The program came before TCC’s full board of directors for their consideration Thursday and Friday at the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - A proposed pilot program would equip three of Tanana Chiefs Conference ’s 14 Village Public Safety Officers with firearms, just months after the state saw a newly-armed VPSO for the first time in
Arming VPSOs became legal in 2014 — legislation prompted by an unarmed VPSO getting shot and killed in Manokotak while on duty inA program that ran a year later, in 2015, received interest from 21 candidates, seven of whom proceeded to training, Alaska Public Media reportedAt the meeting, TCC Executive Director of Tribal Government and Client Services Amber Vaska said lacking such a program has affected TCC’s recruitment, with 12 candidates pulling their applications in 2023 after learning it...
Vaska also said executing their new pilot program would require updating 12 of their existing policies and would cost about $20,000.Tribal delegates treated the idea with gravity, weighing the public safety advantages of firearms against the possibility for misuse.
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