Editorial: Police conduct is of public concern

Why do a story about a Petersburg police officer that left the department a year ago?

Because the public needs to know that performance standards are being upheld and that the people that enforce the laws are doing so with integrity.

Despite the far-reaching scope of the information rich digital age, it’s still possible for job applicants to present false or deceptive information to an employer.

For that reason, Bob Griffiths of the Alaska Police Standards Council is at work, making a mark in the sand so good people get hired and the bad ones get weeded out.

Griffiths pointed out that the Pete...