APD investigators say that the suspect taken into custody on Friday in connection with the vehicle arson with a deceased person near Cheney Lake park has been charged with Murder II, Arson I and Tampering charges. Shortly after midnight on Friday morning patrol officers and Anchorage Fire Department personnel responded to a vehicle fire in […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Anchorage Superior Court Judge Michael Wolverton has sentenced 32-year-old Gina Virgilio to 60 years in prison for murdering her fiancé Michael Gonzalez in 2012. Virgilio previously pleaded guilty to a single count of first-degree murder on the morning trial was scheduled to begin in April 2019. Pursuant to the plea agreement, Virgilio could […]
Alaska Fire Marshal Encourages Fire Safety at Construction Sites (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – This week the Division of Fire and Life Safety is calling attention to Arson Awareness Week. Today through Friday, May 11, the focal point for this awareness campaign is “Preventing Arson at Construction Sites.” “A fire at a construction site can be […]
Although they have yet to apprehend either suspect in last Monday’s arson at the East Tudor Yakitori Sushi establishment, APD commends and thanks the public for assisting them in identifying one of the suspects. APD also said publicly to the suspects involved in the arson, “Those involved in these crimes should know that the public […]