ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A full academy in years and no need for a civilian oversight committee were top of mind during Alaska’s News Source’s interview with Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case, who was sworn into his role roughly a year ago on July 1, 2024.
“There’s a lot of progress that we made, a lot of forward momentum that we’ve done,” Case said. “We look forward to our June Academy, we’re looking to have a full Academy, which we haven’t done that in five years. That says the kind of, the message that we’re getting out, the recruitment, the engagement that we’re doing, the public, it’s having an impact. I think it’s been a successful year, but we’re not done yet.”
In response to a series of officer-involved shootings from last summer, starting with Kris Handy in May of 2024, Case was quick to modify conditions within the existing police worn body-camera policies following much public outcry that the existing policy significantly lacked transparency…