This Day in Alaska History-January 1st, 1921
Fairbanks Law Enforcement Arrest Man for Multiple Sexual Assaults
(Fairbanks, Alaska) — This week, the Alaska State Troopers and Fairbanks Police Department arrested Gareth Ward for allegedly sexually assaulting multiple juveniles in the Fairbanks area. On July 8, 2025, at 2:29 am, Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks received a request for a welfare check on an underage female. AST responded to the location in North […]
Alaska state judge dismisses murder case, citing widespread misconduct by local police
alaskabeacon.com In an extraordinary order, a Ketchikan Superior Court judge has dismissed murder charges against a Metlakatla man, citing a lengthy series of errors, lies and evidence concealed from defense attorneys by the Metlakatla Police Department. The errors, Judge Daniel Doty said last week in an order, were so severe that defendant Isaac Henderson cannot […]
Dillon Spring Convicted of Attempted Murder of Six Police Officers
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, an Anchorage jury convicted 32-year-old Dillon Nicholas Spring of six counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder, eight counts of First-Degree Assault, one count of Second-Degree Misconduct Involving Weapons, six counts of Third-Degree Assault, and two counts of Fourth-Degree Assault. The jury also determined several aggravating factors applied to Spring’s conduct, including that […]