April 30, 2018, ANCHORAGE – In the interest of maintaining transparency, the Division of Alaska State Troopers (AST) released the following information regarding an Alaska State Trooper under arrest for attempted sexual abuse of a minor. On Thursday, April 26th, AST was notified that Trooper Vance Peronto, a 16-year veteran of AST, may have had […]
CANTWELL, Alaska) – The Denali Highway will be closed at mile 131, approximately four miles east of Cantwell, for three non-consecutive nights between the evening of Saturday, Sept. 9 and the morning of Thursday, Sept. 14 to allow a contractor to safely install a large box culvert in the roadway. The road will be closed […]
ANCHORAGE– As part of the Walker-Mallott administration’s efforts to build a Safer Alaska, Governor Bill Walker today directed state troopers to increase enforcement along safety corridors, like Seward Highway and Knik Goose Bay Road, starting this weekend. Additional radar speed signs will also be posted to remind Alaskans to drive and bike safely. “This beefed-up […]
A Nikiski man was arrested after a traffic stop and held on $30,000 bail after troopers found he had several outstanding warrants on Tuesday night. Troopers pulled over a vehicle for traffic violations at 8:46 pm on Tuesday night on South Miller Loop in Nikiski, the trooper dispatch revealed. AST contacted the driver of the […]