Crime
Trooper shoots, kills Sutton man in standoff over restraining order
An Alaska State Trooper shot and killed Theodule LeJeune, 58, who fired a gun at troopers Thursday after refusing for two days to abide by a restraining order that said he had to leave his home, troopers said in a written statement Friday.
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Kokhanok villager indicted in man's four-wheeling death
Brenda Nowatak, 24, faces charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident and drunken driving in the death of Trefim Wassillie Jr., 25, in Kokhanok.
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In so-called 'snitch killing,' self-defense argument takes shape
As the trial over Devante Jordan's 2011 slaying continued Thursday, Marquinn Jones-Nelson's lawyer tried to lay the legal groundwork that could lead to an acquittal for his client. That is, if a jury agrees with him.
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'Snitch killing' or self-defense? Murder trial opens in 2011 case
Prosecutors called Devante Jordan's shooting death in a Mountain View apartment in 2011, days after his 19th birthday, a "snitch killing." His killer's lawyer says his client fired in self-defense.
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Woman charged with $60,000 Medicaid fraud
The state recently doubled the number of investigators devoted to discovering fraud in an expansive -- and expensive -- system that serves and employs thousands and costs more than $100 million a year.
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Former Alaska DOT worker charged with workers' comp fraud
A former Alaska Department of Transportation worker and his supposed masseuse were charged with defrauding the State of Alaska out of more than $20,000 of worker's compensation benefits, the state Department of Law said Monday.
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Drug conviction gets former murder suspect 7 years behind bars
An Anchorage man linked to a teenager's death at a party in 2009, then caught last year with drugs he planned to sell in Fairbanks, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday.
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Police seek Eagle River shooter in drug deal gone wrong
Officers are on the lookout for Daniel "Fat Dan" Rosendahl, 26, according to a police statement Wednesday. Rosendahl is wanted on charges of robbery, assault and weapons misconduct in the April 24 incident.
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Louisiana man pleads guilty to buying illegal walrus tusks
Prosecutors had charged the man, Shreveport resident John Daniel Graves, with buying the six, unaltered walrus tusks, a misdemeanor violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, according to the charges. Only Alaska Natives can sell or buy the raw ivory, most often used to create art and then resold...
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In coffee hut collision, alcohol played role in wreck and arrest
The Nissan Altima hit a median and some large rocks on Bragaw Street and smashed into the side of the Arctic Grounds Coffee Company hut.
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Man stole car, then fled through South Anchorage neighborhood, police say
Anchorage Police arrested a man accused of stealing a car and leading police on a early-morning chase through a neighborhood in the Dimond area Monday morning.






