Sitka Police Department (Alaska)

The Sitka Police Department (SPD) is a law enforcement agency which serves Sitka, Alaska.

Sitka Police Department
Abbreviation	SPD
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Sitka, Alaska, USA
Map of Sitka Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	4,815.14 square miles (12,471.2 km2)
Population	8,458 (2020)
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	304 Lake St, Rm 102, Sitka, Alaska
Police Officers	23
Civilians	10
Agency executive	Robert Baty, Chief of Police
Website
Sitka Police

Description

The jurisdiction of the Sitka Police Department covers the entire City and Borough of Sitka. The City and Borough of Sitka is considered to be the second largest incorporated city by area in the U.S., but most of Sitka's Borough is uninhabited and therefore the majority of police matters are contained to the west side of Baranof Island where the 8,458 (2020) citizens of Sitka reside.

Operate a 24-hour dispatch and records center, which is responsible for fire and emergency dispatch, as well as a community jail facility. Operations division consists of Investigations, Patrol, Emergency Response Vessel operators and Animal Control. The Chief is Robert Baty. He succeeds former chief Jeff Ankerfelt, who retired 2019 year.

Rank structure

Title	Insignia
Chief
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Detective
Officer

Fallen Members

Since the establishment of the Sitka Police Department, one officer has been killed in the line of duty.

Rank	Officer	Date of death	Details
Officer	Doris Wayne Barber	July 28, 1960	Gunfire

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in Alaska
• List of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the United States

External links

• Sitka Alaska Police Department
• Alaska Association of Chiefs of Police