It was reported on Monday that the Kiana Village Public Safety Officer Matt Sperl was assaulted by a suspect in that community while placing that person under arrest on Assault charges on Saturday. After receiving a report of a disturbance in the community of Kiana on Saturday, that village’s VPSO went to the scene at […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Governor Bill Walker issued a Disaster Declaration on October 14 for the August North Slope Borough storm that damaged roads and necessitated substantial emergency protective measures. The Disaster Declaration activates the State of Alaska Public Assistance program which is designed to help communities make repairs to utilities, public buildings, roads, bridges, and […]
Troopers in Northwest Alaska are reminding travelers to make sure that they travel with an adequate supply of fuel following a successful search and rescue operation that ended on the Kobuk River on early Wednesday morning. It was at 10:35 pm on Tuesday that the Alaska State Troopers an the Northwest Arctic Borough Search and […]
The trooper dispatch reported that a Village Police Officer in Ambler “responded to the report of a disturbance at a residence in the village” on Monday. The VPO’s investigation at the scene determined that 32-year-old Frank Cleveland had assaulted a family member there “causing physical injuries.” Alaska State Troopers and the VPO took Cleveland into […]