City manager Rorie Watt said he expects the city to make a decision about the new chief early next week.
two finalists for Juneau’s new police chief
Derek Bos has been police chief in Eagle, Colorado since last October. He said he’s had his eye on Juneau for years after applying to chief positions in other Southeast Alaska towns. The other finalist, Krag Campbell, has been with the Juneau Police Department since 2002. He said heʼs enjoyed gaining responsibility as he moved up through the ranks to lieutenant.
“You can’t be anonymous, after taking off the badge,” Campbell said. “I can’t come here, police, take the badge off, drive an hour or two, and pretend that my actions don’t impact that community.”of“The hardest part is, you have officers who are working more and more and more to make up for those missing people,” Campbell said. “And they start getting burned out.”“As police, most of the people we interact with are not exactly friendly. They’re not always loving.
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