By Jackie Bartz
Channel 2 News
10:58 a.m. AKDT, September 26, 2011
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
The Anchorage Police Department busted an Anchorage man for allegedly trying to convince an ex-girlfriend to sedate her 14-year-old daughter, in order to let him have sex with her. Ralph Hernandez, 49, promised to rekindle the relationship if the victim’s mother would allow him to have sex with her daughter, according to an APD press release.
The woman contacted police and detectives organized a face-to-face meeting between her and the suspect on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. During the meeting, Hernandez gave the woman a sleeping pill and told her to buy condoms and personal lubricant, according to police.
Read More: http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-anchorage-police-sting-foils-alleged-child-rape-plan-20110926,0,3594993.story
Eric Christopher Adams | Sep 24, 2011
A Washington state biologist who struck an Anchorage police squad car head-on early Friday, badly injuring an officer, will face charges of drunken driving and felony assault from the district attorney’s office.
Anchorage police officer Randy Hughes suffered serious injuries to his ankle, foot and pelvis in the 2 a.m. collision on the Glenn Highway near Eagle River.
Gregory Fulling, 49, will be arrested for DUI, felony assault in the first degree and felony assault in the third degree once he’s released from the hospital, Lt. Dave Parker, a spokesperson for the Anchorage Police Department, said Saturday afternoon.
Read More: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/charges-filed-against-suspect-crash-injuring-anchorage-police-officer
By Rebecca Palsha
Channel 2 News
11:03 a.m. AKDT, September 23, 2011
ANCHORAGE, Alaska —
Dirkston “Dirk” Gonzales sat quietly in a yellow prison jumpsuit, blinking his eyes often, as Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth handed down his sentence of 161 years with 50 suspended in an Anchorage courtroom Friday.
A jury convicted the 21-year-old man of murder, attempted murder and burglary in 2009.
He’ll serve 111 years, which makes him eligible for parole in 37 years. By then, Gonzales will then be 54.
Gonzales shot and killed David “DJ” Irwin in 2007 after he was kicked out of a party. He then stepped over Irwin’s body and shot 15-year-old Stephanie Nilsson. The pair had been hiding in a bathroom.
Aarseth told Gonzales that his previous actions, in and out of jail, show he often acted like, “a bully,” and that if he was let out now Gonzales would likely committee another violent felony.
“The danger you pose to society right now, this is the appropriate sentence,” Aarseth said.
Gonzales told his victims and their families he was sorry.
“I didn’t think, or plan, that after one night at a party I would wake up in a nightmare that was my own fault,” Gonzales said. “I’m asking for a chance to be forgiven by those affected from this tragedy. From them, I say to you, I am truly sorry for what I did.”
Gonzales had turned 17 a few weeks before the shooting.
He was charged as an adult and has been in solitary confinement for most of his incarceration.
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by Jackie Bartz
1:57 p.m. AKDT, September 24, 2011
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
The District Attorneys office plans to file charges against a driver that allegedly slammed into a patrol car while driving the wrong way, injuring both himself and the officer inside the vehicle.
Friday a judge signed a warrant for 49-year-old Gregory Fulling of Marysville, Wash.
Shortly before 2:00 a.m. Friday morning, Fulling collided with responding Officer Randy Hughes’ patrol car while driving a rented 2011 Chrysler, according to police.
Hughes was seriously injured in the crash, he sustained major injuries to both his pelvis and foot, according to APD.
“Randy Hughes is still in hospital here in Anchorage,” Lieutenant Dave Park said Saturday morning. “He’s in stable condition, but still very seriously injured and the road to recovery is going to be a long one.”
Read More: http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-investigators-plan-to-arrest-driver-accused-of-injuring-police-officer-in-car-crash-20110924,0,6774454.story
GLENN HIGHWAY: Sedan may have gone north 12 miles in southbound lane.
By RACHEL D’ORO
Associated Press
Associated Press
Published: September 23rd, 2011 10:36 PM
Last Modified: September 23rd, 2011 10:36 PM
An Anchorage police officer may be sent to Seattle for treatment of severe injuries he received Friday after a wrong-way driver collided with his patrol vehicle on the Glenn Highway, authorities said.
Officer Randy Hughes, 41, sustained multiple fractures in the early-morning crash near the Hiland Road exit
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/09/23/2084228/police-officer-badly-hurt-in-glenn.html#ixzz1Z4ObSbtw
CON: Man pretends to be in law enforcement and demands cash.
