After a few smaller demonstrations last month, Kodiak turned out in full force last Thursday for a Black Lives Matter peaceful protest. More than 200 people gathered to honor the life of George Floyd and other black people police have killed in America. It was the largest racial justice protest many Kodiak residents could remember. A protester holds a sign …
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In response to state and international health advisories that anyone going out in public wear a mask, Kodiak’s Emergency Operations Center launched a drive for 2000 face masks to supply to the local community. Masks are widely recommended to protect people from transmitting respiratory droplets from the nose and mouth — those are the primary carriers of the coronavirus, according …
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Bars and restaurants near the harbormaster’s office were on lockdown Saturday night after reports of gunshots around 9 p.m. According to Lieutenant Francis de la Fuente, public information officer for Kodiak Police Department, an altercation between a male cab driver and another man set off the incident, but no one actually got shot. “We responded to [the] area and found …
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Location of the shooting on Thursday afternoon. (Source: Google Maps) Police responded to a 911 call yesterday afternoon from a shooting victim on the corner of Birch and Hemlock. “About 2:49 pm, we received a 911 call from a male individual claiming to have been shot. He was at the corner of Birch and Hemlock. “Lieutenant Francis de la Fuente, …
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Screen cap from video of Pletnikoff incident Kayla Desroches/KMXT The City of Kodiak has settled a lawsuit with the family of an autistic man who was pepper sprayed by a Kodiak Police officer in 2015. The Pletnikoff family first filed suit in Kodiak Superior Court against the city in 2016. Body cam footage captured the encounter between now 30-year-old Nick …
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