Alaska State Troopers report that they took a Wasilla man into custody on several charges after responding to Pittman Road for a report of a “male waving down traffic and pointing a firearm at drivers.” Troopers performed an investigation at the scene and found that 42-year-old Diego Lightfoot “was pointing a handgun at drivers he […]
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that 34-year-old Blake Lincoln Smith of Anchorage, Alaska, has been sentenced on charges of possessing heroin with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges stemmed from a search warrant execution on Smith’s vehicle on July 23, 2019, from which a […]
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Brian James Tepner, 48, of Fairbanks, Alaska, has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison followed by 8 years of supervised release on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and for being a felon in possession of a stolen firearm. At 3:30 a.m. […]
A shoplifter at Carrs Aurora Village on West Northern Lights was charged with robbery after brandishing a firearm at a Loss Prevention Officer on Saturday, APD reported. According to the report, 31-year-old Donald Maki went into the Carrs store at 1650 West Northern Lights on Saturday afternoon and grabbed items from the shelves and […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they responded to a business on KGB after receiving a call saying that a male suspect breaking into vehicles on that property on Saturday morning. When aAST arrived at the location at 2:13 am this morning, they contacted Calvin Wolter-Heussner, age 23, as he was departing the property. Troopers […]
Anchorage patrol officers responded to Eagle River early Sunday morning after Anchorage Dispatch received several calls reporting shots fired in the Business Park/Heritage Place area. Shortly after the initial calls at 1:32 am, another caller reported that she had seen a young male pointing a handgun in the air while riding a skateboard through […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Douglass Gordon Doggett, 43, of Anchorage, has been charged with sexual exploitation of children, distribution of child pornography, receipt of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and illegal possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. The criminal complaint alleges that, from November 2019 […]
A 20-year-old robbery suspect was arrested at the bus stop at Debarr and Turpin on Wednesday after a patrol officer was flagged down by his victim APD reported. The patrol officer was flagged down by a victim waving his arms frantically near Debarr and Ermine at 4:59 am. When stopped, the officer was told […]
Alaska State Troopers report that a Tok man was taken into custody after first being subdued by the victims on Sunday evening. Troopers received a call at 9:15 pm from a concerned citizen reporting that 51-year-old Paul Cranor was armed and on his way to a man’s home to kill him. AST immediately reacted […]