At 5:39 am on Sunday morning two Anchorage patrol officers investigating a shots-fired call pulled up to a blue SUV stopped at the outbound Glenn Highway off-ramp at the South Birchwood exit. The officers observed the driver outside of his vehicle with the rear hatch opened and armed with a rifle. The armed suspect advanced […]
Alaska State Troopers have released the names of the two officers involved in the shooting death of 54-year-old Ester resident Matthew Heller on Wednesday as Trooper Captain Eric Spitzer and University of Alaska Fairbanks Police Officer Kelly Copeland. The fatal case had its initial beginnings when troopers responded to a call at an Ester home […]
At 7:10 pm on Saturday evening Anchorage police and AFD Medics responded to the Minnesota Drive and Benson Boulevard intersection after receiving a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian collision that occurred there. Upon arrival, Major Collision Investigations Unit (MCIU) opened an investigation and the far-right southbound lane of Minnesota was closed and all eastbound lanes […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to mile 113 of the Glenn Highway on Friday morning after a report of a rollover to find the driver deceased as a result of the crash according to trooper dispatch. AST officers responded to the location near Sheep Mountain where they partially closed the highway and opened an investigation that […]