Crime

Arson blamed in Kodiak fires

A chaotic series of fires in Kodiak early Tuesday morning reached a high point at about 4:30 a.m. when firefighters discovered six flaming vehicles heating and burning the contents of a nearby shipping container, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Accused molestor fails in suicide attempt

A Mountain Village man police said was apparently suicidal told officers he molested a 6-year-old girl over the weekend to justify ending his life, though he never followed through with his death wish, Anchorage police said Tuesday.

Woman faces 20 years in prison for the death of 4-year-old boy

A 20-year-old Fairbanks woman faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter in the death of a 4-year-old boy who was struck and fatally injured by her car.

Noorvik man sentenced for sexual abuse of minor

A 35-year-old Noorvik man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor.

Prisoner who escaped won't get leniency

A three-judge panel on Friday rejected a prison escapee's hope for a reduced sentence.

Police dangle keys to bait car, reel in Anchorage car thieves

Somewhere on an Anchorage street, a vehicle is waiting for a thief to jack it. It's a "bait car," specially equipped with audio and video equipment aimed at nailing the hapless soul who picks this car to steal. The vehicle is part of a new program aimed at instilling fear in car thieves that the vehicle they're about to boost could be the one that will bring the cops down on top of them.

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Get-away fails when suspects run out of gas

A short-lived series of heists in Wasilla on Thursday night came to an abrupt halt when the suspects' get-away vehicle ran out of gas.

Teen sentenced for killing best friend

A teenager who killed his best friend in a play act of military bravado was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison.

Seeking justice in 2006 shooting death

Audio: 911 call after the shooting

Suspect jailed in abduction

A 22-year-old Anchorage man is in jail on charges he kidnapped a woman at gunpoint outside her Government Hill home Tuesday morning, sexually assaulted her and then demanded that she withdraw cash from a bank ATM.

Father's love transcends machete attack

Almost a year after his mentally ill son attacked him with a machete, Corey Chasteen can barely see where his neck was sliced from ear lobe to Adam's apple. If only his mind would heal that easily.

Video: Corey Chasteen Forgives

Video: Leland Chasteen

Stabbing leads to jail, puts victim in hospital

A fight between two homeless men landed one of them in jail on charges of attempted murder after he pulled a knife and stabbed his rival during the scuffle in downtown Anchorage Monday afternoon, police said.

Police fire on driver who drove at them

Police fired four shots into a van after they say the driver accelerated toward them during a pursuit.

Correctional officer arrested for sexual abuse of a minor

An official with the state Department of Corrections confirmed Monday that a Palmer Correctional Center officer has been arrested on charges of sexual abuse of a minor.

Alleged crack dealer indicted on 2 charges by federal grand jury

An Anchorage man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of distributing controlled substances, according to the U.S. attorney.

Repeat sex offender sentenced for online enticement of minor

A Juneau man was sentenced earlier this month to three years in prison.

Selling crack reaps 10-year term

An Anchorage man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing crack cocaine, the U.S. Attorney's Office says.

Cold case warms up

The last time anyone ever saw a 17-year-old schoolgirl named Megan Emerick was a summer day in 1973, when she walked out of a dorm laundry room in Seward and disappeared without a trace.

Moua given 60-year prison sentence

Leng Moua, a man convicted of stabbing his wife, Shoua Lee, to death in 2006, was sentenced Friday afternoon to serve 60 years in prison.

Suspect in killing of toddler last year in Whittier is arrested

A man charged with murdering his girlfriend's toddler daughter a year ago in Whittier was arrested Wednesday morning at a Fairview apartment without incident, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Troopers seek man in beating death of Whittier toddler

More than a year after a 2-year-old girl was beaten to death in Whittier, investigators have filed charges against her mother's ex-boyfriend. Now he's gone.

Suspect charged after carjacking

A North Pole man has been charged in the case of a carjacking in downtown Fairbanks last weekend.