Lance Ewers Archives

Neighbors shaken, but uninjured, after four-year old fires assault rifle in Sitka trailer court

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Oct 26, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka police are investigating a near-tragedy that occurred over the weekend, when a small child playing with an assault rifle fired shots into his trailer court. No one was injured in the incident, but police say it was a very close call. Read More

Third lawsuit filed against Sitka Police Department

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 5, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

A former jailer in the Sitka Police Department claims that he was defamed and forced to resign his job, after he left a police training program due to an injury. Noah Shepard filed suit on February 25. Read More

City of Sitka denies allegations in police whistleblower suit

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Sep 19, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

The City of Sitka is denying all allegations in a whistleblower lawsuit filed against the police department last month. Former Sitka police detective Ryan Silva claims he was harassed and demoted for calling out the department’s inappropriate purchase of automatic weapons, among other charges. Read More

Sitka police officer files whistleblower lawsuit

by KCAW News | Aug 23, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

A Sitka police officer has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city. Veteran Sitka police detective Ryan Silva alleges that the police department has harassed and demoted him after he complained about the improper purchase of automatic weapons. Read More

Tracking Domestic Violence in Sitka

by Rachel Cassandra, KCAW | Aug 13, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

According to the Alaska Victimization Study, almost half of women in Sitka have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault. But SAVF —Sitkans Against Family Violence—has found that most men in Sitka have a low awareness of this violence. So Martina Kurzer of SAVF spent six months tracking local incidents of domestic violence. Read More