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After Graduation from Training Academy, Two New Officers Headed to Nome PD

By Davis Hovey | June 8, 2018

Close-up of a white Nome Police Department vehicle.

Hoang Le and Justin Stein are slated to join the ranks of the Nome Police Department after completing more than a thousand hours of training over a 15-week period.

Keeping the Peace

By KNOM Radio | February 2, 2018 |

Man in tan security uniform sits at the kitchen table inside his home.

Most villages in Western Alaska are too small to support full-time police. Village Public Safety Officers, or VPSOs, are often the local first responders. Volunteer reporter Gabe Colombo is shining the spotlight on the unique state of rural Alaska law enforcement in an ongoing project for KNOM News.