Nome Community Service Officer Pleads Guilty to On-Duty Assault
![Block letters spelling "POLICE" on the side of a Nome Police Department SUV.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-05-12-untitled-001-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Former CSO Carl Putman’s settlement terms include a one-year probation and an anger-management course but no jail time.
Nome Truck Fire Still Under Investigation
![Nome Police investigators examine the truck that caught fire in the parking lot of Old St. Joe's.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_1275-1200x900.jpg)
According to Nome Police, the vehicle’s sole occupant at the time made it out of the pick-up with the help of bystanders. Gasoline was smelled at the scene, and a gas can was found in the truck.