Officer Involved Shooting Investigated in Thursday Dillingham Incident alaska-native-news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alaska-native-news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Credit KDLG News Department
Dillingham Police and Alaska State Troopers were involved in a shooting with an individual in Dillingham Thursday afternoon. The individual was brought into custody at 5:30 p.m. by law enforcement and the South Central Special Emergency Reaction Team, assisting from Anchorage.
There are no injuries to law enforcement personnel, and the individual is being treated for injuries.
Dillingham police received reports of a ditched car on the side of a road shortly before noon on Thursday. Dillingham dispatch made contact with the driver, who told dispatch that they had a rifle and ammunition.
Dillingham police arrived at the scene shortly after noon. The person tried to flee when DPD and Troopers arrived on scene, but they couldn’t get the car out of the ditch.
Law enforcement officers exchange gunfire with driver in Dillingham, troopers say adn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from adn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Governor Dunleavy Prioritizes Public Safety in Annual Address
Public Safety Remains Job Number One for the Dunleavy Administration
(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy highlighted a number of accomplishments and priorities of the Alaska Department of Public Safety during his annual State of the State Address. Since taking office the governor has charged his public safety team to continue to make public safety job number one for his administration.
“Governor Dunleavy has made it clear that the safety of all Alaskans is his top priority, and that is the goal that I have worked tirelessly towards over the last two years with the countless professionals that work for the Department of Public Safety,” said Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner Amanda Price. “I am proud of all that my department and its dedicated employees have accomplished to meet the governor’s charge and make Alaska a safer state.”
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