Wrangell Sentinel -

Wrangell’s Wildlife Trooper position was vacated this month, but efforts are being made to refill it.

After about a year of service in the area Trooper Fred Burk put in his notice, resigning from the position after the end of September.

“We have been trying

to fill that position,” explained Captain Steve Hall, commander of the AST Southern Detachment covering Southeast and Southwest Alaska. “We want to see a trooper in the community there.”

In Southeast there are currently 15 trooper positions, including one lieutenant and three sergeants. A division of the Department of

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