Alaskans urged to take action, help stop abuse by changing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors (ANCHORAGE) — No one should feel unsafe in their own home. Domestic violence, however, is pervasive in Alaska and nationwide. Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse in domestic relationships and households affects millions of Americans each year. Victims include women, children, and […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA) and Alaska Department of Law expressed concerns today over the concept of at-home sexual assault exam kits to be used without medical professionals. The use of such kits could actually end up hurting victims in the long-run and result in fewer successful prosecutions […]
Patrol officers responded to conduct a welfare check on the occupants of a home on the 1800-block of Atkinson Drive in Nunaka Valley at 2:46 am after receiving a call of a neighbor hearing a domestic disturbance, APD reported on Thursday morning. When they arrived at the scene, the officers could also hear the disturbance, […]
A Talkeetna man was involved in a short stand-off with Southcentral SERT at a residence along the Parks Highway on Thursday afternoon, troopers reported on the trooper dispatch. Troopers with Palmer Criminal Suppression Unit, Palmer Patrol, and Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit responded to the Talkeetna residence at 1:32 pm on Friday to serve a […]