Three men were caught on tape who are suspected of breaking into the construction site at the state Capitol building, scaling the scaffolding and stealing flags off the roof.
Capitol building security circulated security videos and video stills of the three men on Monday. In an email to legislative staffers, the Capitol’s Chief of Security Steve Daigle said the heist went down around 1 a.m. Friday.
The Legislative Affairs Agency typically keeps a security guard on site around the clock.
Daigle said he was forbidden from speaking to media. His boss, Legislative Affairs Agency Executive Director Pam Varni, could not be reached for comment.
If you have information about this crime you can call Steve Daigle, Chief of Security, at 465-6227 or JPD at 586-0600 (Case No.: 150731-004).
Jeremy Hsieh is the deputy managing editor of the KTOO newsroom in Juneau. He’s a podcast fiend who’s worked in journalism since high school as a reporter, editor and television producer. He ran Gavel Alaska for 360 North from 2011 to 2016, and is big on experimenting with novel tools and mediums (including the occasional animated gif) to tell stories and demystify the news. Jeremy’s an East Coast transplant who moved to Juneau in 2008.
