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 […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On April 20, 2024, the Alaska State Troopers, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Anchorage Police Department, Wasilla Police Department, and Palmer Police Department conducted a six-hour high visibility traffic enforcement operation across southcentral Alaska focused on speeding on Alaska’s highways. During the special operation law enforcement conducted 405 traffic stops and contacted 526 drivers […]
Winter Driving Conditions Warrant Extended Studded Tire Use (Anchorage, AK) – On Monday the Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner, James Cockrell, issued an emergency order extending the statutory deadline to remove studded tires from vehicles operating on Alaska roadways for areas north of the 60° North Latitude line. Due to extended winter weather conditions […]
[content id=”79272″] (ANCHORAGE, AK) – The Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) has released the 2022 Crime in Alaska Report and Alaska Felony Sex Offense Report. Both reports provide detailed property and violent crime statistics and analysis specific to Alaska. In 2022, the overall number of crimes reported decreased by 1.6%. Additionally, the number of […]