Pilot gets to keep plane after alcohol importation
FAIRBANKS (AP) – A 70-year-old Fairbanks pilot won’t have to forfeit an airplane as part of an alcohol importation conviction. Charter pilot Ken Jouppi allowed a passenger to bring cans of beer on a...
View ArticleProperty crimes continue in Mat-Su Valley
ANCHORAGE – Alaska State Troopers are investigating a pair of thefts from a Meadow Lakes neighborhood over the weekend. According to trooper dispatch, the suspect stole a 2013 Polaris Assault 800...
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Extra enforcement effort yields results
ANCHORAGE – Alaska State Troopers are at the halfway point of an effort to make the roads less dangerous during the holidays, they said. It’s part of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” national DUI...
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Man shoots self with stolen gun
ANCHORAGE – A little booze and a gun resulted in a shooting in Kodiak, Alaska State Troopers said. According to troopers, a 33-year-old man stole a pistol from a car Friday night, then started...
View ArticleCouple charged with stealing mail
ANCHORAGE - An Anchorage couple has been accused of stealing greeting cards from mailboxes, looking for cash to buy drugs. The Anchorage Daily News reports (http://is.gd/GlvsIc) James and Melody Jane...
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Man accused of smashing Fairbanks store windows
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – A 49-year-old North Pole man is under arrest, accused of smashing storefront windows at three Fairbanks businesses. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://is.gd/3lmLNu) says...
View ArticleBlood alcohol levels in Anchorage DUI arrests paint a troubling picture
ANCHORAGE – Police have long noticed this trait in drunk drivers: They often don’t know they’re drunk because they can walk, talk and appear normal. It’s one of the quirks of how the body metabolizes...
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Man charged in grocery store robbery
ANCHORAGE – A 25-year-old man who held up a local grocery store with a BB gun Tuesday morning faces charges ranging from assault to robbery, police said. According to a statement from the Anchorage...
View ArticleWillow woman charged in Christmas chase
ANCHORAGE – A Willow woman spent Christmas in jail after leading law enforcement officers on a two-mile chase and ramming a trooper vehicle early Wednesday morning. According to trooper dispatch,...
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Man arraigned in death at Cooper Landing home
KENAI, Alaska (AP) – An Anchorage man has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter charges following the death earlier this month of a California man at a Cooper Landing home. The Peninsula...
View Article15-year-old charged after stealing SUV
KODIAK (AP) – Alaska State Troopers say three Kodiak juvenile males face charges after joyriding in a stolen sport-utility vehicle before one of them crashed it. Troopers in a web posting say a...
View ArticleDowntown standoff ends, baby safe, suspect in custody
Update, Friday, 10:30 a.m. Anchorage police have identified the suspect as 35-year-old Jeremiah Hancotte. He faces multiple charges, including misconduct involving a weapon because he was intoxicated,...
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Woman seeks to have arrest scrubbed from records
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A woman is suing the Municipality of Anchorage, claiming she was falsely arrested for drunken driving after she refused to give her phone number to a police officer. The...
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Heli-ski operator signs plea deal in land-use case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A Haines helicopter ski operation has agreed to plead guilty to unauthorized use of federal land. The U.S. attorney’s office, in a bill of information filed Monday, said...
View ArticleCitizens help nab New Year’s Eve DUIs
ANCHORAGE - A DUI charge, three days in jail, and more than $25,000 in related costs and fees, along with the loss of the offender’s vehicle for 30 days. That is how the nine people suspected of...
View ArticlePalmer men charged in ATM theft
ANCHORAGE – A new trooper unit intended to cut back on property crimes in the Mat-Su Valley began the year by recovering an ATM stolen from a local business Wednesday. According to trooper dispatch,...
View ArticleBlack bear rug, other pelts stolen in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – Fairbanks police are investigating the theft of about $1,800 in furs from a shed. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://is.gd/zbXjgy ) that a black bear rug valued at...
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Heroin found in Fairbanks child’s toy packaging
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – Fairbanks police say a small bag of heroin was found in the packaging of a local child’s toy. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://is.gd/3mqjJD) says police were called to a...
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Man arrested in pizza delivery driver threat
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Anchorage police have arrested a 23-year-old man after a pizza delivery driver said a man pointed a gun at him and issued threats early Thursday morning. Police in a statement...
View ArticleWasilla home invaded, three arrested
ANCHORAGE – Nobody was injured and nothing was stolen during a Thursday morning home invasion in Wasilla, Alaska State Troopers said. According to trooper dispatch, they received a call around 2:15...
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