{"id":16302,"date":"2018-08-28T14:11:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T14:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/butcherbaker.net\/wordpress\/?p=16302"},"modified":"2020-09-29T20:14:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T20:14:51","slug":"craig-always-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lelandhale.com\/butcherbaker\/wordpress\/2018\/08\/28\/craig-always-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Scene of the Crime: &quot;Craig Has Always Been Wild&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CROSS-POST<\/strong> In 1982, Craig, Alaska, was a village with minimal police presence and a rough reputation. As one long time resident told a visiting reporter, \u201cCraig has always been wild. And there\u2019s no getting over that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There were only two cops \u2013 and no jail. There was also one Alaska State trooper; he was conveniently stationed in Klawock, seven miles north of Craig along a narrow, one-track road. Sometimes called, \u201cLittle Chicago,\u201d alcohol-driven fights were common in Craig. Sometimes they turned into brawls. Sometimes firearms were involved. Back in the day, murders were an inconvenience, more likely to be ignored than punished. <a href=\"http:\/\/lelandhale.com\/wordpress\/craig-always-wild\/\">MORE&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lelandhale.com\/images\/craig-from-water.png\" alt=\"Wild\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Craig from the Water<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CROSS-POST In 1982, Craig, Alaska, was a village with minimal police presence and a rough reputation. 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