It’s final: Haines is losing its state trooper

The question has been looming since December: will Haines lose its only Alaska State Trooper?
The final answer is yes.
The division chief said amid a shrinking budget, Haines’ level of crime isn’t great enough to maintain the local trooper post.
Instead, funding for the Haines position will be moved to the Violent Offenders Unit in Bethel.http://khns.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/01TrooperwINTRO.mp3“It is final,” said Col. James Cockrell, director of the Alaska Stat