Dozens of Alaska Villages Have No Police At All Dozens of Alaska communities still have no police to protect their residents. “Every community deserves public safety. Letting a criminal assault community members, with no protection from any police officer isn’t justice, it’s negligence,” said Mike Williams, Sr. and Les Gara in a joint statement today. “All Alaskans […]
Alaska State Troopers reported that a Palmer Police Department patrol vehicle ran into a pedestrian on Bogard Road on Thursday morning. AST was notified of the accident at 9:49 am on Thursday morning at Bogard and Green Forest Drive and they, along with EMS responded to the scene. EMS transported the victim to the hospital […]
“Her death was preventable!” said civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who was hired to represent the family of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta. Youtube video of police bodycam, surveillance, and other broadcast footage provided by Los Angeles Times. (warning: the video is disturbing) The Los Angeles Police Department released video footage Monday showing the moment when an […]
Alaska State Troopers report that the Palmer and Wasilla police were involved in an officer-involved shooting incident on Thursday evening on Church Road in Wasilla that resulted in a fatality. At 6:43 pm on Thursday evening, a Palmer patrol officer observed a motorcycle speeding near the Alaska State Fairgrounds and decided to perform a traffic […]