One DUI driver was taken into custody early in the morning on Wednesday after a high-speed vehicle chase, foot-chase and taser incidents near Eagle River. Police Dispatch was notified at 2:33 am on Wednesday morning that there was a possible drunk driver traveling northbound on the Glenn Highway traveling towards the South Eagle River exit. “Following […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] 25-year-old Ketchikan woman took Ketchikan-based Alaska State Troopers on a high-speed car chase early Thursday morning along the South Tongass Highway, troopers report. Troopers attempted to carry out a traffic stop on a green 1998 GMC Jimmy at mile tow of the southeast highway at just after midnight, but the driver, identified as Rhiana Sanford, […]
A Wasilla man thought he could make good his getaway from a traffic stop in the early morning hours of Thursday but didn’t count on the tracking abilities of K9 Unit “Echo.” Alaska State Troopers attempted a traffic stop on a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta at 1:35 am on Thursday morning, but rather than stop, the driver, later […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nchorage – Tuesday, Representative-elect Zack Fields (D-Anchorage), Rep. Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage), Rep. Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage), and Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux (R-Anchorage) announced they would pre-file legislation for the upcoming 31st Alaska State Legislature to address the significant increase in vehicle theft across Alaska. Last year the rate of vehicle theft spiked by nearly 40 percent compared […]