JUNEAU – A Juneau man was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess to six and a half years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally possessing firearms. According to court documents, Clyde Edward Pasterski, Jr., 42, possessed 13 firearms, one of them being stolen, and eight seal […]
Latest CDC data show that guns now kill more children than any other cause, but health care interventions show promise for prevention Gun violence in the United States has increased to the point that it now kills more children than any other cause, including car accidents, and pediatricians may not be entirely prepared. While health […]
APD received a call at 9:52 am on Tuesday reporting that a driver was passed out behind the wheel of a gray Honda Odyssey at West 25th and Spenard and police responded to the location. When officers arrived, they located and blocked in the van that was parked but running. When they approached the van […]
After receiving a call reporting a disturbance at mile 11 of the Klawock Highway on Prince of Wales Friday, POW-based troopers responded to the scene and opened an investigation. troopers would find that 49-year-old Klawock resident Jason Fitch, while under the influence of alcohol, drove to his neighbor’s house with a loaded firearm. Once at […]
JUNEAU – Jeremy Beebe, 47, of Sitka, Alaska, was sentenced Thursday to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally possessing firearms. At the sentencing hearing, U.S. Chief District Judge Timothy M. Burgess noted that the most important sentencing factor, in this case, was protecting the public from the potential […]
FAIRBANKS – A Kalskag, Alaska, man was sentenced to four years and three months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and $1,900 in restitution to the victim of the stolen vehicle. According to court records, on July 9, 2020, Ethan Kerr, 29, stole a 2004 Scion from a Fairbanks home and drove […]
Following his arrest for a second shoplifting offense at Cabela’s on Saturday evening, an Anchorage felon faces several weapons charges. APD officers responded to the Cabela’s store at 155 West 104th Avenue at 6:33 pm on Saturday after Loss Protection officers at the store alerted them to a shoplifter who was still in the establishment. […]
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Laquinton Tyrone Dashawn Robbins, 28, has been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline for possession of firearm in an Anchorage school zone. Robbins pled guilty to the offense in February 2020. According to court documents, on October 3, 2018, Robbins possessed and discharged […]
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced Stephen Brooker Sherman, 36, of Nome has been sentenced U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. According to court documents, On January 5, 2020, a concerned citizen called Nome Police Department (NPD) and reported his neighbors were […]