An assault victim was medevaced from the community of Quihagak to the hospital in Bethel on Sunday following a serious alcohol-fuel altercation in that small southwest Alaska community, troopers reported. Troopers were notified of the assault in Quinhagak at 8:10 pm on Sunday and responded to the community to find that 31-year-old Derick Johnson and […]
WASHINGTON — On Mother’s Day 2015, Iva Johnson, a member of the Navajo Nation living off-reservation in Flagstaff, Arizona, suffered a heart attack and fell into a coma. When she opened her eyes days later, she saw two unfamiliar women sitting at the end of her bed. “I was trying to focus, and I was thinking […]
October 15, 2018 TOGIAK, Alaska – A recent seizure of illegal alcohol in the Village of Togiak highlights the work of law enforcement to prevent illegal substances from hitting the streets. Last week, Togiak Tribal Police Officers (TPOs) prevented a significant amount of alcohol from making its way into the community, acting on a tip […]
O n June 18th, the Anchorage Police Department (APD) kicked off Operation Midnight Sun with its federal, state and local partners focused on a crime suppression sweep of violent offenders. Those partners include Alaska State Troopers (AST), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United States Marshals, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Drug Enforcement […]