A short chase ended in the capture and multiple charges against a Craig man on Saturday evening troopers reported. At 7:33 pm Prince of Wales-based troopers observed 42-year-old Walter Young driving at excessive speeds and repeatedly crossing the center line within the city limits of Craig and attempted a traffic stop. When the vehicle came to […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a woman from the cruise ship Celebrity Solstice near Noyes Island, west of Craig, Wednesday. The Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the 61-year-old woman and transported her to Ketchikan, Alaska, where a Guardian Flight crew was waiting for transport to higher medical care. Coast Guard Sector […]
Alaska State Troopers along with the Craig Police Department following a recent tip arrested two individuals, one who had been hiding out from law enforcement since May 1st. Craig police received a report on the whereabouts of 24-year-old Jeremy Ellis and his girlfriend Nicki Casey. A warrant was issued for Ellis’s arrest after failing to appear […]
A Ketchikan man has been arrested on Murder I charges after confessing to shooting another Ketchikan man on Prince of Wales island early Wednesday morning, the trooper dispatch revealed on Thursday. According to the report, 26-year-old Timothy Murphy was arrested after shooting 64-year-old Brian Stanton at Keete Inlet on Prince of Wales Island. Troopers were […]