On Wednesday of this week, it was reported that on Wednesday morning around 4 am, the AC store in Aniak had been broken into and robbed of over $30,000 in cash and checks. Troopers responded to the scene at the store in Aniak, the small southwest Alaska community of approximately 500, to initiate an investigation into […]
Initial reports of a shooting in Chevak is being reported by the trooper dispatch this morning. According to troopers, at 8:15 pm on Wednesday night, they received a report that 24-year-old Harold Paniyak, pulled a weapon and shot the Village Police Officer, 40-year-old Derrick McDonald, in that community. Troopers say that the VPO was medevaced […]
On August 15th, 2016, Bethel-based Alaska State Troopers received a report of a burglary and assault with a knife in the small community of Napaskiak and at once opened an investigation into the incident. The AST investigation revealed that 42-year-old Wilson Beaver of that community entered a residence there and put a knife to the […]
Following the recent uptick in burglaries in the Tok area, Alaska State Troopers began an investigation into the crimes and soon determined, because of similarities, that the burglaries were connected, and soon developed a suspect in several of the cases. Troopers began looking for 32-year-old Tok resident, Lance Grangaard, after determining he was connected with the […]