ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason to 50 years in prison for kidnapping and drug trafficking. According to court documents, Macauther Christmas Vaifanua, 35, aka “Mac” and his brother, Faamanu Vaifanua, 31, aka “Junior” distributed heroin in the Anchorage area through the kidnapped victim between January 2015 […]
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced Wednesday to six months home confinement and more than $400,000 in fines and restitution for illegally trafficking in walrus ivory and failing to report business income to the IRS. According to court documents, Walter Earl, 76, owner of The Antique Gallery, regularly trafficked in illegal walrus ivory for […]
The Anchorage Police Department has received information that scammers are calling citizens claiming to be Anchorage Police Officers. The names the scammers are providing are names of real APD officers. If you receive a call from someone claiming to be a police officer remember: Law enforcement will NEVER ask for any form of payment. If […]
At 2:11 am on Saturday morning, Anchorage police patrol officers and Anchorage Fire Department personnel responded to a report of a structure fire on the 16000-block of Meadow Creek Drive. Upon arrival, an apartment unit was found to be ablaze. Firefighters quickly put the fire out and then discovered the remains of a deceased male […]