(SITKA, Alaska) – Three Village Public Safety Officers were selected to participate in the VPSO Arming Pilot Project training set to begin on March 15 at the Public Safety Training Academy in Sitka. The Arming Pilot Project training qualifications and requirements were designed by the nine Native non-profit organizations and the Northwest Arctic Borough that […]
Alaska State Troopers are asking for help in locating a Wisconsin man who traveled to Alaska to view wildlife this summer and hasn’t been heard from since August. Family members reported last hearing from 72-year-old Roger H. Yaeger around Aug. 8 in Wasilla. He had told family members that he was going to travel around […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers have been decking the highways with lights and sirens (falalalala la la la la) over the past two weeks. The high visibility enforcement effort, which started Dec. 10 and lasts until Jan. 4, 2015, is to ensure the safety of Alaskans while they participate […]
(MANOKOTAK, Alaska) – The Public Safety Building in Manokotak will be dedicated on Sunday in memory of Village Public Safety Officer Tom Madole, who was killed on March 19, 2013 while serving as the village’s first responder. Weather permitting, representatives from the Bristol Bay Native Association and Alaska Department of Public Safety plus Madole family […]
(PALMER, Alaska) – Registration is open for the fourth Alaska State Troopers Citizen Academy offered in the Mat-Su Valley to promote and enhance citizen understanding and awareness of the role of troopers within the community. After three successful sessions in the Valley, the next will start on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. The AST program is […]
Alaska State Troopers are asking for the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old boy who hasn’t been seen since he ran away from his North Pole home on June 29. Efforts by family and troopers to find Richard Wellfort since then have been unsuccessful. No one has reportedly seen Wellfort nor had any known communication […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – With another successful Operation Dry Water out of the way, Alaska Wildlife Troopers will continue to spread the message of boating safety while doing fisheries enforcement over what is expected to be a busy holiday weekend full of frivolity and fishing on Alaska waterways. This weekend, there will be a robust presence […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Troopers will hit the roadways and waterways to help ensure people safely enjoy the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend. Alaska State Troopers will mostly be out on the roads enforcing traffic laws and responding to calls for service while Alaska Wildlife Troopers will focus on contacting people out fishing or recreating around […]