Quinhagak officers are on call 24/7, yet they’re only paid for 40 hours a week at $15 an hour. When asked how rural Alaska can increase law enforcement, each officer had the same answer: Pay us more.
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ADN spotlights widespread failures in vetting village police officers
Alaska Public Media’s Lori Townsend discusses recent ADN stories highlighting widespread failures in the system for hiring and certifying village police officers with reporter Kyle Hopkins.
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Mountain Village VPO arrested for tampering with evidence in murder case
The alleged theft could complicate a particularly brutal homicide case, which involves two teenagers and a robbery gone wrong.
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