Anchorage man charged with sex abuse of minors
Photo courtesy APD Police believe there could be more victims of a 26-year-old man charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of minors. Timothy Lineer of Anchorage has been charged with six counts...
View ArticleFort Wainwright soldier pleads guilty to son’s murder
A 24-year-old Fort Wainwright soldier has pleaded guilty to murdering his 3-year-old son and assaulting his wife. Sgt. Nathaniel E. Ulroan was tried at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state...
View ArticleFormer ASD teacher charged with sex abuse of minor
Police believe there could be multiple victims of a retired teacher who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor. David Schwantes, 73, was charged Wednesday with seven counts of sexual abuse of...
View ArticleTobacco shop owner found guilty for role in $1.3 million tax evasion
An Alaskan tobacco shop owner has been convicted for his role in swindling $1.3 million worth of cigarette taxes from the Municipality of Anchorage. Michael Butler was indicted on charges of mail...
View ArticleAnchorage woman sentenced for assaulting child
A 40-year-old woman has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after she was convicted of striking a 5-year-old boy with a pool cue and back scratcher. The child and his family had been living with...
View ArticleMan sentenced following child porn, sex abuse conviction
A 45-year-old Anchorage man convicted of producing and distributing child pornography faces a sentence of 24 years in prison with 12 years suspended. Kevin Callander was sentenced Friday in Superior...
View ArticlePalmer man arrested on murder charges after late-night shooting
Last Updated Nov 10, 2014 4:56 PM A 31-year-old man is facing murder charges after a fatal shooting in Butte Sunday evening. Benjamin “Ben” Wilson of Palmer is charged with first- and second-degree...
View Article18-year-old charged in connection with Kenai youth facility riot
An 18-year-old is facing felony charges after a premeditated riot broke out at the Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility Friday night. Cody E. Rosenthal has been charged with second-degree theft, rioting and...
View ArticleMan sentenced for assaulting incapacitated woman
A Juneau man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman who had passed out in a downtown park has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Juneau Empire (bit.ly/149jLM4) reports Gilbert C. Willard was...
View ArticleFairbanks man arrested for police impersonation, threatening sex workers
Police arrested a Fairbanks man Monday for allegedly posing as a police officer while attempting to extort money from women working in the commercial sex industry. Jase O. Connors, 26, was arrested...
View ArticleMan found guilty in murder of VPSO officer
Days after the ceremony in Manokotak was held in memory of slain Village Public Safety Officer Thomas Madole, his suspected killer has been found guilty of first-degree murder. Madole was shot and...
View ArticleTroopers warn Kodiak residents after series of break-ins
Alaska State Troopers are looking for an underwear thief, believed to have unlawfully entered residents' homes in Kodiak. Alaska State Troopers are warning Kodiak residents after receiving reports of...
View ArticleTrial set to begin in 2012 Anchorage murder case
Bukurim Miftari has remained in a jail cell for more than two years, charged with the September 2012 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Kristen Reid. Anchorage police found Reid’s naked body in a ditch...
View ArticleSeafood facility supervisors get jail time for Clean Air Act violation
Two former supervisors at a Dutch Harbor seafood processing facility were sentenced in federal court Wednesday to jail time for Clean Air Act violations. James Hampton, 45, was sentenced to 70 days in...
View ArticleTeen sentenced to 1 year in prison for deadly Anchorage crash
An Anchorage teen who caused the death of a mother early last year has learned the price he will pay for his actions. Murphy Gross, 17, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and sentenced to...
View ArticleSuspect in Butte shooting indicted on additional charges
A 31-year-old man charged with murdering a Palmer woman was indicted on additional kidnapping charges Thursday. A Palmer grand jury indicted Benjamin E. Wilson of Palmer for first- and second-degree...
View ArticleMan arrested after reportedly stabbing roommate outside Eagle River home
One man is in custody and another is in the hospital after the Anchorage Police Department responded to a reported stabbing outside an Eagle River residence around 7:40 p.m. Thursday, according to a...
View ArticlePolice arrest 2, seize more than $100K in illegal drugs from East Anchorage...
Last Updated Nov 16, 2014, 6 p.m. Anchorage police seized an extensive amount of illegal drugs from an East Anchorage residence Friday night. Laura Johnson, 39, and Alex Tejeda, 33, were arrested and...
View Article2 arrested after North Pole kidnapping attempt ends in a ditch
Two men are in custody after troopers say a kidnapping attempt in North Pole went awry. Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a kidnapping on Wednesday. Bill Kraus, 57, and Isaac Horman, 40,...
View ArticleKodiak’s underwear bandit suspect in custody
The suspect believed to be actively stealing women’s underwear in Kodiak has been taken into custody. Alaska State Troopers warned of the bandit last week, as residents returned home to find their...
View Article