Troopers report that they are investigating a burglary incident where a North Pole homeowner returned to his home to find two suspects stripping the house on Saturday. According to the trooper investigation, two individuals targeted a residence on Hurst Road on Saturday and pulled their van into the home’s garage, concealing it as they worked […]
ANCHORAGE—Nunamta Aulukestai (Nunamta) and United Tribes of Bristol Bay (UTBB) appealed a land use permit issued to Chuchuna Minerals Co. for the proposed Groundhog copper mine located near the proposed Pebble mine. Today’s administrative appeal to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seeks protections for the Bristol Bay watershed and fisheries. Specifically, the appeal […]
At 3:30 pm on Thursday, while on patrol in the Sockeye fire area, troopers received a report of copper theft from burned structures near mile 74 of the Parks Highway. Upon receiving the report, troopers with the Criminal Suppression Unit and the Special Crimes Investigation Unit, opened an investigation. The resulting investigation identified a suspect […]
Alaska State Troopers announced that they had made more arreests in the burglary of the Eklutna Tailrace Fish Hatchery that took place in early November where $30,000 worth of copper, steel and aluminium had been stolen and another $30,000 in damages had been done to the facility. The burglars cut through walls to gain access to […]