Brothers plead guilty in harassment case from 2012 party in Homer
Two Homer brothers have pleaded guilty to harassing a 17-year-old boy passed out at a party in September 2012. The Homer News (http://bit.ly/1wNEuSx) reports 22-year-old Anthony Resetarits and...
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Car crashes into Eagle River Subway; police believe marijuana was involved
A vehicle with three people inside crashed through the door of a Subway restaurant on Business Boulevard in Eagle River at about 5 p.m. on Sunday. According to the Anchorage Police Department, the car...
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UPDATE: Man charged with murder in Spenard stabbing
Shannon Ballard | KTVA Updated Monday, March 16 at 11:30 a.m. A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with an early morning homicide in Spenard that left one man dead. At 2:21...
View ArticleAttempted gun sale leads to drug arrest in Soldotna
A man’s attempt to purchase a firearm in Soldotna led Alaska State Troopers to recover a stolen weapon, drugs and drug paraphernalia Friday. Troopers were tipped off to a potential stolen firearm after...
View ArticleTrooper wounded in altercation with drunk soldier during arrest
An Alaska State Trooper required medical treatment after a fight with a Chugiak soldier in Wasilla, who resisted arrest after showing up for drill drunk Saturday, according to a trooper dispatch....
View ArticleViolent crime task force is working, Anchorage police say
Anchorage police say there has, without a doubt, been an increase in violent crime at the beginning of 2015. There were four homicides in January, two in February and two more, so far, in March. Plus,...
View ArticleTwo men sentenced for crimes against woman in 2012
Two men pleaded guilty and were sentenced Tuesday for crimes relating to a woman’s 2012 death in Anchorage. Judge Michael Wolverton sentenced Jesse Hess, 33, to four years in prison for coercion and...
View ArticleKenai man arrested after troopers deploy spike strip in chase
A Kenai man was arrested Tuesday after he led troopers on a chase for several miles around the Kenai area. At around 3:45 p.m., Alaska State Troopers attempted to stop a Dodge sedan for passing into a...
View ArticleEx-state trooper reaches plea agreement with prosecutors
A former Fort Wainwright provost marshal and Alaska State Trooper has reached a plea deal with prosecutors in a sexual abuse of a minor case. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/1Ct1MzQ)...
View ArticleAnchorage cigarette tax evaders sentenced, ordered to pay $2M restitution
A group of six local business owners convicted of tax evasion were ordered Wednesday to pay more than $2 million, in total, to the Municipality of Anchorage, according to a statement from the...
View ArticleHandcuffs to hearings: What to expect during a homicide investigation
Anchorage has seen eight homicides so far in 2015. There were a total of 14 homicides in 2014, and 16 in both 2013 and 2012. All of those resulted in investigations and in many cases arrests. But how...
View ArticleAnchorage man sentenced for child pornography
A former East High School lifeguard was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to possessing and distributing child pornography. Jonathan Sabet, 23, was sentenced to four years in prison with two...
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Kodiak man indicted by Anchorage federal grand jury for assault
James Brooks | Creative Commons A Kodiak man was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday for allegedly assaulting a civilian while on a U.S. Coast Guard base. Michael, Ensley, 55, was faces one count...
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1 shooting, 1 stabbing in Anchorage both alcohol-related, APD says
Anchorage police responded to a shooting and a stabbing in the overnight hours between Friday and Saturday. Both were alcohol-related, according to a release from the Anchorage Police Department....
View ArticleWasilla teen pleads guilty in 2013 homicide
A Wasilla teenager has pleaded guilty to the death of his father in February 2013, Alaska State Troopers say. On Feb. 26, 2013, troopers were notified that then-16-year-old William Robinson, Jr. had...
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Former Anchorage hostel owner found guilty of producing child porn in...
Courtesy Google Earth An Anchorage man was convicted Monday on two charges in a case centered on multiple trips to Cambodia, where he engaged in sexual activities with young girls and recorded them....
View ArticleFormer Anchorage radio DJ changes plea to guilty in child porn case
Former Anchorage radio DJ James Laplante — also known as Jimmy O’Brien — appeared in court Monday. Laplante was originally charged in December with multiple counts related to child pornography....
View ArticleFairbanks Drug Enforcement Unit busts commercial pot operation
A man was arrested after an investigation into a commercial marijuana grow operation near Fairbanks revealed over 130 marijuana plants. Initiated by the Fairbanks Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit, the...
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17-year-old who involved friend in Walgreens drug deal charged with manslaughter
A 17-year-old who involved a friend in a drug deal in January has been charged with manslaughter — after that friend was shot and killed, charging documents say. Just after 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 25,...
View ArticleFBI brings active shooter training to Alaska law enforcement
Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training, (ALERRT) is a program designed to train police officers in how to effectively respond to incidents involving an active shooter. The program was...
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