Chickaloon tribal police to expand authority under new agreement with state

SUTTON — Under a new agreement with the state, Chickaloon Native Village tribal police will soon be able to arrest members of the general public suspected of breaking specific laws in the Sutton area. Officials from the Alaska Department of Public Safety briefed the community on the changes at a town hall meeting this week attended by about 100 people. Once finalized, the agreement will become the only such partnership between the state and a tribal police department currently in effect in Alaska. State officials say leveraging tribal police will...