Why Eagle River 8th graders want more police

Tonya Shakhov re-caps a three-month project focused on crime in Anchorage and Alaska with her seventh period social studies class at Gruening Middle School. Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media.In order to fight rising property crime, Anchorage needs more police. That’s the conclusion of a group of miniature experts: a class of 8th graders in Eagle River. And they think they’ve got a solution for city leaders.
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