Two men from the Kenai Peninsula arrested by AST and APD Indicted by Grand Jury March 12, 2020 (ANCHORAGE) – Yesterday, a Kenai Grand Jury returned a true bill against two men from the Kenai Peninsula on multiple charges relating to possession and distribution of child pornography. A third man was also arrested and […]
Washington, D.C. – Alaska Congressman Don Young, Co-Chair of the TB Elimination Caucus, has been recognized by the ONE Campaign for his work in Congress to combat AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. Congressman Young is a cosponsor of H.Res.861 – a resolution supporting the role of the United States in helping to save the […]
Report now available on the Department of Public Safety Website (Anchorage) — The fourth Felony Level Sex Offenses report has been published to the Department of Public Safety Website. It can be found at https://dps.alaska.gov/Felony-Level-Sex-Offenses-2018. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is tasked with collecting information on felony level sex offenses reported to state […]
As part of its ongoing effort to increase public access on federal lands, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is seeking the public’s assistance to develop a list of its managed lands that would benefit from new or increased access routes. On March 12, 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law […]
(Anchorage) – Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has taken additional precautions to protect the health and welfare of travelers, airport staff and the public, from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). ANC is coordinating its efforts with the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). Since the first of the year, six cargo flights from Wuhan, China have landed at ANC. These cargo flights […]
(ANCHORAGE) – Two major initiatives, Wireless 9-1-1 and consolidation of emergency communication services, are underway to greatly improve law enforcement services to all Alaskans. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is providing a one-year courtesy heads up to telecommunication companies statewide that a formal request for the implementation of Wireless 9-1-1 will occur. Under […]
(ANCHORAGE)— Last week, the first of two application periods for the July 2020 Public Safety Academy closed out with just over 1000 applications submitted to the Trooper Recruitment Unit. The large swell of applicants is credited to a recruitment graphic that went viral on Instagram, as well as on-going advertising efforts. “We didn’t even realize […]
(ANCHORAGE) – The Alaska Department of Public Safety is recognizing National Forensic Science Week (September 15-21, 2019) and the contributions of forensic scientists who apply scientific principles and analytical methods to the examination of evidence that leads to the arrest and conviction of lawbreakers. “Advances in forensic science have revolutionized the criminal investigative process, said […]
NOAA Fisheries and partners invite members of the public to participate in conserving the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales at the third annual “Belugas Count!” —being held Saturday, September 21, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., in the greater Anchorage area. This celebration and citizen count is free and open to the public. No registration is […]