ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage woman was sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing and misusing Social Security benefits. According to court documents, Jayel Jean Lane, 34, applied for Social Security benefits on behalf of a minor in 2013. She received benefits for the minor from 2014 to 2022. For roughly seven years, Lane […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A former Anchorage USPS mail carrier was arrested yesterday in Missouri after a federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment in December charging him with fraud and theft for allegedly stealing checks from the mail for personal gain. According to court documents, Nha Xiong, 25, altered bank checks, typically with Whiteout, […]
On Thursday APD was notified of a robbery from the 10th Avenue/Hyder Street area and mid-shift officers and a K9 unit responded to the location to investigate. After making contact with the adult male victim, who had been assaulted, robbed, and had his vehicle stolen, police began looking for the suspects and the purloined vehicle. […]