It was early this month that the Trooper’s Palmer Criminal Suppression Unit began a full-time investigation into the rash of thefts from vehicles at trailheads in the Mat-Su Valley. Then, on January 29th, troopers on patrol observed a woman near the Crevasse Moraine parking lot looking into vehicles. AST made contact with the female, who […]
Alaska State Troopers, on Monday released the names of the trooper and Wasilla Police Department officer involved in the Christmas Day officer-involved shooting that injured a Palmer suspect who opened fire on them during a response to a shots-fired call at just after midnight. The identities of the two enforcement personnel were revealed as Trooper […]
A Palmer woman claiming the need for medical attention caused a disturbance twice on Saturday night was arrested to await arraignment after police were called on two occasions, once at Mat-Su Regional, then by EMS after a second call, troopers report. Troopers were called to the hospital by staff for a disturbance at just before […]
A tsunami warning was issued by the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer following a heavy earthquake with a preliminary magnitude assessment of 7.5 that occurred 55 miles southeast of Sandpoint at 12:55 pm on Monday afternoon. The depth of the quake was at 25 miles along the Aleutian megathrust and occurred on the […]