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Cell phone theft
Alaska State Troopers responded to an address in Sutton for the report of a stolen cell phone on 6/9/2019, at approximately 2028 hours. Investigation revealed an unknown female was hitchhiking from Palmer to Eureka and […]
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Man arrested
Alaska State Troopers in Bethel received a report of assault from the village of Akiachak on 6/6/2019 at about 0902 hours. Tribal Police Officers (TPOs) reported Matthew Pasitnak threatened them with an axe. Investigation revealed […]
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Burglar identified, arrested
Alaska State Troopers were notified of a burglary at the city building in Napakiak on 11/12/2018. The suspect had used a crow bar to break into the building and steal a safe that was bolted […]
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Church vandalized
AST responded to a church near mile 2 of Big Lake Road in Big Lake for the report of a burglary on 06/07/19 at 1850 hours. Investigation revealed a window was broken on the church […]
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Driver arrested
An Alaska State Trooper conducted a traffic stop of a 2012 Mitsubishi Outlander for erratic driving on Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy in Bethel on 4/13/2019 at approximately 1050 hours. The vehicle was swerving onto the […]
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Two hunters plead guilty to five misdemeanors
Last week (March 11th, 2019), following a plea deal with the state, two men pled guilty in a Glennallen court to five misdemeanors relating to an illegal hunt. The investigation done by the Alaska Wildlife […]
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DUI on Kuskokwim
Alaska State Troopers received a call from a concerned citizen of the village of Napaskiak on 2/23/2019 at about 1625 hours. It was reported a Toyota Tundra truck was stuck in the overflow on the […]
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24 Bethel Residents Charged with Selling Alcohol Without a License
On September 7, 2017, the Office of Special Prosecutions charged 24 defendants for allegedly selling alcohol without a license in Bethel, a Class A Misdemeanor. The charges resulted from an undercover operation led by troopers […]
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Inmates who escaped from Bethel Jail back in custody
Wilson Beaver, age 43, and Carl Konig, age 31, escaped from the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center on Saturday, August 26th, 2017. Reports state that they crawled through a storm grate. Both were found on Sunday […]
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Tuluksak teacher arrested
The Alaska State Troopers Bethel Violent Offender’s Unit (VOU) arrested John Paul Donald Douglas, 37 years old of Tuluksak, for an outstanding $50,000 + CATP arrest warrant stemming from an investigation coordinated by the Alaska […]
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Assault with uluaq
State Troopers in Togiak received a report of an assault which had occurred at a residence in Togiak On 06/16/17 approximately 1756 hrs. Investigation revealed that Cynthia Williams, age 22, of Togiak had physically assaulted […]
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Inmates assaulted
Alaska State Troopers in Seward were notified of an assault that occurred at Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward on 6-8-17 at 1433 hours. It was reported that two male inmates were assaulted by six […]
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Inebriate arrested for pepper spraying incident
Alaska State Troopers in Emmonak received a report of an assault in Kotlik on 6/4/17. It was reported that a female was spraying people with pepper spray while riding a four wheeler. An investigation is […]
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Death investigated in Pilot Station
A man in Pilot Station is deceased after being shot, said the Alaska State Troopers. On 4/13/17 at about 0029 hours, Alaska State Troopers received a report of a fatal shooting in Pilot Station. A Village […]
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Misconduct involving a weapon
On 3/8/17 at about 0833 hours, Emmonak AST received a report of a disturbance in Kotlik. AST responded to Kotlik and investigation revealed that Walter Aketachunak (age 34) of Kotlik had possessed a firearm while […]
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Man arrested for assault
On 3/12/17 at 1434 hours, the Alaska State Troopers received a report that Bradley Panruk, 21, Chefornak, had assaulted his girlfriend at his residence in Chefornak. Further investigation revealed that Panruk had physically forced his […]
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296 marijuana plants seized in Tok
On Tuesday, February 14, 2017, Fairbanks SDEU received a tip regarding an illegal marijuana grow operation at a residence near milepost 1316 of the Alaska Highway. The following day, investigators with Fairbanks SDEU traveled to […]
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Man suffers neck wound
A man in Bethel was medevaced for a neck slash wound, said Bethel PD. On 2/20/2017, at approximately 2118 hours, the Bethel Police Department received a call that a male was requesting medics for a […]
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Escapee caught and remanded
A man who walked away from custody was found and remanded, said a report from the Bethel Police Department. On 02/17/2017, at approximately 1648 hours, Attorney Linda Hardyman reported that her client, Jesse Beaver Jr., 33 […]
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Man injured
A man was stabbed in an alcohol-fueled incident, said a report from the Bethel Police Department. On 01/16/2017 at approximately 0822 hours, the Bethel Police Dispatch Center received a 9-1-1 call reporting that a male […]
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Firearms-related assault
A man in the village of Kipnuk was arrested for assault, said a report by the Alaska State Troopers. On 2/15/2017 at about 1642 hours, Alaska State Troopers in Bethel received a report of assault […]
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Intoxicated driver arrested
A man driving while intoxicated struck a parked snowmachine in Oscarville, said Alaska State Troopers. On 2/2/2017 at about 1435 hours, Alaska State Troopers responded to REDDI in Oscarville (outside of Bethel), for a white […]
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DUI on the ice road
A woman was arrested on the Kuskokwim River trail for driving while under the influence, said the Alaska State Troopers. On 2/18/2017 at about 1431 hours, Alaska State Troopers in Bethel received a report of […]
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Man arrested for stealing taxicab
A Napakiak man was arrested for stealing a taxicab and driving it on the river, said the Bethel Police Department. On 02/19/2017, at approximately 1357 hours, the Bethel Police Department received a report of a taxicab […]
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Anchorage Taxi Driver Man Convicted for 2014 Sexual Assault
February 28, 2017 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, an Anchorage jury found 31-year-old AsadNur guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in Anchorage in 2014. Following five days of testimony, the jury found Nur guilty of one […]
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Break ins at Emmonak reported
The clinic, Ryan Air, and the Department of Transportation building in Emmonak were broken into, said a report from the Alaska State Troopers. On 12/18/16 Emmonak AST received a report that the Emmonak Clinic was […]
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Warrant arrests made
Saint Mary’s based Troopers, with the assistance of Saint Mary’s and Mountain Village VPOs conducted an area warrant roundup on 12/21/2016. During the roundup Troopers located and arrested 8 people with active warrants (2 in […]