Alaska State Troopers responded to a location near mile 78 of the Parks Highway early Sunday morning in response to a shots-fired call. When they arrived just after 1 am, they made contact with 57-year-old Hillary Johnson of Willow. Following a short investigation, AST placed Johnson under arrest Assault III and additional charges. The investigation […]
ANCHORAGE – A Mesa, Arizona, man was indicted in Alaska today for abusive sexual contact with a minor female passenger on a flight from Phoenix to Anchorage on April 26. The indictment alleges that Kepueli Talaiasi, 58, intentionally engaged in sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl who was seated next to him during the evening […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. federal agents have arrested more than 430 people in connection with the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, a senior Justice Department official told lawmakers Thursday, adding that the number of arrests continues to grow. The figure, announced by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brad Wiegmann, represents more than half of an […]
After receiving a call reporting a disturbance at mile 11 of the Klawock Highway on Prince of Wales Friday, POW-based troopers responded to the scene and opened an investigation. troopers would find that 49-year-old Klawock resident Jason Fitch, while under the influence of alcohol, drove to his neighbor’s house with a loaded firearm. Once at […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On April 15, 2021, an Anchorage grand jury indicted 53-year-old Leonard Charles Pletnikoff on one count of sexual assault in the second degree and one count of sexual assault in the third degree. Both charges are designated as domestic violence. This case was investigated by the Anchorage Police Department Special Victims Unit. The charges […]
The Valdez Police Department reports that the Valdez dispatch received a call reporting a dual stabbing at the local Boardroom Nightclub at 11:36 pm on Thursday night and both police and the Valdez Fire Department immediately responded to the scene. When the authorities arrived at the bar, they found two patrons suffering from knife wounds. […]
On September 15, 2020, Anchorage Police was notified of a sexual assault perpetrated by 36-year-old Jason A. Karpinski. Special Victims Unit (SVU) detectives launched an investigation. As a result, an arrest warrant was obtained for Karpinski on March 16, 2021, for four counts of Sexual Assault II. That warrant was served on March 18, 2021; […]
Mat-Su troopers received a 911 call from a residence in Willow early Saturday morning and heard a female screaming and immediately responded to lend assistance, the trooper report revealed. When they arrived at the scene on Long Lake Road, they observed 41-year-old Timothy Urovak standing over the victim with a knife threatening to kill her. […]
Anchorage District Attorney Brittany Dunlop announced today that an Anchorage Grand Jury indicted Bert Christopher (“Chris”) Heitstuman on seven counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and Attempted Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. Heitstuman was arrested on Thursday, February 25, and is currently being held on a $11,000 cash-only bond with a 24/7 […]