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Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
Michael Heyman
“nearly 130 years have passed since the first law enforcement officer in Alaska was killed. September 1st, 1897, Deputy U.S. Marshal William C. Watts with the U.S. Marshal Service was the first. But no matter how many years have passed, 130 or 3 and a half since our latest tragedy, we remember these brave Alaskans and the sacrifices they have made to this community.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
James Cockrell
“State agencies, local departments, tribal partners, BPSOs, and federal colleagues are separate organizations, but we are one community. The sacrifice of the fallen reminds us that we share a common mission and that we must stand together to achieve it.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
James Cockrell
“Their dedication did depend— did not depend on jurisdiction, badge, department, or uniform. They serve one mission: to protect the people of this great state of Alaska. And today we stand united, honor that service. And it's just as important to recognize the families of the fallen here today. Please know that you have my deepest sympathies.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
Michael Heyman
“Within the struggle, the individual ended up firing a weapon that went through his hip. The bullet passed through the individual's hip and wounded the officer in the knee.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
James Cockrell
“we pause today to honor the 69 law enforcement officers who gave their lives in the service of others. Their names have been etched into the memorial. These are not just names carved into stone. They are our family, our friends, and each with a story, each with a legacy.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
Michael Heyman
“on this Day of Remembrance, and reflection to the current law enforcement officers and their families, to our fallen brothers and sisters and their families. Your sacrifice does not go unnoticed.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
Michael Heyman
“for the agencies with a more conspicuous presence, like the APD, FBI, troopers, to the more covert agencies that typically remain out of the spotlight, U.S. Marshals Service, IRS Criminal Investigations, and many more, that quietly protect and serve. We thank you for your commitment to Alaska.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
Michael Heyman
“in recent history, we've seen a troubling surge in violence against law enforcement across our country. Norms have changed. It's becoming commonplace and often encouraged.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
Michael Heyman
“Sometimes those incidents escalate to violence, sometimes to extreme violence where officers are even shot in the process.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
Michael Heyman
“I went back to my office, excuse me, and I actively searched for some information about that assault, something that had occurred right after the incident. And there was but a blip of information from the local media outlets, something that I didn't hear about until this morning that happened in January of this year. Yet actual shootouts and violent altercations between citizens and law enforcement have become standard fare. And while we are distanced from the rest of the country, we're not immune to some of these same problems that are affecting the lower 48. My office has seen several instances and are regularly receiving information with respect to resisting arrest.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
Michael Heyman
“It is now to a point where local media outlets are not even reporting on these incidents. And just this morning, I learned about an incident in Oregon for instance, where a federal building had been breached. In the process, there was an assault on federal law enforcement officers.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
Michael Heyman
“We had one case recently that passed through the federal system where local law enforcement were responding to a felony possession case. Felon is not supposed to possess firearm on the streets of Alaska. Something that we deal with pretty much on a daily basis in the federal system. Officers arrived and attempted to disarm that individual.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
Michael Heyman
“it's a sign of the commonality of the violence that's occurring on our law enforcement. Now, some law enforcement in this audience, especially the, the uniformed ones, are probably shrugging their shoulders thinking, 'That's just another day,' because they wake up in anticipation that something like that could happen every single day. Well, to the rest of us, that is remarkable.”Alaska State Troopers: 2026 Alaska Police Memorial Day Ceremony · Jun 24, 2026
Speaker A
“as the population increases, we are looking at larger subdivisions out towards Papke's and things like that, and I do think it is in the borough's best interest to look at going to an area-wide model.”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker A
“I've been told there may be a working plan, but I have not been included in that conversation, so I cannot speak to how it is being funded.”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker A
