ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder and U.S. Marshal Rob Heun Thursday issued the following statements in support of the Alaska Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) initiative to enhance 911 services in rural Alaska: “The primary duty of Alaska’s law enforcement community is to protect all of us in the Great Land,” said […]
Alaska State troopers revealed on Monday that they had transported a Kwethluk teen, who has been charged with attempted murder and other charges, to Bethel over the weekend following an incident Kwethluk involving VPOs there. According to the report by troopers, 19-year-old Bryan Nicolai, broke into the public safety building on Saturday and activated […]
Regional training sessions help law enforcement, prosecutors, medical providers and advocates improve response in sexual assault cases. February 18, 2020 (Bethel) – The Department of Public Safety hosted the sixth of a dozen Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) training sessions scheduled to be presented statewide. The trainings are intended to increase the capacity of […]
I am not new to Alaska or to the Alaska State Troopers, having served more than 20 years in the ranks. However I write today as the new Director for the Alaska State Troopers (AST), I want to introduce myself to Alaskans and take time to tell you what I want to accomplish while […]
Colonel Barry Wilson Retires; Major Bryan Barlow Appointed to Colonel (ANCHORAGE) — After 30 years of service to the State of Alaska, Colonel Barry Wilson has hung up his Stetson. During his distinguished career, there was little Col. Wilson hadn’t touched in the Division of Alaska State Troopers. He served Alaskans in many assignments […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In her continued effort to address the public safety crisis in rural Alaska, U.S Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Alaska Tribal Public Safety Empowerment Act, legislation to empower tribes in Alaska to exercise the special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction on a pilot basis. Among domestic violence victims in Alaska, Native women […]
He is the monster under my bed, saboteur of my dreams. His résumé includes schoolteacher, felon and, more recently, retired country “gentleman.” He is a specter of my past, a stalker who lurks within waiting to spring into view and set my heart pounding. He is the Devil at my doorstep, progenitor of my greatest […]
P/V Audrey Ann celebrates “two incredible women.” Photo: Audrey Ayay-Dehart, left, and Ann Porter pause aboard the P/V Audrey Ann Tuesday, August 13 in Kodiak. The Alaska Wildlife Troopers patrol vessel was named in honor of the two civilian employees. Image-DPS August 15, 2019 (KODIAK) – The Alaska Wildlife Troopers broke from tradition Tuesday […]
Alaska State Troopers on Thursday announced that they successfully retrieved the remains of a deceased hiker from the Penny Royal Glacier in Hatcher Pass on Wednesday. According to AST, they received a report at 10:35 pm on Sunday night from a hiking group on the glacier that 57-year-old Leslie Lahndt had died in a […]