Interest in community patrols grows even as funding wanes

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) – The trouble usually happens in the night: Prowlers slip between parked cars, thieves strike and suspicious vehicles linger in parking lots and quiet residential neighborhoods.
For months now, Eagle River residents have noticed what seems like a surge in local crime, reported via word-of-mouth and social media. Recently, Powder Ridge resident Cliff Cook decided to take action.
“I’m old-school military retired, and I’ve always been taught, when yo