Nome drug busts lead to three felony arrests
Three Nome residents were arrested after multiple Alaska law enforcement agencies executed search warrants for two drug busts in Nome, according to an Alaska State Trooper online dispatch. Nome Western...
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Anchorage woman changes plea in sex trafficking case
Amber Batts — a woman accused of managing sex workers across the state — will likely spend the next few years in prison. The Anchorage woman pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree sex...
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Pastor sentenced to 10 years in prison for child pornography
Ronald Rathbun Sr has helped counsel inmates. The pastor will continue to do that, but as one of them. Rathbun will spend 10 years in prison, a sentence handed down to the 58-year-old Friday. He...
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Man injured in leg in West Anchorage shooting
Police say a man was struck in the leg by gunfire in a shooting in West Anchorage Saturday afternoon. At around 1 p.m., witnesses say there was a disturbance between two groups of people in a parking...
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18-year-old injured in East Anchorage house party shooting
An 18-year-old female was struck in the shoulder by a bullet after shots were fired outside of an East Anchorage house party early Sunday morning. The shooting occurred at about 2:15 a.m., police say....
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Sudan refugee concerned for his safety after vandalism outside his Spenard home
Mohammed Abdallai, who moved to Alaska almost five years ago as a refugee, says he is concerned for his safety after the cars outside of his home were vandalized. Mohammed Abdallai, who moved to...
View Article20-year-old charged in fatal beating of brother in Venetie
A 20-year-old man has been charged in the death of his brother after allegedly clubbing him in the head earlier this month. “An autopsy indicated he had cracks to his skull,” the Associated Press...
View ArticleAnchorage police: Woman knocked unconscious, stabbed on Chester Creek bike trail
Anchorage police say a woman was knocked unconscious and stabbed Sunday afternoon on the Chester Creek bike trail in East Anchorage. At around 12:20 p.m., the Anchorage Police Department responded to...
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Fairbanks PD: Man arrested for DUI after crashing vehicle, stealing forklift
Photo courtesy Fairbanks Police Department A Delta Junction man was arrested Monday after crashing his vehicle along Phillips Field Road, then swiping a forklift to try and free his vehicle. His...
View ArticleNorth Pole man arrested after troopers say he shot, killed his ex-girlfriend
A North Pole man has been charged with murder after troopers say he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, then covered her body with a tarp. Monday, at about 7:30 p.m., Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks...
View ArticleGuilty plea for meth, mail fraud ringleader
The leader of a mail theft ring pleaded guilty to multiple counts of fraud, identity theft and drug dealing just days before his trial was set to begin. “We were looking at one point at 50 to 60...
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Police ask for help locating woman wanted on felony warrant
Photo courtesy APD Anchorage police are asking the public for help locating a woman wanted on a felony warrant who is also a person of interest in recent theft cases. Chelsea Weeks, 25, has an arrest...
View ArticleOff-duty Anchorage police officer injured by assailant at Rustic Goat
Anchorage police say an off-duty officer’s arm was broken when he tried to arrest a man who was yelling profanities at diners in a West Anchorage restaurant Wednesday night. Just after 6 p.m., a man in...
View ArticleSuspect nabbed after overnight home invasions, stabbing
An Anchorage police K-9 helped apprehend a 23-year-old man who is accused of invading three apartments and stabbing a man in a crime spree Thursday morning. Police charged 23-year-old Shane Mike with...
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New details emerge in North Pole homicide
New details have emerged in the case against a man accused of shooting and killing the mother of his child Monday at a North Pole home. Alaska State Troopers were initially called to the scene after...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines passenger allegedly bites Juneau police officer after...
One officer was bitten on the cheek while trying to arrest a man caught smoking on an Alaska Airlines flight Thursday. A second officer was also injured during the struggle, according to a statement...
View ArticleOpening statements heard in 2013 homicide and sexual assault case
It took a week and a half to pick a jury for the case against an Anchorage man that was covered by media groups across the state. Those 16 jurors were told by Judge Philip Volland to resist the urge...
View ArticleU.S. Marine sentenced to 26 years in prison for 2013 sexual assault
A U.S. Marine stationed in Anchorage was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to 26 years in prison Thursday for sexually assaulting and kidnapping a woman in 2013, police say. Former Staff Sgt. James...
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Anchorage man pleads guilty to murder charge in 2013 death of JBER airman
Clinton Reeves | Missing Persons A man accused of killing his friend with a hammer was back in court Friday to change his plea to guilty. Prosecutors say 26-year-old former Airman First Class James...
View ArticleMan accused of attacking off-duty Anchorage police officer appears in court
The man accused of breaking an Anchorage police officer’s arm Wednesday night was arraigned Friday. Dylan Farrell, 29, made his first court appearance Friday in connection with this week’s attack of...
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