(Anchorage, AK)— The Alaska Department of Public Safety has hired former Alaska State Trooper Anne Sears to lead the Department’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Initiative. Investigator Sears will work on unsolved murders and missing persons cases that involve Indigenous persons across the Alaska State Trooper’s area of responsibility. “The State of Alaska is […]
Update: During the investigation, Deputy Fire Marshals discovered the remains of four victims and identified them as 49-year-old Fred Cleveland, 33-year-old Racienda Russell, a six-year-old child, and a four-year-old child. The investigators say that their preliminary investigation has not determined the cause of the fire but does not appear to be suspicious in nature. The […]
(Anchorage) – The Governor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy, last week launched the People First Initiative to address several public safety issues facing Alaska. There will be five major intersecting topics, including: Domestic violence and sexual assault Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons Human/sex trafficking Foster care Homelessness These issues are a grouping of standalone initiatives – […]
Announce Call For Nominations For Commission Members and Upcoming Tribal Consultations The Departments of Justice and the Interior Wednesday announced next steps in the implementation of the Not Invisible Act, including the publication of a solicitation for nominations of non-federal members to join a Joint Commission on reducing violent crime against American Indians and Alaska Natives to address the long-standing missing and murdered indigenous persons crisis. The agencies are also […]