(ANCHORAGE, AK) – Alaska law enforcement agencies, as part of the state’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Initiative, increased their enforcement efforts in response to an increase in the deaths of Alaskans due to drug overdoses statewide in 2024. Recognizing that no single agency can fight this battle alone, 22 local, state, and federal […]
(Marshall, AK) – The Alaska Department of Public Safety has released digital audio recordings associated with an officer involved shooting that occurred on May 2024 in Marshall, Alaska. The Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions formally declined to criminally charge the involved officer on July 30, 2024. The video and incident report can be […]
(Soldotna, AK) — Alaska Department of Public Safety James Cockrell announced last week at a press conference that two Alaska State Troopers have been charged with misdemeanor assault, after an arrest they made in May 2024, on the Kenai Peninsula. The Troopers are identified as: 49-year-old Joseph Miller, a 14-year employee of the Alaska State […]
On July 15, 2024, at 1:11 pm, the Juneau Police Department was following up on an assault that occurred on July 14, 2024. An officer contacted 35-year-old Juneau resident Steven Kissack, during the contact Kissack produced a knife and refused to follow orders from the officer. The Juneau Police Officer requested additional law enforcement officers […]