02-12-2015 03:34 via alaskapublic.org

Sitka police reverse stance on operations manual

The City of Sitka has released its police department Operating Procedures Manual to the public.
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The 342-page document was posted on the city’s website on Wednesday morning (11-25-15), in the wake of a viral video showing a high school student being tased in the Sitka jail.
The video of the arrest of 18-year-old Franklin Hoogendorn will be examined by the FBI, along with Sitka’s police procedures. (YouTube image capture)
KCAW filed a public records request for the docum
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