(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska State and Wildlife Troopers started the Annual Click It or Ticket high visibility enforcement effort Monday. The effort runs through June 2. The main focus of the National Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign is to save lives. AST hopes motorists drive safely throughout the high visibility enforcement and […]
Trooper Helicopters outfitted with camera and mapping system (Anchorage, Alaska) – Earlier this year, the department procured hardware and software updates for the two A-Star helicopters, located in Anchorage (Helo-3) and Fairbanks (Helo-2). Last year alone, the Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers participated in 535 search and rescue operations. The technology […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Department of Public Safety Commissioner Amanda Price today announced that the Alaska State Troopers’ Bureau of Highway Patrol will be moving its’ headquarters to the Mat-Su West Post. Commissioner Price made the decision in consultation with AST Director Colonel Barry Wilson and AST Deputy Director Major Andy Greenstreet. “Traffic safety remains a […]
From 12/13/2018 thru 12/26/2018, Troopers made the following contacts: 18 misdemeanor DUI arrests, 0 felony DUI Arrests 5 drivers charged with driving with a suspended or revoked license 37 REDDIs reported with 9 drivers contacted and ultimately determined not to be DUI 137 damage only crashes 13 injury crashes and 2 fatal collisions were investigated […]