Tag Archives: Pletnikoff

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Days after a superior court judge ordered the release of a body cam video, the Kodiak Police Department suspended its Body-Worn Camera Program, which began in February 2015. However, it wasn’t until this summer that KPD announced the suspension. At a Kodiak City Council regular meeting in August, Police Chief Ronda Wallace outlined some of the department’s reasons …

As KMXT reported last week, the Kodiak Police Department has discontinued the use of video cameras attached to officers’ uniforms. That was confirmed in an e-mail from Chief Ronda Wallace. Mayor Pat Branson, who was out of state last week, said the move was a surprise to her and the city council. “Well, it’s an administrative and police policy. The …

An organization in Kodiak will be working with the city police department to educate current and future officers in identifying and interacting with people with developmental disabilities. Hope Community Resources will help the KPD with the Kodiak “CARE” program, which stands for Children and Resident Encounter. In it, according to Hope’s Corrie Davis, police officers will be provided photos and …

2016 Alaska Press Club awards won by KMXT News At the Alaska Press Club Awards Banquet Saturday, KMXT News was recognized for three efforts in 2015. News Director Jay Barrett won first place in Crime or Court Reporting for his extensive coverage of the incident where three KPD officers handcuffed and pepper-sprayed Nick Pletnikoff, entitled “Answers Sought in Possible Excessive …