Anchorage Inmate Faces Murder I Charges after Death of Cellmate

Anchorage Inmate Faces Murder I Charges after Death of Cellmate

A man, incarcerated at the Anchorage Correctional Center-East is facing charges of Murder I in connection with the death of another inmate housed at the facility. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation-Major Crimes Unit in Anchorage was informed at 1:31 on Friday that an inmate there, identified as 53-year-old Mark Canul, was found unresponsive in his cell […]

12 Fairview MOB Members Indicted on Drug, Weapons, and Money Laundering Charges

12 Fairview MOB Members Indicted on Drug, Weapons, and Money Laundering Charges

In the first indictment in the state that alleges the presence of  a nationally recognized street gang, a 25-count indictment was unsealed, alleging 12 defendants of a local gang “engaged in drug trafficking, firearms possession, and Money Laundering,” the Justice Department reported. That local Fairview gang, “Fairview MOB,” is alleged to be affiliated with the Campanella […]

Two South-Central Men Indicted in Huge Boot-Legging Case

Two South-Central Men Indicted in Huge Boot-Legging Case

The trooper dispatch revealed on Monday that an Anchorage grand jury indicted two south-central men on Felony Importation charges following an incident early last month. It was on November 3rd that the Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team (WAANT) “contacted two individuals flying on local air carrier from Anchorage to Pilot Station after having received […]