Ketchikan Gateway Borough Sheriff’s Office

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The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Sheriff’s Office (KGBSO) is a law enforcement agency in Ketchikan, Alaska, that provides a range of public safety services to the borough’s residents and visitors.

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Services Provided

The KGBSO provides the following services:

• Patrol
• Criminal investigations
• Search and rescue
• Emergency response
• Animal control
• Court security
• School resource officers
• Victim assistance

Divisions

The KGBSO is divided into the following divisions:

• Patrol Division: Responsible for responding to calls for service, conducting traffic enforcement, and providing general law enforcement services.
• Criminal Investigations Division: Responsible for investigating crimes, collecting evidence, and preparing cases for prosecution.
• Search and Rescue Division: Responsible for conducting search and rescue operations, providing medical assistance, and recovering lost or injured persons.
• Emergency Response Division: Responsible for responding to natural disasters, emergencies, and other incidents that require a coordinated response.
• Animal Control Division: Responsible for enforcing animal control laws, responding to animal complaints, and providing animal shelter services.
• Court Security Division: Responsible for providing security for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Courthouse and other court facilities.
• School Resource Officer Division: Responsible for providing law enforcement services to schools in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, including crime prevention, education, and response to incidents.
• Victim Assistance Division: Responsible for providing support and assistance to victims of crime, including counseling, advocacy, and referrals to other services.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Arrest Warrants Search

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Sheriff's Office (KGBSO) provides an online tool to search for active arrest warrants. This tool can be used to check if there are any outstanding warrants for your arrest, or for the arrest of someone you know.

How to Search for a Warrant

To search for a warrant, follow these steps:

1. Go to the KGBSO website.
2. Click on the "Warrants" tab.
3. Enter the first and last name of the person you are searching for.
4. Click on the "Search" button.

The search results will display a list of any active arrest warrants for the person you searched for. The results will include the warrant number, the issuing agency, the offense charged, and the bail amount.

What to Do if You Find a Warrant

If you find an active arrest warrant for yourself or someone you know, you should contact the KGBSO immediately. Do not attempt to evade arrest.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Arrest Warrants
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Bail Bonds

Bail is a sum of money that a person accused of a crime must pay in order to be released from jail while awaiting trial. The purpose of bail is to ensure that the person will return to court for their trial and to protect the community from further crimes.

Bail is set by a judge, who considers the following factors:

• The severity of the crime
• The person's criminal history
• The person's ties to the community
• The likelihood that the person will flee

If a person cannot afford to pay bail, they can hire a bail bondsman. A bail bondsman is a licensed professional who will post bail for the person in exchange for a fee. The fee is typically 10% of the bail amount.

How to Post a Bond

To post a bond in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, you can either:

• Pay the full amount of the bail to the court clerk.
• Hire a bail bondsman to post the bond for you.

If you are posting the bond yourself, you will need to bring the following to the court clerk's office:

• The bail amount
• A form of identification
• The defendant's name and case number

If you are hiring a bail bondsman, the bail bondsman will handle all of the paperwork and procedures for you.

Most Wanted List

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Sheriff's Office maintains a most wanted list of fugitives who are wanted for serious crimes. The list includes the following information:

• The fugitive's name
• The fugitive's photograph
• The fugitive's charges
• The fugitive's last known location

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Sheriff's Office encourages the public to help locate and apprehend these fugitives. If you have any information about the whereabouts of a fugitive on the most wanted list, please contact the Sheriff's Office.

Mugshots

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Sheriff's Office does not release mugshots to the public. This is because the KGBSO believes that releasing mugshots can be harmful to the privacy of the individuals depicted in the mugshots.

However, the KGBSO does release mugshots to the media in certain circumstances. For example, the KGBSO may release a mugshot to the media if the person depicted in the mugshot is wanted for a serious crime and the public's help is needed to locate the person.

If you are interested in obtaining a mugshot of someone who has been arrested in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, you can contact the KGBSO. The KGBSO may be able to provide you with a mugshot if the person depicted in the mugshot has consented to its release.

Sex Offender Registry

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Sheriff's Office maintains a sex offender registry in accordance with the Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act (ASORA). ASORA requires all sex offenders to register with the KGBSO and to keep their registration information up to date.

The KGBSO sex offender registry is a public record and is available for inspection by anyone. To inspect the registry, you can visit the KGBSO office. The KGBSO sex offender registry includes the following information:

• The offender's name
• The offender's photograph
• The offender's address
• The offender's date of birth
• The offender's sex
• The offender's race
• The offender's height
• The offender's weight
• The offender's eye color
• The offender's hair color
• The offender's scars, marks, and tattoos
• The offender's social security number
• The offender's driver's license number
• The offender's vehicle information
• The offender's employment information
• The offender's school information
• The offender's travel information
• The offender's criminal history

The KGBSO sex offender registry is an important tool for law enforcement and the public. It helps law enforcement to track and monitor sex offenders and it helps the public to stay informed about the whereabouts of sex offenders in their community.

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Sex Offender Registry