APD Arrests Armed Prowler after University of Alaska Police Take him into Custody in ANMC Incident

APD Arrests Armed Prowler after University of Alaska Police Take him into Custody in ANMC Incident

  At 10:54 pm on Tuesday, Anchorage police were alerted by security officers at the Alaska Native Medical center that they had encountered a vehicle prowler in the hospital’s parking garage. They informed police that when they made contact with the prowler, later identified as 23-year-old Matthew Johnston, he pulled a handgun from his waistband. […]

Remains of Troubled Hiker Collected from Mountainside near McHugh Creek Trail

Remains of Troubled Hiker Collected from Mountainside near McHugh Creek Trail

  Alaska State Troopers reported on Wednesday that after receiving a request from Anchorage police for a welfare check on a distraught 27-year-old, whose vehicle was located at the McHugh Creek Trailhead, they located and retrieved the remains of Cody McFarland from a mountainside on Saturday.  “Information received by AST indicated the male was contemplating […]

APD Chief Reveals Identity in Police Shooting, Imagery of Bullet Damage

APD Chief Reveals Identity in Police Shooting, Imagery of Bullet Damage

  Following the mandatory period in an officer-involved shooting, Chief Justin Doll released the name of the officer and released images of the bullet damage to an officer on Wednesday. Chief Doll identified the officer involved in the fatal shooting as Officer Jason Cusak, a five year veteran of the department. The deceased suspect’s identity […]

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