Dodson joins the Police Department

Officer John Dodson, 26, is the newest member of the Petersburg Police Department, having recently moved here from Kansas. He has experience working for the National Parks Service and began his law enforcement career five years ago in Colorado before moving to St. Paul Island, in the Bering Sea. Dodson also worked for the police department in Hoonah, then briefly returned to the lower 48, but he admits he missed living with mountains.

"I missed the scenery and the small town atmosphere," he says. "Petersburg is definitely more my style."

He says he looks forward to being an active member in th...