New Mexico man sentenced for attempted drug trafficking to Cordova
A New Mexico man has been sentenced for trying to smuggle drugs into Cordova in 2012. Enrique Lino was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday on charges of second- and third-degree misconduct involving...
View ArticleAnchorage man sentenced to 17.5 years for sexual exploitation of a minor
An Anchorage man who pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child was sentenced in federal court Thursday. Kevin Dale Callander, 45, was sentenced to 210 months — or 17.5 years — in...
View Article2 dead after early morning fourplex shooting
Last updated 9 a.m. Two people have died after a shooting at an East Anchorage fourplex early Tuesday morning, police say. The shooting, on the 6000 block of East 41st Court, happened just before 3:30...
View ArticleFormer APD detective talks crime trends in Anchorage
After two fatal shootings in less than 48 hours — less than a full month into the new year — crime trends in Anchorage have come into the conversation. Former APD detective Glenn Klinkhart sat down...
View ArticleAnchorage police: 1 confirmed dead in Russian Jack shooting
One person has been confirmed dead after an early Thursday morning shooting in the Russian Jack neighborhood — an apparent homicide, police say. The Anchorage Police Department responded to the report...
View ArticleTroopers seize estimated $67K of meth from Wasilla man
Alaska State Troopers seized almost half a kilogram of methamphetamine from a 30-year-old Wasilla man who was stopped for a traffic violation early Thursday morning in Wasilla. Around 2 a.m.,...
View ArticleAPD Chief Mew: New task force to tackle violent drug-related crimes in Anchorage
Anchorage Police Department Chief Mark Mew has announced the creation of a special task force designed to crack down on activities that have led to the recent string of shootings in Anchorage since...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest ‘dangerous’ fugitive at home in Tok
Photo courtesy AST A 38-year-old fugitive who Alaska State Troopers consider “very dangerous” was arrested in Tok Friday after he ran away from his court-appointed third-party custodian in Fairbanks...
View ArticleHusband and wife in Palmer face child porn, sexual abuse of a minor charges
The wife of a Palmer man facing multiple child pornography charges was arrested today on sexual abuse of a minor and child pornography charges. A tip from Microsoft Corporation led the Alaska Bureau of...
View ArticleFairbanks police seek ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect in shooting incident
Fairbanks police are asking for the public’s help finding a suspect in connection with a shooting that occurred Sunday afternoon. Bryon Kozevnikoff, 35, shot at a person inside a residence after an...
View ArticleTroopers: Teens steal $60K from Galena Liquor Store
Three Galena teens are facing a slew of charges after they broke into the Galena Liquor Store and stole $60,000 in cash, along with tobacco, alcohol and food, authorities say. Around 4:30 a.m. Sunday,...
View ArticleHit-and-run suspect flees scene in his underwear
A driver who struck two vehicles in a Tuesday East Anchorage crash fled the scene wearing only his underwear, police say. The man, who was driving a blue Nissan Versa, was speeding northbound on...
View ArticleBethel police investigate $11K of stolen Native artwork from YKHC
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View ArticlePolice: No witnesses to early morning East Anchorage shooting
Havana Erskine Anchorage police say no one has come forward as an eyewitness to an early morning shooting on the 200 block of McCarrey Street that left at least one vehicle damaged. Three calls came...
View ArticleDriver sentenced for 2013 DUI murders of Anchorage teens
A 33-year-old driver who was intoxicated when he struck two 15-year-old girls on an Anchorage sidewalk in 2013 was sentenced to 32 years in prison Friday. Stacey Graham pleaded guilty to two counts of...
View ArticleJuneau police see spike in heroin, meth seizures
There was a sevenfold increase in heroin seizures and a nearly fivefold spike in methamphetamine confiscation in Alaska’s capital last year, according to statistics released by the Juneau Police...
View ArticleO’Connor found guilty in sexual assault case
A man charged with raping a woman back in July of 2011 has been convicted of first-degree sexual assault. A jury of eight men and six women brought back a guilty verdict against 55-year-old Dwight...
View ArticleDriver who killed 2 teen girls sentenced to 32 years in prison
The drunk driver who struck and killed two 15-year-old girls on an Anchorage sidewalk was sentenced to 32 years in prison Friday. Stacey Graham, 33, pleaded guilty in October to two counts of...
View ArticlePolice say woman dies after assault by son
Anchorage police say a woman died after being assaulted by her son in a house on Cache Drive on Friday afternoon. An hours-long standoff followed, and when police were finally able to enter the home,...
View ArticleFemale charged in connection with fatal shooting near University Area Walgreens
Anchorage police have arrested and charged an 18-year-old female in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred on Jan. 25 near the University Area Walgreens. Keiara Reynaud has been charged with...
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