Alaska Wildlife Troopers report that a Washington man charged with False Statements when he filed for fishing licenses during an investigation that concluded earlier this month pleaded guilty to five counts in Wrangell court last week. Stephen Nesbitt, age 49, of Washington state was found to have obtained two subsistence Salmon permits and subsequently charged […]
Following contact with a concerned citizen who reported a video posted on social media showing a driver intentionally trying to ram three deer on Wrangell Avenue near Petersburg, troopers opened an investigation that resulted in misdemeanor charges being filed against two Petersburg teens. On February 12th, the 17-year-old teen driver and his teen passenger, also […]
SITKA, ALASKA, February 5, 2018 — Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital (MEH) recently installed and deployed the Hugs Wi-Fi Infant Protection solution, along with the matching mother/infant component of the Hugs system; Kisses® Mother as an additional layer of security in its Labor and Delivery Department. The Hugs technology is a comprehensive infant security system that protects […]
On Monday, Alaska State Troopers’ Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit in Ketchikan while at the ferry terminal, contacted a California man identified as 24-year-old Peter Joey Riveranieves as he was preparing to board the ferry to Prince of Wales. Troopers seized a duffle bag belonging to Riveranieves. Riveranieves was allowed to leave the scene. A search warrant was obtained and […]