“The Anchorage Police Department is paying nearly $140,000 to change the locks on its entire fleet of patrol cars after someone broke into a city tire shop in early April and exposed a security weakness — some cop cars have the same keys. “

Whew! Now maybe APD can turn its attention to enforcing the traffic laws in Anchorage. It’s not talked about much but deaths involving motor vehicles is one of the biggest killers of citizens in Anchorage. APD goes after drugs and gangs thinking that makes for better PR - but to what end when public safety is involved? I’m not worried about drug dealers much when I walk and watch so many folks roll their cars through stop signs and red lights and fly past me at 1.5X the legal speed limit. Hey ADN how about some reporting and statistics on how many folks are injured/killed because of motor vehicle (MV) accidents and how much it costs us? What are the stats for MV tickets in ANC compared to other cities of similar size; is APD keeping us safe?