Alaska State troopers released a press release on Sunday reporting that a 35-year-old male in Ketchikan, at 7:18 pm on Friday, stated that he was “suicidal and was neck deep in the water and was going to drown himself.” Following that message, the caller disconnected from the troopers, but the call was found to becoming […]
Alaska State Troopers said on Thursday, that they asked the U.S. Marshals Alaska Fugitive Task Force for assistance in locating as well as apprehending a Ketchikan man on Monday. The AFTF traveled to Ketchikan, and with the AST, located 23-year-old Thomas Shull, who had outstanding warrants for his arrest for MICS IV, DV-Assault IV and Petition to […]
KETCHIKAN, Alaska – The Coast Guard commissioned the fast response cutter John McCormick during a ceremony in Ketchikan, Wednesday. The ceremony took place at Base Ketchikan and was presided by Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Charles Michel, and attended by Rear Adm. Michael McAllister, USCG 17th District commander, and Capt. Shannan Greene, Sector […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick (WPC-1121) and its crew arrived to their homeport at Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, Friday afternoon after completing a 6,200-mile trip from Key West, Florida. The John McCormick is the first fast response cutter on the West Coast and will provide increased capabilities compared to the smaller 110-foot patrol boats it […]