2004 Annual Report - City of Fairbanks
2004 Annual Report - City of Fairbanks
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 />
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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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