Alaska State Troopers say that they attempted a traffic stop on a 1983 Subaru Brat for an equipment violation near the Palmer-Wasilla Highway on Trunk Road early morning on Saturday but the vehicle did not stop and took troopers on a chase on the Glenn Highway. Multiple agencies, including Wasilla and Anchorage police assisted. The […]
During the early morning hours on Sunday wildlife troopers were alerted to an aircraft crash by the Rescue Coordination Center. RCC told troopers that they had responded to the Beluga Lake area for an ELT activation to find an aircraft flipped on its roof. The aircraft, a Piper PA-18, was located flipped upside down on […]
(ANCHORAGE, AK) – The Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Anchorage Police Department (APD) have released a first-of-its-kind Missing Indigenous Persons Report. The report provides reliable data and case transparency related to all missing persons in Alaska that are Alaska Native, American Indian, or their race is unknown within the Alaska Public Safety Information […]
More patrols on the roads dedicated to preventing fatal and serious injury crashes through robust DUI enforcement (STATEWIDE) – Troopers will have increased high-visibility patrols on Alaska’s highways starting this week and continuing through the Labor Day holiday to prevent fatal and serious-injury crashes. While Troopers will focus on DUI enforcement for both alcohol and drugs, […]