At 10:24 PM on November 27, 2023, Anchorage Police Dispatch received a call from Walmart Loss Prevention (LP) in Eagle River regarding a shoplifting suspect who was in their parking lot. While still on the phone with Dispatch, the LP stated he had left the area in his personal vehicle and was being followed by […]
At 1:05 AM on October 28, 2023, a mid-shift patrol officer saw a 2023 white Subaru station wagon being driven northbound on Arctic Boulevard near W 34th Avenue; the driver was unable to maintain his lane of travel. Near Arctic Boulevard and W Northern Lights Boulevard, the officer initiated a traffic stop on the Subaru […]
(Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage grand jury indicted 52-year-old Lawrence Andrew Lekanoff on two counts of sexual abuse of a minor on Feb. 23. Lekanoff is charged with sexually abusing a five-year-old child in an Anchorage park in 1994. The Anchorage Police Department investigated the case in 1994; efforts to identify a suspect were unsuccessful […]
At 10:38 AM on November 14, 2022, a handgun was reported as stolen to APD. The loaded gun had been inside a locked vehicle parked outside a business on the 300-block of E 87th Avenue. The suspect forced entry through the passenger door to gain access to the pickup. At 11:29 PM on January 14, […]