Crime & Justice

Kodiak troopers seek two men accused of impersonating police officers

Alaska State Troopers are looking for two men in Kodiak who reportedly impersonated police officers on Saturday night and fired a pistol when a juvenile questioned whether they were actually law enforcement officers.

The Kodiak Police Department and Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of shots fired at Mill Bay Beach in Kodiak just before midnight on Saturday, troopers write.

According to troopers, two men dressed in black and wearing ski masks approached a 17-year-old male, claiming they were police officers and demanding the minor identify himself.

When the minor questioned whether they were law enforcement officers, one of the men pulled out a pistol and fired the weapon, troopers said.

The two men fled the scene. The minor was uninjured.

Troopers are asking anyone with information to call 907-486-4121 or submit a tip anonymously through Kodiak Crime Stoppers online at 907-486-3113.

Laurel Andrews

Laurel Andrews was a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch News and Alaska Dispatch. She left the ADN in October 2018.

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