Anchorage police, other agencies made dozens of arrests in joint operation this week
The effort started on Monday and involved 100 uniformed and undercover officers and a helicopter from Alaska State Troopers.
Crime & Courts
Troopers: Kasilof man dies after he was stabbed during fight
Travis Stubblefield, 48, had gone to a Kasilof home with a shotgun and was stabbed by people inside, troopers said.
FBI seeks public’s help finding defense attorney accused of smuggling drugs into Anchorage jail
Defense attorney Kit Lee Karjala, along with her client, faces about a dozen new charges related to the alleged drug conspiracy.
Two Anchorage bike shops burglarized in two days
Thieves took tens of thousands of dollars' worth of bicycles and other merchandise and used a U-Haul in one of the burglaries.
APD seeks ‘person of interest’ in fatal shooting
Jason Premo, 41, left before officers arrived at the scene on Austin Street, police say.
Anchorage neuropsychologist charged with possessing and distributing child pornography
Russell Cherry, 51, was indicted in Anchorage on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said.
Police name Anchorage man fatally shot in ‘targeted crime’ Monday
Police said that the shooting happened after an altercation believed to be related to “ongoing activity … possibly involving money or drugs.”
Over pleas of victim’s family, man accused in fatal Mat-Su boat collision gets lower bail
A Palmer judge lowered bail for 26-year-old Reagan Martz and approved house arrest with his parents on electronic and alcohol monitoring.
Man who drove front-end loader erratically through East Anchorage charged with DUI, police say
At one point, Daniel L. Hughett, 35, pulled into the Chevron gas station near Boniface Parkway and Northern Lights Boulevard and nearly hit the building, police said.
Search continues for blue pickup in hit-and-run that killed Anchorage woman
A 23-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of a hit-and-run in Midtown Anchorage, and investigators continue to search for the pickup and driver involved in the collision.
U.S. attorney seeks death penalty against Palmer man charged in double homicide
Tuesday’s filing of notice of intent to seek the death penalty “follows the decision and directive by Attorney General Jeff Sessions,” the U.S. attorney for the district of Alaska said.
Fatal shooting in Anchorage apartment was ‘targeted,’ police say
A shooting Monday that killed one man and wounded another is believed related to “ongoing activity ... possibly involving money or drugs," police said.
A 10,000-year-old mammoth tusk was stolen from an Anchorage science center. The BLM is offering a reward for tips.
A 100-pound tusk handled by generations of Anchorage schoolchildren was taken during a burglary at the Campbell Creek Science Center.
Suspect in killing outside Spenard hotel is in custody, police say
Anchorage police say they took Orlando Holder into custody Monday night in the Mountain View area.
Police: One man dead, another injured in shooting
The shooting took place near Old Seward Highway and East Dowling Road.
Alaska’s secretive parole board has almost unlimited power to release prisoners before their sentences are up. It has never been busier.
Last year, the board held 629 discretionary parole hearings. Previously, the average had been around 179 per year.
Man arrested after using pliers to smash the windshield of a tour bus on the Parks Highway, troopers say
Troopers say the man also threw bottles and rocks at passing cars, causing damage.
Woman killed by pickup truck in hit-and-run, police say
A woman walking across C Street in Midtown Anchorage early Saturday was struck and killed by a pickup whose driver didn't stop, police said. Police are asking for the public's help in finding the truck and driver, and released a surveillance-camera images of the suspected vehicle.
Police name suspect in fatal Spenard parking lot shooting
An arrest warrant was issued for Orlando G. Holder, 32, police said.
Anchorage couple held up as example of car theft impunity now face federal gun charges
Shane Muse, 29, and Crystal Tui, 25, have become a target of frustrations over rampant car theft in Anchorage.