A Pogo Mine employee died as the result of a bear attack and another employee was injured on Monday morning, the trooper dispatch divulged on Tuesday. Fairbanks dispatch was informed by Pogo Mine staff at 11:15 am on Monday that two of their employees had been the subject of a bear attack. The mine staff […]
A smallboat crew, dispatched from the Coast Guard Cutter John McCormack, and troopers responded to Vitskari Rocks near Sitka on Saturday to assist the vessel 18 Eagles after it had run aground at that location on Saturday, the USCG reported. Coast Guard Sector-Juneau picked up an alert issued on VHF channel 16 by the vessel, […]
Unalakleet-based troopers reported an arrest on multiple charges of assault and other charges in the community of Stebbins that occurred on Friday. According to the report, troopers were notified of assaults committed by 29-year-old Stebbins resident, Richard Hunt. It was reported that Hunt had assaulted a family member, then several citizens, and ultimately a Village […]
Troopers report that they had made a warrant arrest on a Palmer man on Wednesday on multiple criminal counts following a Saturday stand-off with AST officers. It was at 10:48 pm on Saturday night that troopers responded to an Kalwies address in Palmer to conduct a welfare check on 74-year-old Frank Bird. When they arrived […]