rise
What happened to Elrod may be be part of a broader trend in harassment toward service workers that may have started early in the pandemic.
Juneau Police are collecting DNA samples from people with certain past convictions
During interactions with the police, people in Juneau with prior convictions could be asked to provide a DNA sample.
With little guidance, families of missing people in Juneau search on their own
There is no one organization that finds missing people in Juneau, and there aren’t many resources for family and friends.