JUNEAU – Wednesday, the Alaska State Legislature passed Senate Bill 76 by Senator Jesse Kiehl (D-Juneau), which shortens the wait for private property owners to dispose of abandoned vehicles. Current law requires a person to live with an abandoned car in their driveway or on their lot for six months before starting the legal process […]
It was early this month that the Trooper’s Palmer Criminal Suppression Unit began a full-time investigation into the rash of thefts from vehicles at trailheads in the Mat-Su Valley. Then, on January 29th, troopers on patrol observed a woman near the Crevasse Moraine parking lot looking into vehicles. AST made contact with the female, who […]
Alaska State Troopers report that they took a Wasilla man into custody on several charges after responding to Pittman Road for a report of a “male waving down traffic and pointing a firearm at drivers.” Troopers performed an investigation at the scene and found that 42-year-old Diego Lightfoot “was pointing a handgun at drivers he […]
An Impaired Driving Enforcement officer on patrol on the 900-block of 6th Avenue, at 2:57 am on Sunday morning heard shots-fired then immediately observed a vehicle leaving the area and initiated a traffic stop APD reported. The officer pulled over the SUV described as a gray Dodge at 9th and G Street and made contact […]
APD patrol officers responded to America’s Best Suites at 4360 Spenard Road at 2:55 am on Tuesday morning after dispatch was notified of a suspect trying to break into vehicles in the parking lot there, APD divulged. The caller at that location informed APD that the suspect had earlier been trespassed from the business. […]
Kodiak-based troopers are asking persons that have boats, RVs, or vehicles parked at the Bayside West Business Park located at 4701 W. Rezanof Drive, also known as Mill Bay Storage, to check their items for damage or theft and to report any that they find to troopers following a theft there last Friday or Saturday. […]
Palmer and Wasilla-based troopers are urging vehicle owners to lock the vehicles and secure their belongings after multiple thefts of belongings in parked vehicles on Sunday midday. troopers received their first call reporting theft of belongings at 10:36 am on Sunday. The caller reported a few belongings stolen along with documents and a set of […]
On Tuesday night, Anchorage residents gathered to celebrate National Drive Electric Week and learn more about the national and local market for electric vehicles. National Drive Electric Week is a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today’s widespread availability of plug-in vehicles and highlight the benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid-electric cars, trucks, motorcycles, and […]
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]our vehicles were damaged and one driver was treated for injuries sustained in a four-vehicle accident on the Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday morning, troopers reported. AST responded to an accident at mile 17 of K Beach Road at 7:50 am on Wednesday and opened an investigation into the multiple vehicle crash. The investigation revealed […]