This service was incredibly well put together.  The passion of the speakers- from Gov. Walker to the men who served with Sgt. Brandt made it clear what a great guy Sgt. Allen Brandt was.

The massive participation from the community today and the hundreds of men and women from the public safety community demonstrated what Alaskans value.

As we go forward we need to heed what we heard today from the police officers who spoke- Phil McBroom, and Sgt. Allen Brandt by a video recording made during his testimony at a recent Fairbanks City Council meeting. 

McBroom spoke of the catch and release criminal justice system in Alaska- made weaker by SB-91.  McBroom noted some criminals can be arrested as many as three to four times per shift as they are continually released on their own recognizance.

One of those career criminals was a man who viciously attacked and shot Sgt. Brandt.