“I believe that is something the mayor and the borough manager is working on.”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker A
“officially it is the end of the year, so December 31st. Um, they have a notice to other leaseholders in the area that they are to stop operations by the end of September. And so I'm hoping to get that stuff out of there before the snow flies”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker A
“I've heard there may be a plan on how to pay for it, but I'm not familiar with the details, so I'm not prepared to speak on it at this point.”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker A
“according to the ISO report, um, the ISO people, um, they say that if we lose the drill ground, our total aggregate ISO score drops from 61.1 to, just a hair over 60, which would be enough to bump us from a Class 4 to a Class 5 community.”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker A
“if ISO is correct, that would be an approximately increase in 10% across the board for those who do have insurance.”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker A
“as volunteers, they are never like 100% ready, always able to respond. So we usually get a fraction of that. Um, I don't have like a running count off right here in front of me of actually who's responding, but I mean, a good rule of thumb would be a third of that amount to, you know, at best a half at any one time. So if you cut those numbers in half, it would be 14 members of the fire department, for fire, about 16 to 18 members in EMS.”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker B
“Having the ability to hang equipment on those towers, increase the range of public safety radio equipment, um, it's in the borough's best interest, I believe, because we would save hundreds of thousands of dollars by not having to construct towers or other avenues”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker A
“They are currently working on the adaptation of a new service area that is Thomas Bay. Um, in that there's a proposal to include fire, EMS, and police services to that area, specifically the Thomas Bay area.”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker B
“we're down another dispatcher, so we have 3 openings in dispatch, 2 openings on the patrol side for a police officer. Hopefully the union can work something out with the borough and increase some wages and get some longevity steps worked in so we can better fill and serve— fill the positions and serve the community.”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker A
“I got a list of questions on May 27th from the borough manager. If you'd like, I can read them to you, or you can just see them. I can pass this around, whatever you guys want to do. But they have some questions they'd like answered about both the 14th Street site and the site right next to the current Station 1.”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker A
“The training tower is a little bit more of a problem to move. If you take it apart, it's likely not to go back together. The hope is to be able to separate the little one-story attachment to it, the— what we call the burn room, from the tower itself and be able to either brace or secure the tower itself so that we can pick it up and lay it down on a large oversized trailer and move it.”Petersburg Borough: Public Safety Advisory Board · Jun 12, 2026
Speaker A
“Each of these students should be proud of their accomplishment of completing this program which is one of the toughest and without a doubt one of the finest law enforcement training avenues in this nation.”Alaska State Troopers: ALET 24-01 Graduation Ceremony · May 20, 2026
Speaker A
“I believe the skills of have learned here will directly translate to your individual abilities to problem solve, take direction and perform under pressure. These are some of the key ingredients needed for the recipe to create a successful law enforcement Officer.”Alaska State Troopers: ALET 24-01 Graduation Ceremony · May 20, 2026
Speaker A
“While may they have spent over 1000 hours either in the classroom or engaged in practical scenarios learning more than 70 subjects. They completed numerous exams nearly every Saturday they were here and have had very few days off during that 17 years. Together they endured control tactics, cold water spray, then spray with pepper spray and exposed to the Taser.”Alaska State Troopers: ALET 24-01 Graduation Ceremony · May 20, 2026
Speaker A
“My name is Grant Miller and I have the honor of serving us as attendants at the lasso long since the training academy here in ticket.”Alaska State Troopers: ALET 24-01 Graduation Ceremony · May 20, 2026
Speaker A
“Seventeen weeks ago, these students arrived at the Department of Public Safety Training Academy as stranger to each other, with only a vague idea of what lay ahead. The training here is not known for being easy and making it through.”Alaska State Troopers: ALET 24-01 Graduation Ceremony · May 20, 2026
Speaker A
“The overall grade point average for Alec 2401 was an impressive 90.93%.”Alaska State Troopers: ALET 24-01 Graduation Ceremony · May 20, 2026
Speaker A
“The overall physical fitness average of this class rose from 76% after a lesser physical fitness test on the first day they arrived here to a respectable 93.6% at their final physical fitness test.”Alaska State Troopers: ALET 24-01 Graduation Ceremony · May 20, 2026