Crime & Justice

Wasilla woman arrested after allegedly punching, kicking troopers

A Wasilla woman was arrested Saturday after allegedly punching and kicking Alaska State Troopers investigating a disturbance call.

At 2:38 a.m. Saturday, troopers responded to a reported problem at a home on West Kinsington Avenue in Wasilla, troopers said in an online dispatch published Sunday.

There, they found Margaret Valadez, 41, who troopers said "began to fight with troopers on scene and punched one trooper several times," kicking another in the stomach.

Valadez was arrested and charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer and disorderly conduct.

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