Maine man arrested in Fairbanks cold case contests extradition

Maine man arrested in Fairbanks cold case contests extradition

Steven Downs, 44, is charged in 1993 sexual assault and killing of 20-year-old Sophie Sergie.

Maine man arrested in Fairbanks cold case contests extradition
Police calls for Monday, Feb. 18, 2019

Police calls for Monday, Feb. 18, 2019

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Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

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Kelly Goode, right, deputy commissioner for the Department of Corrections, sits alongside DOC Administrative Services Director Sylvan Robb, center, and Office of Management and Budget Director Donna Arduin as they present to the Senate Finance Committee on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Kelly Goode, right, deputy commissioner for the Department of Corrections, sits alongside DOC Administrative Services Director Sylvan Robb, center, and Office of Management and Budget Director Donna Arduin as they present to the Senate Finance Committee on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Friday, Feb. 15, 2019

Police calls for Friday, Feb. 15, 2019

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Police calls for Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019

Police calls for Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019

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Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019

Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019

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Angelica Curtis and her son Jonathan are shown in this recent photograph. (Courtesy photo | Curtis family)

Custody case goes before Supreme Court

The case connects to the Legislature as well.

Angelica Curtis and her son Jonathan are shown in this recent photograph. (Courtesy photo | Curtis family)
Police calls for Monday, Feb. 11, 2019

Police calls for Monday, Feb. 11, 2019

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Police calls for Monday, Feb. 11, 2019
Laron Carlton Graham appears in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, for an arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 15, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

A year after indictment, double murder trial still far off

The defendant is unhappy with his attorney.

Laron Carlton Graham appears in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, for an arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 15, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Police calls for Monday, Feb. 11, 2019

Police calls for Monday, Feb. 11, 2019

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Opinion: Don’t return Department of Corrections to failed practices of the past

Opinion: Don’t return Department of Corrections to failed practices of the past

Privatization will have significant consequences.

Opinion: Don’t return Department of Corrections to failed practices of the past
Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019

Police calls for Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019

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Amanda Price, commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, right, watches as Kathryn Monfreda, bureau chief of the Department of Public Safety’s Division of Statewide Services, presents the Uniform Crime Reporting Annual Report to House members during an informational meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Amanda Price, commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, right, watches as Kathryn Monfreda, bureau chief of the Department of Public Safety’s Division of Statewide Services, presents the Uniform Crime Reporting Annual Report to House members during an informational meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Police calls for Friday, Feb. 8, 2019

Police calls for Friday, Feb. 8, 2019

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Police calls for Friday, Feb. 8, 2019
Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Mike Shower, R-Wasilla, left, asks a question of Attorney General Kevin Clarkson about Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s four crime bills as Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Wasilla, listens at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Senators open to public comment on crime bills

The bills aim to ‘reset the stage’ for addressing crime rates.

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Mike Shower, R-Wasilla, left, asks a question of Attorney General Kevin Clarkson about Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s four crime bills as Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Wasilla, listens at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Following the footprints: Police arrest alleged chainsaw thief after pursuit

Following the footprints: Police arrest alleged chainsaw thief after pursuit

They found him by following tracks in the snow.

Following the footprints: Police arrest alleged chainsaw thief after pursuit
Police calls for Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019

Police calls for Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019

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Police calls for Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019

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Police calls for Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019

Police calls for Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019

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