DNA test doesn’t clear convicted killer
Alaska’s state crime lab could not exclude Michael Alexander as the source of DNA evidence found on the clothing of a Fairbanks girl he was convicted of killing more than 25 years ago. Alexander is...
View ArticleFairbanks man charged for wife’s March death
A 39-year-old Fairbanks man has been indicted on murder charges after police say he shot and killed his wife earlier this year. Early in the morning of March 20, the Fairbanks Police Department was...
View ArticleJuneau police seek information on vandalism
Juneau police are seeking help in identifying suspects in the vandalism of a local middle school. Police say the suspects were caught on surveillance camera, but since they’re minors, police are not...
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Police seek missing infant, wanted mother
Photo courtesy Anchorage Police Department The Anchorage Police Department is asking for public help finding a 4-month-old boy and his mother, who’s wanted on several charges. In a written statement...
View ArticleAFD: Car intentionally set on fire
Fire officials are asking the public for help in figuring out who set a car on fire Thursday morning in the Taku/Campbell area of Anchorage. Around 2:37 a.m., the Anchorage Fire Department responded...
View ArticleJuneau man faces assault charges with bow, arrow
A 23-year-old Juneau man faces felony assault charges after allegedly pointing a bow and arrow at an Alaska Native couple. The Juneau Empire reports (http://is.gd/1K85GO) Wesley J. Bowman is due in...
View ArticleAlleged ‘serial rapist’ arrested after 5 attacks
A man accused of raping at least four women and trying to sexually assault another is now charged with felony counts of sexual assault. Over the course of five weeks, 35-year-old Clifford Lee targeted...
View ArticleJuneau police identify school vandals
Juneau police say they have identified five minors involved in vandalism at a local middle school. KINY (http://is.gd/sKl6EF) says that parents of the kids contacted police to report that their...
View ArticleMan accused of shooting gun while driving
A 38-year-old Fairbanks driver is accused of shooting a gun from his moving truck to relieve stress. Craig Logan Lant is charged with weapons misconduct, reckless driving and reckless endangerment. The...
View ArticleMan charged with raping, strangling teen near Jim Creek
A 33-year-old man is behind bars after a 15-year-old girl reported being sexually assaulted and strangled near Jim Creek earlier this week. In an online dispatch posted Tuesday, troopers said AST’s...
View ArticleMan injured after crashing stolen vehicle near Homer
An Anchorage man was pinned underneath a stolen sedan after a rollover crash on the Sterling Highway early Monday morning, Alaska State Troopers said. According to trooper dispatch, 37-year-old Tyler...
View ArticlePolice: Infant in child neglect case tested positive for meth
New information has emerged in the case of former missing mother, Erica Gibbs, and her 4-month-old son, Dominik Gibbs. A complaint released by the district attorney’s office reveals that Gibbs’ infant...
View ArticleJuneau police arrest tour boat captain for DUI
The captain of a tourist boat with 13 passengers onboard has been arrested after failing a sobriety test. Juneau police say 67-year-old Lawrence O. Dupler later provided breath samples showing a...
View ArticleAlleged serial rapist Clifford Lee’s victim count could be up to 7 women
Over the course of five weeks, five women reported similar sexual assaults with a similar description of their rapist, who police identified as Cifford Lee. They arrested him on July 31, but police...
View ArticleMan charged with fatal Mountain View stabbing
Police are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Wednesday evening in Mountain View. In a written statement, the Anchorage Police Department said they received a report shortly before 9:30 p.m....
View ArticleJudge dismisses charges in Homer sex-assault case
A judge has dismissed second-degree sexual assault charges against two Homer brothers accused of assaulting a 17-year-old boy with an object at a local drinking party in September 2012. Superior Court...
View ArticleGlennallen man turns himself in for sex abuse crimes
A Glennallen resident faces several charges of child sex abuse after turning himself in to Alaska State Troopers Wednesday evening. According to an online AST dispatch posted Thursday morning,...
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Anchorage man arrested for possessing, distributing child porn
Courtesy the Anchorage Police Department A former lifeguard for the municipality was arrested Wednesday for possessing and distributing child porn, authorities said. Jonathan Daniel Sabet, 22, was...
View ArticleTeen charged in Anchorage cyclist’s death
An Anchorage teenager is facing manslaughter and DUI charges for the suspected hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist in July. Alexandra Ellis, 17, is being held responsible for the death of Jeffery...
View ArticleNo charges as Juneau police end hazing probe
Juneau police say they have ended a criminal investigation into a hazing ritual that might have crossed the line into assault. The Juneau Empire reports (http://is.gd/uOsaoh) the case was closed...
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