Crime

A bonfire at the 9-mile levy outside of north pole left one girl in the hospital with first and second degree burns last week. Alaska State Troopers are seeking the public’s help in finding out more information.

A 27-year-old Anchorage man accused of possessing and distributing child pornography has been arrested.

A village police officer has been shot in Nunapitchuk and troopers in the area are searching for the suspect.

The Alaska State Troopers are reminding people to not drink and drive on Saint Patrick’s day. According to Trooper Jacob Ianacone AST will be increasing patrols on March 17th and 18th to look for people driving under the influence.

A Fairbanks man was arrested on Saturday after Alaska State Troopers received a tip about drugs being sold from a hotel room. According to charging documents, Michael Cofey Senior, 61, was allegedly selling heroin, methamphetamine and oxycodone pills believed to contain fentanyl, from room 126 in the Golden North Motel in Fairbanks.

The Fairbanks Police Department has hired their first ever crime scene investigator. Shasta Pomeroy is a North Pole native and grew up and went to school in the Fairbanks area. Her dream job, being a crime scene investigator. Now, FPD has made her dream come true, making her the only CSI in the state of Alaska.

Alaska State Troopers received a report Saturday night that 27-year-old Jessie Peter of North Pole was causing a disturbance with hotel staff at the La Quinta Inn in Fairbanks.

Attempts at what is called “Sextortion” are on the rise in Alaska, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Anchorage office.

A Fairbanks man has been arrested and indicted on charges of receipt and distribution of child pornography following an FBI investigation.

Members of the Fairbanks Police Department, Alaska State Troopers and U.S. Marshals arrested a North Pole man on Tuesday. Brandon Laszloffy, 24, was being sought on warrants for multiple charges including first degree robbery, attempted assault in the first degree and misconduct involving weapons in the first degree.

A Fairbanks man is charged with manslaughter after police say he shot another man early Sunday morning.

Alaska State Troopers arrested a Fairbanks man following a highspeed chase that left two trooper vehicles undriveable due to damage.

Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to the scene of an officer-involved shooting as authorities work to communicate with a driver who is believed to be armed in Dillingham.

An Alaska department plans to investigate the issuance of “3REICH” personalized license plates, while a spokesperson for Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Dunleavy removed a member of Alaska’s Human Rights Commission for comments she made about the controversy.

Shortly before 4am on January 14th, Alaska State Troopers responded to 911 calls reporting a shooting which occurred on the corner of Goldstream Road and the Old Steese Highway.

Alaska State Troopers are attempting to track down a good Samaritan who may have helped five burglary suspects who were stuck in the snow off Murphey Dome Road.

A North Pole man is charged with rape after a woman claimed he got rough with her and wouldn’t take no for an answer. 44-year old John Christopher Atkins is charged with five counts of sexual assault in the first degree, as well as sexual assault in the second degree and sexual assault in the fourth degree.

The Anchorage office of the FBI issued a statement Thursday related to the violence in the U.S. Capital Wednesday. Asking those that might have information about federal crimes that were committed in the U.S. Capital on Wednesday, to share that information with the FBI.

The number of homicides in Alaska’s largest city fell by nearly half in 2020 compared with the previous year, authorities said.

A Nuiqsut man was arrested after he allegedly raped a woman. Lazarus Luther Ahkiviana, 31, was in Fairbanks when the alleged assault took place.

Alaska State Troopers detained a man in Fairbanks on Monday afternoon after he allegedly hit a car and then fled the scene. According to an eye witness, the suspect than struck another vehicle before losing control.

We have an update on the police activity from earlier this week that occurred along the Steese Highway.

A Fort Yukon man was arrested after he allegedly shot at a couple. Kris Ian James, 45, was arrested and charged with first degree assault and other charges after he entered a residence and shot at his ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend.

Alaska State Troopers arrested a Fairbanks man and charged three counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree and 12 counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. Robert Ledlow, 49, allegedly sexually abused two girls multiple times while staying at their house.

The Fairbanks Police Department closed the southbound lane of the Steese Highway between Johansen and Trainer Gate Road earlier this morning while they investigated two shooting victim’s who were found in a crashed car in the highway median.

Two men were arrested on Friday for allegedly selling oxycodone and cocaine in the Fairbanks area. Andre Brown, 47, and Christopher Kearney, 26, were contacted after a police officer observed a vehicle that was reported stolen from Anchorage in a driveway in Fairbanks.

A Fairbanks man was arrested Saturday for first degree assault. According to charging documents, Rufus Hearns, 45, allegedly beat a woman over the head and strangled her.

The AK Buffet, a restaurant in Fairbanks, Alaska was named in a criminal complaint filed by the State of Alaska that alleges the restaurant purchased illegally caught clams and cockles and sold them to customers.

Residents in Fairbanks received phishing scam text messages pretending to be Alaska USA credit union.

According to charging documents, the victim called 911 reporting that Jess Lee Antonich Eakin was attempting to rape and physically assault her.