Troopers Investigating Circumstances of North Pole Burn Victim

Troopers Investigating Circumstances of North Pole Burn Victim

AST is investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident where a teen suffered burns at a bonfire on the Dyke near North Pole that occurred early Sunday morning, they report on the dispatch. Troopers in Fairbanks were alerted by hospital staff at Fairbanks Memorial’s emergency room at just after midnight on Sunday morning that they were […]

Quinhagak Man Assaults Tribal Police Following Huffing Incident

Quinhagak Man Assaults Tribal Police Following Huffing Incident

Troopers overnighting in Quinhagak assisted Tribal Police Officers following an attack by a suspect during a response in that western Alaska community on Thursday, it was reported on the trooper dispatch. According to the report, Tribal police contacted 32-year-old John W. Cleveland as he was “huffing” gas and attempted to take him into custody with […]

St Mary’s Man Arrested after Threatening to Burn Down House

St Mary’s Man Arrested after Threatening to Burn Down House

St. Mary’s-based Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a St. Mary’s man splashing gasoline onto his residence and saying he was going to bun it down, AST reported on Saturday. According to the report, three of 24-year-old Zachariah Paukan’s family members and a friend “subsequently fled the residence in fear of a fire being started,” […]