ORIGINAL: (Nome, AK) – Alaska State Troopers Court Services Officer Curtis Worland was tragically killed Tuesday during a muskox attack near Nome. CSO Worland was attempting to haze a group of muskox from near a dog kennel at his home when one of the muskox attacked him. CSO Worland was sadly declared deceased at the […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – On November 9, 2022, narcotics Investigators assigned with the Alaska State Trooper’s Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) seized over 4,100 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and 88 grams of heroin after concluding a multi-day investigation in the Fairbanks area. Additionally, Arizona residents 36-year-old Christopher Birdow, 37-year-old Daniel Barnes, and 29-year-old William Gurley […]
2021 Data Shows Lowest Total Number of Reported Crimes Since 1975 (Anchorage, AK) – The Department of Public Safety has released the 2021 Crime in Alaska Report, its annual publication detailing crimes reported in Alaska, which reveals a 15.2% decrease in Alaska’s overall crime rate. This also reflects the lowest number of reported offenses since 1975 and […]
(Anchorage, AK)— The Alaska State Troopers will begin using a new statewide alerting platform beginning July 1, 2022, to alert Alaskans to timely information regarding Alaska State Troopers operations in their area. The new tool will allow Alaskans to subscribe to email and SMS alerts initiated from the Alaska State Troopers. The Alaska State Trooper’s […]