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The Awesome New City of Kotzebue Web-Site is HERE! Please make www.cityofkotzebue.com your bookmark or Link. We'll be adjusting the rest of the site and links. Pardon any omissions. THE TELEPHONE IS NOT A TOY! Don't let your kids play with the phone. Dispatch receives 10-20 bogus calls every DAY! Teach them how to call for help, their name and where they are. Also- GCI phones - SOS is 9-1-1, not the help-desk! Kotzebue Police Department United States Code Proper use and display of the US Flag Kotzebue Police Department 258B Third Avenue PO Box 550, Kotzebue, AK 99752 (new Box # 1/2011) Police Chief Craig B. Moates How to obtain a KPD Patch The Kotzebue Police Department Web-Page is dedicated to providing useful and accurate information to the People of the City of Kotzebue and other interested parties. Please use the navigation bar to the left to view our site. Visit the jail, meet the Officers, find information on safety and the law. Visit links of businesses from or in the Native Village of Kotzebue. Links are in color, just click on them. Pictures may have captions, place your pointer over the picture for 1 second. If you have an emergency of any kind, Dial 911 ! For Police Service and and the Kotzebue Jail, 442-3351 For non-emergencies and any other police business, (Chief of Police, Secretary, or Requests for Reports) 442-3539 Area Code (907) if you're out of town If you have information for the police about any crime in Kotzebue, past or on-going... E-mail a 'Tips Message' Thank you for your vigilance! Seat Belt Safety It's Alaska Law to wear a seat belt in any car or truck. Alaska Primary Seat Belt Law Alaska Seat Belt Safety Quiz Public Service Announcements/Messages DMV Documents New DMV Vehicle Registration and Insurance Requirements for Kotzebue as of Sept 1, 2009. Need Alaska Court Forms? DV Forms, Wills, Change of address - it's all here. Road Closure: Due to work on the Shore Avenue Project, Mark Avenue and Betty Streets are closed: See up-to-date Shore Avenue Project information posted each week on the City of Kotzebue Main Page How to use 911 and about our Enhanced E-9-1-1 Drug Abuse Resistance Education Alcohol & Drugs Kotzebue is a "Damp" community with regard to alcohol. Learn just how much alcohol and what kind you can bring into town per month. Alcohol Transportation Information You may find this eye-opening! The only place you'll find this information spelled out in plain english! Local Beverage Control Board TAKE BACK YOUR VILLAGE! Know someone dealing or transporting controlled substances? Dial KPD, AST or our recorder: 442-3731 or 1-888-475-9559 or speak to someone at: 442-3351 (KPD) or 442-3222/1-800-789-3222 (AST) Remember we ask for as much information as you're willing to give: Who?, When?, Where?, What?, How much?, Method of transportation and times, etc. You can remain anonymous, but the case will be stronger if you stand by your information with your name. We now have a Drug and Alcohol Complaint Form (New!) you can use. You can fill out the form in MS: Word and mail/fax/e-mail it to us, or use it as a guide to phone the information in. Fairbanks International Airport has an Alcohol and Drugs TipLine: 1-877 TIP4FIA (877-847-4342) (for bootlegging from Fairbanks to Villages) There are cash rewards for information about importation of Alcohol and Drugs! Names not necessary to receive rewards! There are a lot of bicycle thefts each summer, so have your kids chain up their bikes where-ever they leave them unattended. Lock'em up! Get the serial numbers from and a photo of all your bicycles. Lock'em up! There are a lot of snowmachine thefts each winter, so chain up your snowmachine, get a throttle lock, pull the plug wires, whatever you have to do. Some snowmachines are recovered, but many are lost forever or found stripped. Most machines are EASY to hot-wire, so no-one is immune! (12/04) Also, write down the VIN number and take photos of your vehicles. 