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 […]

Armed Suspect Taken Down with Taser by Kiana VPSO

Armed  Suspect Taken Down with Taser by Kiana VPSO

Alaska state troopers on Tuesday, reported that at 10:30 pm on Thursday, May 28, the Northwest Arctic Borough Village Public Safety Officer in Kiana, responded to a call requesting that 40-year-old Godfrey Tuckfield be removed from a residence. While at the scene, the VPSO observed that a family member had a bloodied shirt from being struck […]