April 30, 2018, ANCHORAGE – In the interest of maintaining transparency, the Division of Alaska State Troopers (AST) released the following information regarding an Alaska State Trooper under arrest for attempted sexual abuse of a minor. On Thursday, April 26th, AST was notified that Trooper Vance Peronto, a 16-year veteran of AST, may have had […]
Alaska State Troopers and the Department of Corrections have opened an investigation into a disturbance involving a large group of inmates at the Spring Creek Correctional Center outside of Seward on Wednesday. It was approximately 3:18 pm on Wednesday that Seward-based AST were contacted and a response was initiated to the correctional center. But, prior to […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska State Troopers will be conducting focused traffic enforcement efforts to ensure the safety of Alaskans celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday. While patrols will concentrate on deterring impaired drivers, troopers will also watch for speeding, aggressive driving, and distracted driving. The intention of the focused enforcement is to bring the number of […]
A three-year-old boy and his dog were successfully located after an hour and a half search in the Sterling area on Saturday morning. Troopers in Soldotna were notified of a missing three-year-old child and is dog at 7:58 am on Saturday morning off of Chas Ross Road near Sterling AST reported on the trooper dispatch. […]