Troopers report that a victim of a trailer fire in Metlakatla succumbed to his injuries before he could be medevacked to Seattle for treatment of injuries sustained in the blaze on Tuesday morning. At 4 am on Tuesday morning the Metlakatla Volunteer Fire Department responded to a trailer fire to find that one person was […]
Troopers in Bethel were alerted at approximately 1:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon that a Scammon Bay man was being treated for a gunshot wound to the thigh at the village’s clinic. The cases was turned over to St. Mary’s-based troopers and they began an investigation. AST would find that 38-year-old Phillip Haskins had gotten into […]
Alaska State Troopers report that the prisoner who shot a Nunapitchuk Village Police Officer on Tuesday afternoon is in custody and has been charged with a multitude of counts that include Attempted Murder I, Assault I, Assault II, Assault III, Escape I, Misconduct Involving a Weapon III, Misconduct Involving a Weapon IV, and Misconduct Involving […]
At 9:20 am on Tuesday, troopers based in St Marys were notified of an active shooter in the community of Kotlik and initiated a response to the community. The troopers were told that the shooter, identified as 21-year-old Fred Prince, had been drinking at a friend’s house before being kicked out of the party. Prince […]
Alaska State Troopers and Deputy Fire Marshals report that two Chevak men are still missing and unaccounted for following a fire that completely destroyed the old school in that community early Monday morning. Troopers were made aware of the blaze at 9 am on Monday by the Chevak Village Police Officers. They reported to troopers […]
On Thursday evening, Wildlife troopers on Prince of Wales and Village Public Safety Officers on the island did a check on an unoccupied home in Hollis that resulted in the arrest of a Washington man on several charges. VPSOs and Wildlife troopers went to the home at 5:15 pm on Thursday and immediately discovered fresh […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The City of Unalakleet issued a local disaster declaration on Feb. 26, after a combination of wind and extreme cold weather resulted in power outages, and damage to the community’s water distribution system. Currently, the community has sources of drinking water and is taking water conservation measures. The Division of […]
Alaska State Troopers report that on Wednesday, following his release from the hospital, Dillingham man, Daniel Wahl, age 32, was arrested by the Alaska Bureau of Investigation and an Anchorage Service Unit for his part in the shootout that occurred in Dillingham on February 18th. The lead-up to the incident began at 11:36 am on […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Response and recovery efforts continue this week in Tuluksak after the community’s water plant was destroyed in a fire last month. Personnel from the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs visited Tuluksak Monday and Tuesday. The department’s tribal liaison and an emergency management specialist met with local leaders to […]