Fairbanks Police job posting goes viral as Anchorage officials lose hope under Mayor LaFrance and Police Chief Case

Only several days after the shooting of a 16-year-old Anchorage resident did Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case clarify that the large teenager had approached a police officer with a knife in her hand and refused to drop the knife despite repeated requests. The incident occurred last Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the mayor of Anchorage, a liberal advocate of defunding the police, apologized to the family for their daughter's death and said it should not have happened.

Mayor Suzanne LaFrance effectively blamed the police for the incident during Thursday's press conference, even though police were called to the scene after the young woman reportedly threatened family members with a knife with a 7-inch blade.

Four days ago, the Fairbanks Police Department posted a job posting aimed at individuals who feel unsupported by the chain of command.

“Are you in a place that doesn't fit you? It might be time for a change. You deserve a department and a community that stands behind you and supports the men and women who do real police work!” the job posting on Facebook reads. “Many police officers face the problem of working in an environment that doesn't support law enforcement, doesn't fulfill them, and doesn't fit their lifestyle. The Fairbanks Police Department is different!”

After listing salary and benefits, the article states:

“You don't have to work in an environment that fails police officers or where you feel unappreciated and unfulfilled. Come to a place where you and your family can succeed, you have financial stability, and you receive professional development that prepares you for the real police work you want to do!”

Anchorage police officials say they feel betrayed by LaFrance and Chief Case, who wouldn't ask people to hold off on making snap judgments about what happened until an investigation is complete. LaFrance even suggested she wouldn't trust an investigation by the department's internal investigation team and wanted her own investigation, in addition to the required state investigation by the Office of Special Prosecutions.

Police tell Alaska – a must They don't trust Chief Case, who left the police officer who shot the teenager in the lurch before the facts were known because he gave in to the wishes of the mayor, who has always been a critic of law enforcement.