ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska State Troopers will be conducting focused enforcement patrols on Wednesday to ensure the safety of Alaskans celebrating Halloween. In the spirit of safety, the ramped-up holiday enforcement will focus on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs. Local law enforcement agencies will also participate in the enforcement efforts on Halloween. Regardless […]
The name of the officer involved in the trooper-involved shooting in St Marys on Thursday has been released as that of Sergeant Brent Hatch. He had been on mandatory 72-hour administrative leave since the incident. Troopers were called in for assistance by the St Marys VPO at 7:10 on Thursday evening during a domestic violence incident. When […]
Alaska State Troopers report that officers responding to a Domestic Violence Assault in Copper Center shot and killed a Copper Center man who had assaulted an elderly person and placed other family members in fear at 3:15 am on Friday morning. Troopers received a DV assault call at 2:34 am on Friday reporting that 38-year-old Eric […]
A KOTZEBUE dad diagnosed with prostate cancer says his ‘life has been saved’ thanks to state-of-the-art treatment. Mitch Lewis, a state trooper, flew 4350 miles from his home to Prague, Czech Republic for proton beam therapy. Mitch, 55, who featured on the TV show ‘Alaska State Troopers’, has a family history of prostate cancer and his […]