New outreach efforts underway so that fishery observers feel comfortable reporting harrassment issues and ensure that fishing vessel crews, captains and fishing company managers understand what constitutes harassment. If you’ve watched a reality TV show profiling life on U.S. commercial fishing vessels, you know it’s a challenging and dangerous work environment for the crew. […]
A 911 call to the troopers in Northway on Tuesday afternoon at 4: 46 pm prompted a response to investigate. According to the report, 33-year-old Andrew Gagnon had assaulted a family member by repeatedly beating on that person’s vehicle. The family member, in fear of their safety, fled the area and called authorities to […]
During the early morning of Monday, at 7:40 am, AST received a request from Fairbanks police for assistance apprehending the driver of a stolen vehicle near Davis Road on University Avenue. Fairbanks police told troopers that the vehicle had hit several snow berms in the parking lot of Sophia’s station prior to entering the […]
On Saturday, Alaska State Troopers reported on an incident that occurred in Napaskiak in mid-December. According to the AST report, they responded to the community on December 15th after receiving a report of an assault on an infant by the child’s mother. The investigation by troopers found that Napaskiak woman, Sarah Felix had attempted […]