Chevak VPO Shot Three Times in Wednesday Village Incident

Chevak VPO Shot Three Times in Wednesday Village Incident

  New information has been furnished by AST on the circumstances of the Chevak shooting/suicide that took place on Wednesday evening. According to the trooper dispatch, the Village Police Officer Chief, Derrick McDonald, was shot while responding to a disturbance involving a firearm at a Chevak residence on Wednesday evening. The disturbance report included that 24-year-old […]

Chevak Man Shoots Village Police Officer then Kills Self

Chevak Man Shoots Village Police Officer then Kills Self

Initial reports of a shooting in Chevak is being reported by the trooper dispatch this morning. According to troopers, at 8:15 pm on Wednesday night, they received a report that 24-year-old Harold Paniyak, pulled a weapon and shot the Village Police Officer, 40-year-old Derrick McDonald, in that community. Troopers say that the VPO was medevaced […]

Togiak Man Arrested after Strangulation, Death Threat Incident

Togiak Man Arrested after Strangulation, Death Threat Incident

Following an investigation on Sunday, Togiak Village Police Officers arrested a Togiak man on two counts of assault on Sunday night. The investigation by the Togiak Village Police Officers found that 33-year-old Paul Markoff of Togiak had assaulted a female on Sunday by means of strangulation. During the assault, that the investigation discovered, took place […]

Ambler Man Charged with Felony Assault after Village Incident

Ambler Man Charged with Felony Assault after Village Incident

The trooper dispatch reported that a Village Police Officer in Ambler “responded to the report of a disturbance at a residence in the village” on Monday. The VPO’s investigation at the scene determined that 32-year-old Frank Cleveland had assaulted a family member there “causing physical injuries.” Alaska State Troopers and the VPO took Cleveland into […]