May 7—PALMER — A plan to grant special law enforcement powers to Chickaloon tribal police officers was put on indefinite hold last week because public safety officials feared it could lead to altercations between those officers and nontribal members, officials said Monday. The plan, which was to be in place by mid-June, would have allowed […]
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State halts work on expanded arrest authority for Chickaloon tribal officers
May 4—PALMER — Alaska’s top public safety official said Thursday that the state is halting plans to grant special law enforcement powers to Chickaloon tribal police officers. Officials from the Alaska Department of Public Safety in early April told a town hall meeting in Sutton that they were finalizing an agreement with Chickaloon Native Village […]