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Fourteen years have passed since Lael Grant disappeared, leaving her family, friends, and community still searching for ...
10/15/2026

Fourteen years have passed since Lael Grant disappeared, leaving her family, friends, and community still searching for answers and hoping for closure.

As time goes on, we continue to ask anyone who may know something about Lael’s disappearance to come forward. Even the smallest detail, something that may not have seemed important at the time, could make a difference in this case.

If you have any information, please contact the Sitka Police Department at 907-747-3245 or tips can be shared confidentially and anonymously at 907-747-8980.

Please keep Lael and her loved ones in your thoughts, and consider sharing this post to help keep her story alive. Someone, somewhere, may hold the missing piece that could finally bring answers.

*****PSA*****Proper Display of Disability Parking Placard If you are using an Alaska disability parking placard:β€’ Hang t...
09/24/2026

*****PSA*****
Proper Display of Disability Parking Placard
If you are using an Alaska disability parking placard:

β€’ Hang the placard from your rearview mirror while your vehicle is parked in a designated disability parking space.

β€’ Make sure the placard is clearly visible so it can be identified.

β€’ Remove the placard from the rearview mirror before driving. Leaving it hanging while operating the vehicle can obstruct your view.

β€’ Use the placard only when transporting the person to whom it was issued. Alaska allows someone transporting the placard holder to use designated disability parking when the holder enters or exits the vehicle.

β€’ Check the expiration date and make sure the placard is current.

Please Remember: Display it when parked hanging from the review mirror. Remove it before driving. Drive safe.

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08/27/2026

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Notice is hereby given that the City and Borough of Sitka, pursuant to SGC 9.10.025 and AS 28.11.070, will sell the following abandoned vehicle(s) at public auction to the highest bidder. These vehicles have been removed from public or private property and have not been reclaimed within the legal notice period.
Blue 1987 Dodge Pickup
VIN (last 6 digits) 369224
The auction is scheduled to be held at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2026, online at https://www.publicsurplus.com/.
All sales are final. Sold "As-ls, Where-ls" with no warranties. Payment must be made in full by cash, certified check or credit card at the time of sale. Purchasers will be issued with a Municipal Bill of Sale. Per AS 28.11.070(b), the vehicle must be titled through the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) before it can be legally operated or resold.
The city reserves the right to withdraw any listed property from the auction at any time before the auction sale of that property.

*****PSA*****The Sitka Police Department would like to remind everyone the 2026-27 school year begins tomorrow and the b...
08/18/2026

*****PSA*****
The Sitka Police Department would like to remind everyone the 2026-27 school year begins tomorrow and the buses will be back on the road to safely transport our students to class. Please allow a bit of extra time for your commute so that everyone’s kids can get to their destinations safely.

Here are some tips for navigating buses on the road:

β€’ Allow a greater distance between your car and the school bus so you can stop when the bus flashes its lights.
β€’ Be aware that it is illegal in all 50 states to pass a stopped school bus that is loading or unloading children.
β€’ If the yellow or red lights are flashing and the bus driver extended the stop-arm, you must stop and wait for the children to load or unload. It is illegal and dangerous to pass a school bus while their red lights are flashing.

Remember to be more mindful while driving during this time, especially during the first few weeks after school starts when young, teenage drivers are venturing out on their first drives to schools; and plenty of kids are walking and biking to school on busy roads. Stay safe and Be Bright, Be Seen.

*****PSA***** Know the lane. Use it correctly. Drive safely.Turn lanes are designed to help drivers safely prepare for...
08/14/2026

*****PSA*****
Know the lane. Use it correctly. Drive safely.

Turn lanes are designed to help drivers safely prepare for and make a turn. They are not additional travel lanes or merging lanes.

When approaching a designated turn lane:
β€’ Enter the turn lane only when you intend to make the corresponding turn.
β€’ Do not use a turn lane to pass other vehicles or bypass traffic.
β€’ Do not treat a turn lane as a lane for merging into through traffic.
β€’ Check your mirrors and blind spots before entering or leaving a turn lan al your intentions early and give other drivers enough time to react.
β€’ If you miss your turn, continue safely and find another legal place to turn around rather than making a sudden or unsafe maneuver.

Remember: A turn lane is for turningβ€”not for merging, passing, or getting around traffic. An accident did, and will, happen due to improper use of turn lane.
Using turn lanes properly keeps traffic predictable, reduces conflicts, and helps protect everyone on the road. Stay alert. Signal. Use turn lanes correctly. Get there safely.

*****Update*****Ben was located deceased on 8/12/26.*****Missing Person*****Ben Le was reported missing on 08-10-2026 at...
08/12/2026

*****Update*****
Ben was located deceased on 8/12/26.

*****Missing Person*****
Ben Le was reported missing on 08-10-2026 at 2020 hours after failing to return from a planned hike. He was last seen that morning at approximately 0830 hours near the fish hatchery in Port Armstrong. He was last seen wearing a black windbreaker with a blue short sleeve t-shirt underneath, black hiking style pants, rubber boots, and black biking type gloves. Anyone having contactor information regarding Ben Le is asked to contact the Alaska State Troopers in Juneau at 907-465-4000 and reference incident AK26078379.

*****Update*****Wilma has been located safe. *****Missing Person*****Wilma Leslie was last seen on 08-03-2026 at approxi...
08/06/2026

*****Update*****
Wilma has been located safe.

*****Missing Person*****
Wilma Leslie was last seen on 08-03-2026 at approximately 7:48 PM, when she left the SEARHC short-term patient housing located at 201 Tongass Drive in Sitka. Her last communication was via text to a family member on 08-06 2026 around 11:45 AM.

Leslie was last seen wearing a black jacket and dark colored pants. Anyone having contact or information regarding Wilma Leslie is asked to contact the Sitka Police Department at 907-747-3245 and reference case number 26-0302.

*****Press Release*****On 7/23/26, at approximately 11:20 PM, the Sitka Police Department received a report from Departm...
08/03/2026

*****Press Release*****
On 7/23/26, at approximately 11:20 PM, the Sitka Police Department received a report from Department of Transportation that a vehicle had driven off with one of their Barnacle Parking devices on its windshield.

Officers and DOT personnel were able to track the device’s GPS and went to the last pinged location on Katlian Street, near the Marine Service Center sea wall. Officers were unable to locate the device anywhere in the area, leading officers to believe it had been thrown into the water.

On 7/26/26 the Sitka Fire Department, using the underwater rover, was able to locate and retrieve the device from approximately 100 feet near the sea wall.

On 7/30/26 the Sitka Grand Jury indicted 58-year-old Curtis P Nelson, of Anchorage, on one felony count of Theft in the Second Degree and one felony count of Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree.

URGENT SERVICE UPDATE: Sitka Police Department 911 & Non-Emergency**For Immediate Release**The Sitka Police Department i...
08/01/2026

URGENT SERVICE UPDATE: Sitka Police Department 911 & Non-Emergency

**For Immediate Release**

The Sitka Police Department is currently experiencing a total outage of its 911 and non-emergency phone systems due to a fiber optic cable break earlier today.
β€’ For ALL Emergencies and Non-Emergencies: Please call the temporary backup line at (907) 623-0911.
β€’ Alternative Contact: You can also reach dispatch via email at [email protected].
Please share this information with neighbors and community members to ensure everyone knows how to reach emergency services during this outage. Updates will be provided as soon as regular phone services are restored.

Mike Hall
Chief of Police

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304 Lake Street, Rm 102
Sitka, AK
99835

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+19077473245

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