In step toward proactive policing, APD foot patrols begin downtown

The Anchorage Police Department is trying a different approach to policing downtown. Starting this week, a pair of officers on each of APD’s three shifts will walk around the downtown area. The two officers will talk to business owners, shoppers and tourists about their concerns and changes they would like to see.
Officers Jacquie Valencia and Aaron Pettus volunteered to be a part of the patrol. Pettus said he usually doesn’t have the chance to meet people in a proactive context.
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