Alaska State Troopers were alerted of an avalanche in the Hatcher Pass area, that occurred on the backcountry ski run burying one skier at 2:32 pm on Wednesday, the trooper dispatch reports. Patrol with AST, State Parks personnel and the Alaska Wildlife Trooper helicopter immediately dispatched, and EMS Rescue was also called in. As troopers […]
November 22, 2017 (Anchorage, AK), An Anchorage Grand Jury has indicted Melissa Knight, Mona Galliher, Courtney Renee Tweedy-Pederson, Thomas Flammini, Patricia England, Christopher Gowen, Daniel Carstens and Natasha Knight on November 14, 2017 in connection with a major heroin and methamphetamine drug ring in the Anchorage area. The leader of the drug ring, Melissa Knight, […]
Anchorage – Last week, Representative Matt Claman (D-Anchorage) joined corrections directors, state legislators, law enforcement officials, and behavioral health professionals from all 50 states at The 50-State Summit on Public Safety in Washington, D.C. The two-day summit, organized by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center in partnership with the Association of State Correctional […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska State Troopers will be conducting focused traffic enforcement efforts to ensure the safety of Alaskans celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday. While patrols will concentrate on deterring impaired drivers, troopers will also watch for speeding, aggressive driving, and distracted driving. The intention of the focused enforcement is to bring the number of […]