At approximately 4:23 pm on Sunday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers observed and attempted to pull over a tan Dodge SUV for driving 89 mph in a 55 mph highway Safety Corridor at Mile 8 of the Knik-Goose Bay Road. The driver failed to stop for the officers. The driver, who was later identified as 27-year-old […]
Early Sunday morning at 1:30 am, Soldotna Dispatch was notified by officials at the Spring Creek Correctional Facility in Seward of an assault that occurred between two inmates there. The man, identified as 29-year-old Elihu Gillespie, was found unresponsive in his cell in the high security area of the prison. Gillespie was transported from the […]
A 911 call went in to authorities on early Saturday morning at 12:43 am reporting a possible assault involving a firearm with an ongoing disturbance at the Icy Bay Lodge approximately 65 to the west of Yakutat. Wildlife Troopers and Yakutat Police departed Yakutat via aircraft at first light and arrived at the lodge at […]
The Glenn Highway was closed down for just under an hour near Soapstone Road on Sunday afternoon after a rollover accident occurred there at around 4:30pm. Troopers investigated the scene on the highway after EMS and Fire crews extricated 38-year-old Dawn Leonard from a 1998 Ford Ranger. The investigation revealed that 62-year-old John Luster of […]