Alaska State Troopers are seeking two Fairbanks men in connection with multiple ATV thefts located in an investigation that commenced after two ATVs were reported stolen from a Fairbanks property by the owner on Saturday. After the 8:50 am call-in to troopers on Saturday, the Alaska State Troopers Burglary Suppression and Property Recovery Unit opened an investigation […]
Alaska State Troopers revealed on Monday, that after over three weeks of searching, the remains of 27-year-old Junior Leota were recovered by searchers from WSAR, PAWS, AWT, Alaska Dive and SAR team and family volunteers on the Chatanika River on Saturday. Leota was last seen when he crashed his ATV into the Chatanika River at Olnes […]
A Friday ATV rollover on Zero Lake Road in Houston at 11:54 am resulted in DUI, Refuse to Submit to a Chemical Test, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child charges for a Palmer woman, troopers reported. Troopers responded to Houston after being alerted to the accident and opened an investigation into the incident on Friday morning. The […]
Search efforts for a Fairbanks man who was swept downriver on Friday were suspended on Monday after an extensive search troopers say. On Friday afternoon troopers based in Fairbanks were notified that 27-year-old Junior Leota had crashed into the Chatanika River at Olnes Pond while on an ATV and had been swept downriver by the […]