4-Wheelers are just as vulnerable, so lock them up too! TRAFFIC LAWS and CITY ORDINANCES! ATV's & Snowmachines in Kotzebue Starting December 18, 2005, there will be a minimum age for drivers of 'off-road' vehicles. [KMC Sect 10.22.010 Snowmachines & ATVs on city streets and roads] The driver of the Snowmachine or ATV* shall be at least fourteen (14) years of age, unless accompanied on that vehicle by a responsible individual* who is at least eighteen years of age or older." *The ordinance also defines responsible individual, snowmachine & ATV and there is a fine schedule of $25.00 for 1st offense, $50 for 2nd, $75 for 3rd and $100.00 for 4th or more. - - Stop Signs mean FULL STOP or you can get a citation for $110.00! - - Curfew is still midnight to 6am Remember, Curfew for those aged 17 and under is Midnight, and 10pm on School nights! PSA Archives Parents will be fined now as well as the child. NOTE: A note can be given to a juvenile to go to a specific destination and back, with a purpose, date, time and parent's signature. Example: Date/1:00am go to EZ Market for Milk. - - Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor is now a FELONY offense! (June, 2004) Speed Limits in Kotzebue Starting April 5, 2004 Shore Avenue: 10mph Third Avenue: 25mph School Zone while lights flash during School hours: 10mph (New May 1, 2008): Fifth Avenue South of MISSION Street: 25mph Fifth Avenue North of MISSION Street (in front of MHC/Children's House): 15mph ALL Other Streets: 15mph LICENSING! If your driver's license is SUSPENDED or REVOKED you cannot drive any motorized vehicle on the streets of Kotzebue. You can be arrested for Driving While License Revoked (DWLR) even if you never applied for or never had a license. (Some infractions like Minor Consuming Alcohol carry a license suspension) After the suspension period, you must obtain a license in order to drive anything with a motor. People Driving While Intoxicated/Under the Influence is a chronic problem in our town. Please read our information on DUI IN KOTZEBUE KPD is now impounding the vehicles used by DUI drivers! INSURANCE and REGISTRATION of Vehicle is not required but highly recommended. Your bank or company may require Insurance or Registration- please check policies. Accidents do occur- there are a lot of cars, trucks, 4-wheelers and snow-machines on the roads for such a small town. 100% of accidents in Kotzebue occur within 5 miles of home. For info on the security of the Mail, visit the United States Postal Service page. Press releases and up-to-date information! - More PSAs - Internet Crime Complaint Center (IFCC) New Federal Agency related to the National White Collar Crime Center and the FBI Started May, 2000 Includes a complaint filing method, press releases, statistics and warnings. Does "Nigerian Bank e-mail letter scam" ring a bell? More info on Internet scams on our Bookmarks Page Alaska Weathercams The City, or Native Village, of Kotzebue is located 33 miles North of the Arctic Circle on Alaska's Western coast. The city has a population of 3,600. The police department was formed in 1969. Prior to that, police services were supplied by the Alaska State Troopers, and in territorial days by the U.S. Marshals Service. The department operates one of the largest state contract jails and receives prisoners from an area of about 32,000 square miles. Kotzebue is the location of many other services and businesses: Find many links for Kotzebue Community Information, Businesses and People, click here . The Kotzebue Police Department Shoulder Patches KPD received it's patches with the new design 5-23-04. We now have a day patch, and a "subdued" night patch: The Kotzebue Police Department Patch KPD Patches are now available for sale. Sorry, but we do not trade or give away patches. Click here for more information about the KPD Patch. View the Department Patch Collection. 20,000 12/02/02; 27,600 1/02/04; 32,430 8/20/04 34,909 1-01-04; 41,025 10-30-05; 48,576 10-25-06 53,156 6-09-07; 63,188 01-04-09; 66,487 08-03-09 71,825 08-03-09; 74,026 11-26-10, 77,296 07-20-11 Please sign the KPD Guestbook Sign Our Guestbook View Our Guestbook There is a separate "City of Kotzebue" Guest Book at the City of Kotzebue Main Page This page prepared and maintained by Don Goertz, Web-designer & Assistant LAN Administrator, KPD Send comments to dgoertz(at)kpd.otz.org - KPD Main Page - Kotzebue Regional Jail Facility - Department Personnel - Reserve Police Program - - Law Enforcement Sites - Kotzebue Links - - City of Kotzebue Main Page - Recreation Department http://www.kotzebuepolice.com/