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2004 Annual Report - City of Fairbanks

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />

On June 24, <strong>2004</strong> the <strong>Fairbanks</strong> Police<br />

Department immediately responded and<br />

began an investigation when a mother<br />

called stating that her five year-old child<br />

had been playing outside and was now<br />

missing. Police contacted nine year-old<br />

Gunnar Buckley in the area. Gunnar<br />

recounted seeing a man in a pickup truck,<br />

which he described with great detail, pick<br />

up the missing child. Gunnar described<br />

the driver and recognized him as a local<br />

resident.<br />

The incident, which was a result <strong>of</strong><br />

miscommunication, was quickly resolved<br />

and the missing child was returned home<br />

safely after approximately thirty minutes. The information Gunnar<br />

provided was instrumental in quickly resolving a potentially serious<br />

incident, preventing extended emotional distress for the missing child’s<br />

mother, and saved the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fairbanks</strong> considerable man-hours that<br />

would have been used to investigate and resolve this situation.<br />

Gunnar Buckley was presented with the <strong>Fairbanks</strong> Police Department’s<br />

Citizen Service Medal. The citizens <strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fairbanks</strong> should be<br />

proud <strong>of</strong> young Gunnar, whose assistance was invaluable.<br />

****************<br />

On December 23, <strong>2004</strong>, at 0311 hours, <strong>Fairbanks</strong> Airport Police Officers<br />

Nick Zito and Cassandra Champagne attempted to stop a 1994 Mazda<br />

pickup truck for a defective tail light. Williamson did not stop, and<br />

<strong>of</strong>ficers pursued the driver down the Johansen Expressway.<br />

<strong>Fairbanks</strong> Police Department Sergeant James Geier responded to assist<br />

the Airport Officers. The pursuit, which was conducted in a cautious<br />

and moderate manner, proceeded North on the Steese Highway and<br />

eventually onto the Old Steese, where following Officers elected to<br />

terminate the pursuit. Shortly thereafter, the Mazda truck was located<br />

by Officers stuck in the snow near the intersection <strong>of</strong> Rohl<strong>of</strong>f Street and<br />

Swan Lane. The driver had fled the vehicle, and Officers began looking<br />

for him.<br />

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