ANCHORAGE-During the last two weeks of December, 2011, the Anchorage Police Department Community Action Policing Team responded to reports of frequent alcohol violations in local bars by conducting undercover operations in cooperation with the Alcohol Beverage Control Board. These reports came from citizens as well as APD Swing Shift and Mid Shift officers that overserving […]
Four months after urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to move quickly to end the Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) program for Anchorage, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today applauded the announcement that I/M will no longer be required effective February 9.
The Anchorage Police Department has received 2 complaints regarding a new scam which targets hotel guests. The scammer calls a hotel guest and tells the guest that there was a problem running his credit card number when checking into the hotel. The scammer then asks for the guest’s credit card information over the phone. Obviously […]
(Anchorage, Alaska)—A winter snow storm and two early morning avalanches have combined to create extremely dangerous driving conditions, prompting the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Faculties to close the Seward Highway between Potter Marsh and Girdwood. This closure is effective from 9:00am and will extend until further notice.