Alleged Anchorage dealers face felony charges in $111K drug bust
Friday’s drug bust in East Anchorage happened as most do, with undercover police officers buying drugs from a suspected dealer. Anchorage police arrested Laura Johnson, 39, and Alex Tejeda, 33, who...
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Kodiak man dies after being stabbed with foot-long blade
A 59-year-old Kodiak man died after he was allegedly stabbed by a man who says the fatal injury was an accident. On Sunday, the Kodiak Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at a Kodiak...
View ArticleCaptain charged with DUI after landing craft grounds near Kodiak
The skipper of a 152-foot landing craft has been charged with driving under the influence after he allegedly grounded the vessel while “highly intoxicated,” police say. Sunday evening, the Kodiak...
View ArticleTeen indicted in fatal Juneau car crash
A Juneau grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old driver involved in a fatal car crash. The Juneau Empire (http://bit.ly/1qspnuW) reports William M. Buchkoski was indicted on four felony counts in the...
View ArticlePolice: Anchorage woman’s death ruled a homicide
Following an autopsy, the State Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled that a 54-year-old woman who was reported missing in September was the victim of a homicide, police say. The exact details of how...
View ArticleTrial underway for man charged in 2012 Anchorage murder
Friends of Kristen Reid believe the 30-year-old woman wanted to end her relationship with Bukurim Miftari the night she ran into him at an Anchorage strip club more than two years ago. “They didn’t...
View ArticleSuspect in East Anchorage standoff formally charged in court
The man who shut down an Anchorage neighborhood in a standoff with police Wednesday night appeared in court Thursday. Marlon Arellano, 44, is charged with two counts of third-degree assault and one...
View ArticleEx-UA employee charged with theft of airline miles
State prosecutors have filed a felony theft charge against a former University of Alaska employee suspected of taking more than $4,000 in university airlines miles and credits for personal use. The...
View ArticleTeens indicted after detention center escape plot
Five teenagers have been indicted in connection with an escape plot at the Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility that injured two unarmed guards. The Peninsula Clarion (http://is.gd/5XKkos) reports...
View ArticleFairbanks prisoner accused of soliciting murder
An imprisoned former chiropractor and gun dealer from Fairbanks has been accused of attempting to solicit the murder of federal officers while behind bars. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner...
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Downtown street party, multiple shootings overnight keep Anchorage police busy
About 22 APD officers responded to a crowd of about 200 people at an “unsanctioned street party” at Fourth Avenue and D Street early Sunday morning. Anchorage police responded to multiple incidents...
View ArticleWasilla man sentenced to 7-plus years in prison for heroin trafficking...
A 38-year-old Wasilla man was sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison for the part he played in a heroin trafficking conspiracy. Baretta Faatafuga pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than...
View ArticleTeenagers sentenced for Fairbanks armed robbery
Two teenagers convicted of armed robbery at a Fairbanks liquor store have been sentenced to five years in prison. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports 19-year-old Marcus Djaun Howard and 18-year-old...
View ArticleFeds seize multiple properties, $1.5M in illegal drugs
A man is facing felony charges following a seizure of about 500 grams of methamphetamine and 5 kilograms of cocaine, according to the Alaska U.S. Attorney’s Office. Thursday, a grand jury indicted...
View ArticleKetchikan police seize 5.5 pounds of pot
A 59-year-old Ketchikan man has been charged with felony drug counts after a search of his home that police say turned up 5.5 pounds of marijuana. The Ketchikan Daily News reports George B. Friend is...
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Humane Society offers reward in Anchorage animal cruelty case
Photo courtesy the Humane Society of the United States The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward up to $5,000 for information in connection with a dog’s death in which the pit bull...
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Alaskan actor found guilty of attempted murder of 2 brothers
Photo from "On the Ice" trailer. A jury has found a 47-year-old Kiana man, known for his role in the film “On the Ice,” guilty of shooting two brothers and stealing their boat in September 2012,...
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13-year-old sets fire in Juneau’s Merchants Wharf building
A 13-year-old in Juneau has been found responsible for starting a fire at the Merchants Wharf building Monday night. At around 9:40 p.m., Capital City Fire and Rescue and two Juneau Police Department...
View ArticleJudge issues max sentence to Palmer man for sexually exploiting children
A 49-year-old Palmer man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday for sexually exploiting children more than a decade ago. A federal judge sentenced Robert Cunningham on six counts of sexual...
View ArticleMother sentenced for Kenai parking lot shooting
A mother who fired shots at a car in a Kenai parking lot has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Kenai police say Ashley Nelund opened fired on a 17-year-old boy and another person driving a car...
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