Sitkans, police review tasing event in community ‘talking circle’

While police issues continue to divide communities and make national headlines, the Sitka Police Department is trying to restore confidence locally, after disturbing video from the Sitka jail surfaced on social media this fall. Police officers and community members convened to talk about troubling points in the case — like the fact that one of the officers involved had previously been involved in a fatal tasing event in New Mexico.
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The video of the arrest of 18-year-old