Juneau is getting a new kind of apartment building, designed to provide safe, affordable housing to the city’s most vulnerable homeless individuals.
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Man indicted for dangerous driving spree was also Tasered machete suspect
A police officer’s affidavit identifies a man accused of dangerously driving across Juneau on Saturday and swerving at police officers as the same man shot in a Taser-machete incident last week.
JPD: Man boots mom from car, swerves at police officers
According to the police, the driver had been fighting with his mother, who was trying to get him to accept medical help.
JPD officer uses Taser on man with machete
According to a police news release, several incidents led to the use of force.
Instead of handcuffs, Juneau police bring services to Bergmann Hotel
Bergmann Hotel residents and employees were surprised when Juneau police arrived and tried to connect them with social welfare services on Friday.
Mental health advocates asking governor to look into actions of Mental Health Trust
Mental health advocates are expressing concern that the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is straying from its mission after the sudden resignation of its CEO, and several groups are calling for special audits of the trust.