JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker Thursday named Walt Monegan the new Commissioner for the Department of Public Safety. Mr. Monegan will replace current DPS Commissioner Gary Folger, who will retire at the end of May to focus on his health. Commissioner Folger served the state for more than 30 years. “I want to thank Commissioner […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Starting October 30, 2014, Silver Alerts will be an available tool for law enforcement and the public when an at-risk adult is missing. On July 10, 2013, Governor Sean Parnell signed legislation requiring the Department of Public Safety to develop and implement notification plans to more quickly locate missing vulnerable adults. Like […]
After airing for five years, the program that publicized the operations of the top cops in Alaska, “Alaska State Troopers,” will come to a close. The last filming of the National Geographic show will be on June 30th ending the sixth and final season. It was the decision of Col. James Cockrell that the agency will […]
In a memorandum to Gary Folger, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, dated May 22, 2014, Alaska’s Governor Sean Parnell directed to Department of Public Safety to pay the health insurance premiums for the survivors of DPS employees killed in the line of duty. The health insurance premiums will be paid for the […]