(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska State Troopers will be conducting special DUI overtime enforcement patrols this coming weekend to ensure the safety of Alaskans while celebrating Halloween. Local law enforcement agencies will also participate in the enhanced enforcement efforts from Friday, October 30th through Sunday, November 1st. In the spirit of safety, the ramped […]
Alaska State Troopers and the Anchorage Police Department are partnering up to provide additional traffic enforcement along the Seward Highway Safety Corridor as a part of the annual high visibility enforcement “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Law Enforcement Officers from both agencies will be focusing on […]
(KETCHIKAN, Alaska) – On June 22, 2016, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office indicted Jason Alto, 20 of Egegik, on federal drug charges based on an Alaska State Trooper drug case. A few weeks prior to the indictment, on May 30, 2016, two Alaska State Troopers contacted Alto when he arrived into Ketchikan from Bellingham, WA, […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Last week Alaska Wildlife Troopers closed out an investigation into the illegal killing of three Dall Sheep from a drainage 20 miles back on the East Fork of Kings River. The case closed with a guilty plea to five counts from James Randall Wyatt, 58 of Palmer. Upon pleading guilty to Wanton […]
On January 15, 2016, Jack S. Stewart, Jr., of Adak, pled guilty in Anchorage District Court to three counts of transporting big game hunters in the field without a license. Stewart was charged after an investigation by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Wildlife Investigations Unit, into reports of caribou hunters being transported by unlicensed individuals for […]
(BETHEL, Alaska) – The Alaska State Troopers Bethel Patrol is adjusting the way it responds to significant violent crimes in Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Delta posts. The Violent Offenders Unit (VOU) comprised of a patrol sergeant and two patrol troopers, pulled from the Bethel Patrol post, will provide dedicated intensive and focused investigations into violent crimes, to […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – For the next two weeks Alaska State Troopers will be patrolling day and night, keeping an eye out for impaired drivers. The national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high visibility enforcement campaign, which started Aug. 19 and lasts through Sept. 7, is designed to discourage impaired drivers from hitting the highways. […]
(KENAI, Alaska) – With this weekend’s influx of Alaskans that are expected to make an appearance on the Kenai Peninsula for the personal use fishery, Alaska Wildlife Troopers would like to pass on some friendly reminders for the people (not the fish.) Once you arrive at the fishery – located on Kenai Beach a mile […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – While celebrating the Fourth of July, few things are as patriotic as filling the sky with flashes of red, white, and blue lights. During this upcoming holiday weekend, Troopers won’t hesitate to share their national colors on the road with motorists who are not practicing safe driving behaviors. Alaska State Troopers will […]