Fairbanks-based Alaska State Troopers report that on Monday they arrested a 24-year-old Elim resident on Sexual Assault charges that were incurred on February 1st. According to troopers, they received a report on February 1st of a sexual assault that occurred at a hotel in Fairbanks and opened an investigation that identified two college-aged victims who […]
(Kenai, AK) – On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, Carmen Perzechino, Jr., 59, was convicted by a jury following a three-week trial on two counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree and one count of Kidnapping. The convictions stem from an incident that occurred along the Sterling Highway on January 20, 2001 after Perzechino met […]
August 17, 2020 (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – This past week, following a series of conversations, written requests and meetings, the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA) received a donation of 35 laptop computers and tablets for distribution to shelter programs who house large numbers of school-aged children and had the most need for […]
Suspect in Arkansas commits suicide as investigators were getting warrant to seize DNA August 11, 2020 (Sitka, Alaska) – Today, Alaska State Troopers and the Sitka Police Department announce the closure of the Jessica Baggen cold case. Steve Branch, 66 of Austin, Arkansas, the suspect of the sexual assault and murder of Jessica Baggen, […]