On September 15, 2020, Anchorage Police was notified of a sexual assault perpetrated by 36-year-old Jason A. Karpinski. Special Victims Unit (SVU) detectives launched an investigation. As a result, an arrest warrant was obtained for Karpinski on March 16, 2021, for four counts of Sexual Assault II. That warrant was served on March 18, 2021; […]
Anchorage District Attorney Brittany Dunlop announced today that an Anchorage Grand Jury indicted Bert Christopher (“Chris”) Heitstuman on seven counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and Attempted Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. Heitstuman was arrested on Thursday, February 25, and is currently being held on a $11,000 cash-only bond with a 24/7 […]
The U.S Army dismissed or suspended 14 senior officers Tuesday and ordered policy changes following a sweeping independent investigation into sexual harassment and violence at the base, including the murder of a female soldier earlier this year. At a Pentagon news conference, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said an independent civilian review board found widespread […]
When you see something, say something. On the website for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), there is a tab labeled “Make a Cyber Tipline Report.” Between February 2020 and March 2020, multiple tips were made via that tool regarding a male suspect in Alaska who was distributing child porn. APD launched […]