Juneau – The Alaska Legislature passed legislation this week that includes a measure put forward by Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) mandating a statewide audit of sexual assault examination kits. The House added the measure to Senate Bill 55, which would put in place technical changes and clarifications to Alaska’s criminal statutes as part of the […]
An Anchorage Sex Offender, who fled during a Child Pornography investigation in 2016, was sentenced to prison following his conviction on charges of Possession of Child Pornography and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, on Wednesday, the Justice Department revealed in a press release. 48-year-old Andrew Weed, who was previously convicted in a 2004 […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — In recognition of National Safe Boating Week 2017, May 20-26, the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary across Alaska are encouraging and promoting safe boating practices to protect lives at sea. The National Safe Boating Week campaign is a public outreach effort held annually during the week leading up to Memorial Day weekend and is designed to […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers started the Annual Memorial Day Weekend Click It or Ticket High Visibility Enforcement Effort Monday. The effort runs through June 4. The main focus of the National Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign is to save lives. AST hopes motorists drive safely throughout the […]