Palmer Alaska Beat

Sergeant Shayne La Croix was born in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1976, and moved to the Mat-Su Valley in 1988.  He attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks where he received a B.A. in Criminal Justice with a minor in Human Service Technology.  Following college, he attended the 1998 Interior Alaska Police Academy, and was hired as a patrol officer for the Soldotna Police Department in December 1998. He joined the Palmer Police Department in November 2002 as a patrol officer, in October 2005 he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and to Commander in December of 2019.

Sergeant La Croix will be talking to us about the recent changes in the department and future plans and goals.