Multi-Agency Human Trafficking Investigation Results in Multiple Arrests
April 16, 2026 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Following a year-long joint investigation, law enforcement officers from the Anchorage Police Department, Alaska State Troopers, the FBI Anchorage Field Office, and other partners executed search warrants this week at seven illicit massage parlors across Anchorage and the Matanuska Susitna Valley. The operation was carried out in close coordination with prosecutors […]
Two Alaska State Troopers awarded for bravery and lifesaving
Trp. Garrett Stephens and Trp. Nathan Hollenbeck both risked their own lives to save people from drowning in frigid waters earlier this year.
Public Safety Academy Graduates 17 New Law Enforcement Officers
Nov. 14, 2025 (Sitka, Alaska) — In a graduation ceremony today in Sitka, Alaska, 17 new law enforcement officers received their badges after completing the rigorous Alaska Law Enforcement Training Academy. A video recording of the graduation ceremony is available on the Alaska State Troopers Facebook page. “Congratulations to the Alaska’s newest law enforcement officers,” said Governor […]
Multi-Agency Task Force Makes 27 Arrests During Drug-Focused Operation
August 13, 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Twenty-seven people were arrested in Fairbanks during a two-day operation led by the Alaska State Troopers’ Fairbanks Areawide Narcotics Team and High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) task force with assistance from dozens of law enforcement officers from local and federal agencies. The task force officers focused on crime suppression […]
Public Safety Academy Graduates 36 New Law Enforcement Officers
ALET Session 25-01 includes 20 Alaska State and Alaska Wildlife Troopers and recruits from 10 city and state agencies May 23, 2025 (Sitka, Alaska) — In a graduation ceremony today in Sitka, Alaska, 36 new law enforcement officers received their badges after completing the rigorous Alaska Law Enforcement Training Academy. A video recording of the […]
Multi-Agency Task Force Makes 41 Arrests During Drug-Focused Operation
Investigators seized 81 potentially fatal doses of fentanyl May 20, 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Forty-one people were arrested in the Mat-Su during a two-day operation led by the Alaska State Troopers Mat-Su Narcotics Team and High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) task force with assistance from dozens of law enforcement officers from local and federal agencies. […]
Alaska Law Enforcement Significantly Increases Illegal Drug Seizures in 2024
Trooper Led Task Force increased drug seizures by 76% from 2023 to 2024 January 23, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska State Trooper’s Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) released its annual drug report highlighting trends in illegal narcotics trafficking within the state. Troopers seized 1,262 pounds of illegal narcotics across the state including approximately 42 […]
Alaska HIDTA Initiative Increases Enforcement Efforts After Increased Overdose Deaths
December 26, 2024 (ANCHORAGE, AK) – Alaska law enforcement agencies, as part of the state’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Initiative, increased their enforcement efforts in response to an increase in the deaths of Alaskans due to drug overdoses statewide in 2024. Recognizing that no single agency can fight this battle alone, 22 local, […]
Alaska Law Enforcement Team Up for Crime Suppression Operation in Interior
Two-day joint operation hits the Fairbanks drug world hard. August 21, 2024 (FAIRBANKS, AK) – Last week, multiple law enforcement agencies from around Alaska conducted a joint-operation to disrupt drug trafficking and associated criminal activity in the Fairbanks and North Pole area. The two-day effort took place from August 14-15, and more than a dozen […]
Two Alaska State Troopers Charged with Assault
August 15, 2024 (Soldotna, AK) — Alaska Department of Public Safety James Cockrell announced today at a press conference that two Alaska State Troopers have been charged with misdemeanor assault, after an arrest they made in May 2024, on the Kenai Peninsula. The Troopers are identified as: On May 24, 2024, the Alaska State Troopers […]