A quick-thinking citizen and a Carrs employee were instrumental in identifying a shoplifting Anchorage man who was ultimately charged with Forgery I and Theft III on Sunday, APD reported on Tuesday. Patrol officers responded to the Carrs on Gambell in reference to a shoplifter at 1:31 pm on Sunday. When they opened an investigation and […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump was wrong to retweet anti-Muslim videos from a far-right British group of ultranationalists that she described as “hateful.” “The fact that we work together does not mean that we’re afraid to say when we think the United States has got it wrong, and be […]
A Wasilla woman was arrested on forgery charges after troopers respondedx to the Holiday Gas Station at the Pittman and Parks Highways on Monday night, the trooper dispatch revealed. According to the report, Wasilla resident, 37-year-old Mandy L. Edelen had attempted to pass off a fake $20 bill to buy $16 worth of food items […]
In August 2017 the Anchorage Police Department took 87 fraud reports regarding counterfeit money that had been passed during transactions. The sophistication of the bills being passed in Anchorage is low; the fake money is easy to spot if a few moments are taken to examine it. Legitimate money is 75% cotton and 25% linen […]