A report went in to the Coast Guard 17thh District Command Center on Tuesday reporting a crewmember aboard the F/V Optimus had suffered a severe laceration from a fishing hook while fishing in the Gulf of Alaska. Because of the severity of the wound, the Command Center immediately ordered the launch of a MH-60 Jayhawk […]
Three hours after troopers responded to a report of a dead woman, later identified as 56-year-old Gitte Stryhn, in the ditch alonG Coal Road off of the Healy Spur Road this morning, troopers located the suspect vehicle involved in the crime. Stryhn was struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning while bicycling to work at the Kantishna […]
Alaska State Troopers were notified of a body in the ditch along Coal Street off of Healy Spur Road early Thursday morning by a co-worker. The Alaska Bureau of Investigations and the Bureau of Highway Patrol responded to the scene at approximately 7 am this morning to investigate the incident. The preliminary investigation found that a […]
Sitka Police received a report of a nuisance Brown Bear at a home in Halibut Point on Tuesday. Police, ADF&G, and Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to the scene. Their investigation found that the bear had damaged the property as it tried to gain access to the inside of the home through a window. Further investigation […]