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A recent geomagnetic storm reveals the northern lights over an Alaska PD
“The fact that a random person might catch a glimpse of your yard...does not make it reasonable for [LEOs] to take to the skies and train high-powered optics on the private space right outside your home without a warrant,” the ruling states
The Department of Public Safety said it stands by the decisions that were made in this case and “reject the notion that this individual was discriminated against”
Officials finalized a policy and have begun issuing body-worn cameras in a rollout to several hundred employees
A new seven-page policy stipulates that officers receive fire department training on how to administer it
Curtis Worland was trying to scare away a group of muskox from near a dog kennel at his home when one of the animals attacked him
Officials say the cameras are long overdue for the troopers, the largest law enforcement agency in the state
Officers in Valdez, Alaska, are no strangers to wildlife calls, but usually the subjects are moose and bears
Statewide, 245 overdose deaths were reported last year, and six out of 10 were linked to fentanyl
“Alaska’s law enforcement community invites you to consider the 49th state where we back the blue,” Gov. Mike Dunleavy said
An armed resident was able to avert a possible mass shooting, but officials are now weighing the benefits of village police carrying firearms
‘Alaska PD’ highlights the challenges faced by law enforcement officers in four Alaskan cities
A fatal Alaska State Troopers helicopter crash was caused by the pilot’s decision to fly into bad weather and the agency’s inadequate safety management
A miscommunication led troopers to believe they were supposed to tell a couple that there son was killed in a car accident
Video shows a confrontation Friday between a man and two cops in which he rushes them with a baseball bat and swings at an officer who had fallen
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8-year-old Belgian Malinois named MP underwent emergency surgery for three stab wounds and is expected to survive the Saturday incident
49-year-old wanted on several felony warrants decided to turn himself in to troopers Friday after watching an episode of the reality show “Alaska State Troopers”
Alaska authorities say they have shot and killed a black bear that lumbered through the front door of a home in the state’s capital
Man treated the wound for five days with antibiotic ointment Neosporin instead of seeking medical care
While the dream of wearing a badge pops into the mind of many a young person, Gabe Rich began talking it up as a 3-year-old — and never stopped
Their deaths devastated their colleagues, who face the same dangers and vulnerabilities as they patrol a tough terrain and remote villages
Troopers were shot and killed while they were conducting an investigation in Tanana
The officer deployed pepper spray and a TASER before the two wrestled to the ground and the suspect obtained the gun