State Troopers plan to move lone Haines position to Bethel

The Haines state trooper car parked outside of the courthouse. (Photo: Emily Files)Things are not looking good for Haines’ Alaska State Trooper post. AST Director Col. James Cockrell intends to reassign Haines’ one trooper position to Bethel. The decision isn’t final yet, but the community conversation about how to handle the loss continued at a Public Safety Commission meeting this week.
Col. Cockrell said the level of crime in Western Alaska is the main reason to move funding