Noorvik Man Arrested after Disturbance, Pointing Handgun at Trooper

Noorvik Man Arrested after Disturbance, Pointing Handgun at Trooper

A Noorvik man is in jail following an altercation in that community on Tuesday, the trooper dispatch reports. After Kotzebue-based troopers received a call from the community of Noorvik of a disturbance in the community, troopers traveled to Noorvik to investigate. When they arrived in Noorvik, they contacted 32-year-old Carl Smith, who was the subject […]

Selawik Murder Suspect Indicted by Kotzebue Grand Jury

Selawik Murder Suspect Indicted by Kotzebue Grand Jury

The trooper dispatch, on Tuesday, announced that Selawik man, 39-year-old Christopher Cleveland was indicted by a Kotzebue Grand Jury on charges of Murder I, Murder II, Attempted Murder II, Assault III, and Burglary I for the incident that arose in the early morning hours of Monday, July 6th in that village. It was at 4:42 […]

Shooting Suspect Barricaded in Rural Alaska Community of Selawik

Early this morning, at 4:42 am, Kotzebue-based troopers received a report from the community of Selawik that a man there was discharging a firearm. Troopers also talked to the village police officer in Selawik and it was confirmed that a suspect had barricaded himself in a residence and additionally, there was another individual outside the […]