The U.S. Marshals, Anchorage Police Department and Alaska State Troopers have partnered to create a Sex Offender Task Force utilizing the resources and jurisdictions of each agency to ensure the compliance of convicted sex offenders living in Alaska. The overall mission of this recently created, part-time task force is to protect the public from sex […]
(ANCHORAGE)— Last week, the first of two application periods for the July 2020 Public Safety Academy closed out with just over 1000 applications submitted to the Trooper Recruitment Unit. The large swell of applicants is credited to a recruitment graphic that went viral on Instagram, as well as on-going advertising efforts. “We didn’t even realize […]
A 20-year-old Soldotna man contacted Soldotna-based AST dispatch to report that he was wet, very cold, and needed rescue. Dennis “Levi” Poquetter called troopers and informed them that he had driven off of a bridge and into the creek in Nikiski and needed help. Troopers responded to the scene and made contact to render aid. […]
Early on Friday morning Soldotna-based troopers received a burglary alarm call which was immediately followed by a silent panic alarm and immediately rushed to the residence on Jones Road at 1:20 am. Upon arriving, troopers contacted 44-year-old Nicholas Pederson to find he lived at the residence in question. Troopers were informed by Pederson that he […]