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Fleeing Nikiski Car Chase Suspect Caught by Wildlife Troopers while Hitchhiking

By Alaska Native News on Jul 21, 2019 Featured, General News, Southcentral

The driver of a red Pontiac Bonneville made good on his escape from a traffic stop on the Kenai Spur Highway for a time but was ultimately remanded to the Wildwood Pretrial Facility on Saturday afternoon, troopers report. AST conducted a traffic stop on the Pontiac at 2:38 pm on Saturday for a speeding […]

Hitchhiker Assaults Good Samaritan, Jailed on Drug, Theft and Assault Charges

By Alaska Native News on Nov 2, 2015 Featured, General News

Alaska State Troopers responded to a Wasilla residence following an assault report, the trooper dispatch revealed on Sunday. Troopers went to a Vine Road residence to conduct an assault investigation at 5:30 pm on Sunday afternoon. During the investigation, they interviewed the 59-year-old victim of the assault, and found that he had stopped and offered […]