As crime spikes in Juneau, neighbors, police point to opioid epidemic
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View ArticleAPD investigating NE Anchorage gun fight
The Anchorage Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened just before 10 p.m. at the intersection of East 5th Avenue and State Street. Sgt. Nate Mitchell said there was a gun fight...
View ArticleFairbanks man faces murder charge in death of girlfriend
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – A Fairbanks man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend. Fairbanks police on Tuesday announced the arrest of 37-year-old Roberto Leal Jr. in...
View ArticleVehicle found, Airport Police still searching for 2 suspects after...
Airport Police are asking for the public’s help finding two suspects that were in an officer-involved shooting near the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Wednesday morning. Officials say...
View ArticleChildren were playing outside as bullets started flying
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View ArticleAPD, AFD provide latest crime rates
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View ArticleDOC hiring new officers in light of SB91
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View ArticleInmate charged with attempted murder of man in prison
SEWARD, Alaska (AP) – A man serving time for a felony assault conviction has been charged with the attempted murder of another inmate at the Seward prison. Alaska State Troopers say 57-year-old Rickey...
View ArticleAPD investigating shots fired near Boys & Girls Club
Anchorage Police are investigating two reports of gunfire that happened early Friday morning. The first was in Mountain View at about 3 a.m. Neighbors reported hearing multiple shots fired on Price...
View ArticleShould police be allowed to shame suspects on Facebook?
A Facebook post by the Taunton, Massachusetts police department describes the arrest of a woman who police say slurred her words and pulled a lizard out of her bra following a car crash. FACEBOOK...
View ArticleEagle River man dead in Levelock stabbing
A two-person altercation in the Western Alaska village of Levelock left an Eagle River man dead Friday evening, in what was reported to Alaska State Troopers as a stabbing. An online dispatch posted...
View ArticlePolice respond to disturbance involving man with gun at Carrs Safeway
Anchorage Police responded to a disturbance involving a male with a gun at the Carrs Safeway store on Gambell Sunday afternoon. Police say they got to the supermarket at 1:17 p.m., after receiving a...
View ArticleMore than 1 ounce of meth seized by Ketchikan police
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) – A nearly month-long investigation by the Ketchikan Police Department has resulted in the seizure of more than 1 ounce (28 grams) of methamphetamine. The Ketchikan Daily News...
View ArticleTeller stabbing suspect charged with first-degree murder
TELLER, Alaska (AP) – A man from the western Alaska village of Teller has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing death. Alaska State Troopers say 43-year-old Frank Lee is charged with...
View ArticleAnchorage man accused of stabbing man with soldering iron
An Anchorage man was arrested last week, after police say he stabbed and severely wounded another man with an electronics tool. Cortez Damond Snorton, 39, is charged with first-degree assault in the...
View ArticleFight over forged check leads to brother-on-brother stabbing, police say
A South Anchorage confrontation Tuesday night ended with a man stabbed in the midsection, police said, and his brother held on assault charges in the case. Cyrus Nukapigak, 32, is charged with...
View ArticleArmed robbery at the Flight Deck Bar
Anchorage Police responded to an early morning armed robbery at an Anchorage bar, after a man ordered everyone to the ground and fired a shot. APD said it happened at the Flight Deck Bar on...
View ArticleSuspect’s struggle over gun with Anchorage police leads to attempted-murder...
A man who Anchorage police say fired a gun during an altercation with two officers earlier this week has been arrested on a series of charges, including attempted murder. Court records show Pagopago...
View ArticleMan gets 25-year sentence in 2014 Anchorage sexual assault
An Anchorage man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison with five years suspended, for a violent sexual assault against a woman more than two years ago. Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby handed...
View ArticleWash. man charged with murdering, stealing from Ketchikan doctor
A Washington man is accused of murdering a Ketchikan doctor at his home earlier this year, after local police say he transferred large sums of cash from the victim’s bank accounts and tried to send...
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