Woman gets prison for stealing mail, cashing checks
A 45-year-old Anchorage woman will serve 3 1/2 years in a federal prison after being convicted of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. The U.S. attorney’s office says in a release that Elizabeth...
View ArticleMan found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Alaska diving death
Jurors in Alaska have found a commercial fisherman guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a Kansas diver who died while harvesting sea cucumbers. The jury on Friday found Joshua Wodyga...
View ArticleAnchorage police warn residents of tax scam
The 2015 tax season recently kicked off and residents have already reported incidents of fraudulent activity, Anchorage police say. Police are warning residents of a “tax scam.” At least 10 calls came...
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4 cars stolen in Anchorage while warming up with keys in ignition
After four vehicles were stolen between 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. this morning, Anchorage police are reminding drivers not to leave their cars running with keys in the ignition. APD spokeswoman Jennifer...
View ArticleWould-be escapees assault female corrections officer at Anchorage Jail
Two inmates with escape plans assaulted a corrections officer after persuading her to open a cell door to give them toilet paper, authorities say. Sunday around 10:15 p.m., the Alaska Bureau of...
View Article8-month investigation in Anchorage results in drug trafficking arrests
Three arrests were made in connection with a drug trafficking ring operating out of an East Anchorage nail parlor, according to the Anchorage Police Department. Police say 44-year-old Toa Ly, a...
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Police investigate Russian Jack shooting, shut down Norene Street
Anchorage police temporarily closed a portion of Norene Street to investigate a shooting that occurred earlier this afternoon. Just after 2 p.m., the Anchorage Police Department received a call from a...
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Former Valley Dairy owner sentenced to 30 days in prison
A Wasilla woman convicted of lying to the U.S. Department of Agriculture about a business she owned and concealing criminal activity on the part of the company’s former president has been sentenced....
View ArticleTyonek man arrested after making threats on Facebook
A Tyonek man has been arrested after making a Facebook post that put many in the village on high alert, troopers say. Justin Trenton, 26, was arrested Tuesday after Alaska State Troopers received word...
View ArticleTip from Microsoft leads to Palmer man’s arrest on child porn charges
A tip from Microsoft Corporation has led to the arrest of a Palmer man, who faces multiple child pornography charges. In August 2014, the Alaska Bureau of Investigation received a tip from Microsoft...
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Authorities seek ‘dangerous’ man in Fairbanks area
Photo courtesy AST Photo courtesy AST Update, 9 a.m. Troopers contacted Kaylyn Nelson and the vehicle is accounted for. They are still looking for Michael Bracht. Original story Alaska State Troopers...
View ArticleNunaka Valley Park shooting suspect charged with attempted murder
Police have charged a man with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a man in the face at Nunaka Valley Park earlier this month. Puipuia Lipoi Alaelua, 31, of Anchorage was also charged with three...
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One injured in Northeast Anchorage shooting
A man was injured in an early morning home invasion shooting in Northeast Anchorage, police say. Around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, police were called to the 200 block of Zappa Place near Muldoon Road after...
View ArticleFormer JBER soldier sentenced for 2012 murder of wife
A 26-year-old former Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soldier was sentenced to 62 years in prison Friday for murdering his wife in 2012 in their Anchorage home. A jury found David Lopez guilty of...
View ArticleFormer crime lab employee pleads guilty for stealing drugs
A former employee of the State of Alaska Crime Detection Laboratory has pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from an investigation into his theft of drugs from work. Stephen Palmer, 54, was...
View ArticleAnchorage professor sentenced for sexually assaulting child
A former University of Alaska Anchorage employee was sentenced Friday for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl. Steven Pyle, 49, was sentenced to 30 years in prison by Anchorage Superior Court Judge...
View ArticleTwo men indicted for burglarizing Sand Point post office
Two men were indicted Friday for burglarizing the Sand Point post office in December. On or around Dec. 28, Sheldon Wilson Shuravloff, 21, and Keith Lee Wilson, Jr., 18, allegedly broke into building,...
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Anchorage police investigate fatal shooting near University Area
Anchorage police are investigating a shooting after a male with a gunshot wound was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday evening. Just after 8:30 p.m., the Anchorage Police Department received a...
View ArticleWasilla man with felony warrant tries to dodge trooper, injures officer
A Wasilla man with a felony warrant and a mobile methamphetamine lab was taken into custody after he tried to run from an Alaska State Trooper and fought with the officer, authorities say. Sunday...
View Article14-year-old detained following Sunday night shooting, victim named
A 14-year-old is in custody after a shooting near the University Area Sunday evening – Anchorage’s first homicide of 2015, police say. According to witnesses, the victim, 18-year-old Charles Gustav...
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