Springtime was settling into the Matanuska Valley the evening Ronald Oquilluk went missing. The skies likely resonated with the cries of northbound geese, the sun climbing higher each day to brighten Pioneer Peak and Palmer’s weathered colony-era barns far below. That would have been the setting on April 29, 1987, when Oquilluk, a 38-year-old […]
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that three Anchorage residents have been sentenced for their roles in an Anchorage mail theft scheme, which involved obtaining checks from the mail, and then negotiating the stolen checks at different banks using stolen identities and bank accounts. The last of three defendants in this […]
U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced on Friday that three Anchorage residents have been named in a 22-count indictment for their involvement in a mail theft ring. The indictment alleges that the trio “conspired to obtain checks stolen from the mail, primarily credit card convenience checks, and then negotiated the stolen checks at different banks in Anchorage using […]
An Anchorage husband and wife were taken into custody on a multitude of charges as well as warrants last week in the parking lot of Fred Meyers on DeBarr Road, APD announced Monday evening. According to the Nixle report, Anchorage police received a tip that 34-year-old Ronald Hecker was seen at Fred Meyers. Hecker had been […]