January 9, 2023: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?
Sitka’s assembly will begin the job search for a new city attorney soon. Municipal Attorney Brian Hanson is retiring at the end of June.
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Amid police staffing shortage, hostile workplace allegations resurface at recent assembly meeting
Sitka’s police department remains seriously short-staffed. Chief Robert Baty argues that police departments across the country are struggling to recruit and retain officers. But when he gave his quarterly report to the Sitka Assembly on December 26, he was met with grievances from former staff and their families who say the staffing shortage points to a hostile work culture at the local level rather than national trends.
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Police call for Sitkans to lock cars after uptick in vehicle thefts
Sitka Police are calling for Sitkans to lock their cars after a recent uptick in car thefts.
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Sitka Police Department looks to fill nearly a dozen vacant positions
Staff are in short-supply at the Sitka Police Department, and few have applied for a number of vacant positions. Right now, there are close to a dozen vacancies.
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Bear shot and killed on Edgecumbe Drive early Wednesday
Alaska Wildlife Troopers have concluded their investigation into the shooting death of a brown bear by a 16-year old in a Sitka neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
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