Anchorage police report that they were called to the scene on Monday where an adult male “was yelling and appeared to be suffering from a mental health episode,” according to the caller. The caller also informed APD that she was frightened by the suspect’s behavior. After responding to the scene, officers elected to take the […]
Anchorage investigators report that they have taken into custody an Anchorage man into custody on charges that include attempted murder in connection with a shooting involving himself and his ex-wife on Sunday evening. APD waws alerted to a shooting incident that occurred on the 9100-block of Centennial Circle at 6:41 pm on Sunday. It was […]
The Anchorage Police Department revealed that the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT), the Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT), and the Tactical Support Unit (TSU) was called in to the 5100-block of Chena Avenue on Monday evening after APD attempted to make a felony warrant arrest. The subject of the warrant, 62-year-old Jacquelyn D. Mercado, instead […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, 32-year-old Alex Bender was sentenced to 20 years in prison by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth for stabbing a man at the Executive Suites in Anchorage on Nov. 9, 2017. In May 2022, an Anchorage jury convicted Bender of first-degree assault, a class A felony, for stabbing a 42-year-old man from […]