What began as a routine traffic stop on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula ended in two arrests and the recovery of a stolen vehicle, and was punctuated by a false report of a home invasion, Alaska State Troopers said.
Shortly before midnight Saturday, troopers in Anchor Point pulled a Toyota van over near Mile 153 of the Sterling Highway for an equipment violation, according to an online dispatch.
Troopers found the driver, 33-year-old David Shaw of Homer, had an active arrest warrant for operating a motor vehicle without liability insurance.
Tina Prevost, 33, also of Homer, was also in the van, troopers said.
During the traffic stop, Soldotna Public Safety Dispatch received a report of a home invasion involving firearms not far from the stop, which caused other troopers to respond "in an emergency fashion," troopers wrote. Troopers said they eventually determined the call came from Prevost's cellphone, which they later saw her attempting to dismantle.
Troopers at the traffic stop also discovered the van had been stolen from a Homer residence.
Shaw was arrested on an outstanding warrant and on second-degree theft charges. Prevost was arrested for second-degree terroristic threatening and false reporting.
Both were taken to the Homer Jail.
Troopers said the investigation is ongoing.