By CASEY GROVE
Anchorage Daily News
Published: September 18th, 2011 04:54 PM
Last Modified: September 18th, 2011 04:54 PM
Anchorage police are warning against a new type of phone scam: “spoofers” who use gadgets, possibly smart phones, to make phone calls that mimic other phone numbers on caller identification systems.
A suspicious call Friday involved a would-be swindler placing a call that appeared to come from the Anchorage Police Department, said police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker. The man had a heavy accent, demanded money and told the woman who answered that he was Police Chief Mark Mew, Parker said in an email.
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/09/17/2073982/telephone-scam-mimics-a-call-from.html#ixzz1YPzjYM1F
By Tim Akimoff
Channel 2 News
9:52 a.m. AKDT, September 18, 2011
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
A collision at the corner of Arctic and Benson boulevards seriously injured three people and darkened midtown around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, according to Anchorage police.
Responding officers found a black Dodge Charger in flames with the driver trapped behind the wheel.
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According to witnesses, the Charger had been travelling northbound on Arctic at a high rate of speed when it collided with a white GMC Yukon, which was turning eastbound onto Benson Blvd from Arctic.
Read More: http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-crash-seriously-injures-3-knocks-out-power-in-midtown-early-sunday-20110918,0,3377086.story
by Jason Lamb Channel 2 News
11:50 a.m. AKDT, August 26, 2011
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
Former West High School choir teacher Christopher More was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday for two counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
Thirteen of those years are suspended, meaning he’ll serve 12 years.
Read More Here: http://www.ktuu.com/news/crime/ktuu-former-high-school-choir-teacher-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison-20110826,0,1046241.story
by Abby Hancock
9:42 a.m. AKDT, August 21, 2011
Anchorage, Alaska—
Anchorage police say a motorcyclist died Sunday afternoon in a collision at a busy South Anchorage intersection.
APD says 33-year-old Michelle Iloilo of Anchorage was killed at the intersection of Jewel Lake Road and Dimond Boulevard when she collided with a sedan at 3:10 p.m. Sunday
Read More: http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-in-south-anchorage-20110821,0,7927497.story
Sarah Johnson, 33, will be arraigned Wednesday afternoon for murder in the death of her infant daughter.
By Grace Jang
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Story Created: Aug 16, 2011 AKDT
Story Updated: Aug 17, 2011 at 10:44 PM AKDT
According to the District Attorney’s office, 33-year-old Sarah Bentley Johnson is currently being arraigned for murder in the death of her three-week-old daughter, Pepper, Wednesday afternoon.
Read more here: http://www.ktva.com/home/outbound-xml-feeds/Alaska-Mom-Admits-to-Suffocating-3-Week-Old-Daughter-With-Plastic-Bag-127971273.html
By Alexis Fernandez
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Story Created: Aug 7, 2011 AKDT
Story Updated: Aug 8, 2011 at 6:33 PM AKDT
Anchorage police are on the search for at least one person suspected of firing gunshots behind the Boys and Girls Club in Mountain View Sunday evening.
While details are limited at this time, police said there was a physical disturbance that turned violent—that’s when a couple of teens took out weapons.
Read more here
Last Modified: July 18th, 2011 07:40 AM
A man suspected of shooting a security guard and patron early Sunday morning at Platinum Jaxx nightclub downtown fled the scene, but police arrested him Sunday evening after getting a call about his whereabouts.
Read more here.
Published July 10, 2011 @ 4:27 p.m. AKDT
ANCHORAGE–Three suspects in a violent home-invasion robbery early Saturday in Mountain View were arraigned Sunday afternoon. Each of the suspects now faces seven felony charges.
Read more: http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-3-suspects-in-robbery-arraigned-on-felony-charges-20110710,0,5339365.story
Published July 9, 2011 @ 4:11 p.m.
ANCHORAGE – A city van used to pick up drunken people was taken on a joyride by a man suspected of drunken driving, Anchorage police said.
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March 10, 2011 @ 8:15 p.m. AKDT
ANCHORAGE—With the municipal election just weeks away, assembly candidates are making the push to have their views heard on a range of issues—from the city budget to public transportation, but recent events in Wisconsin are pushing collective bargaining issues to center stage in Anchorage.
http://www.ktva.com/home/top-stories/Union-Contracts-Taking-Center-Stage-In-Assembly-Race-117778763.html
Published: February 24, 2011 @ 10:02 p.m.
Published: February 24, 2011 @ 10:20 p.m.
Wednesday’s guilty verdict against former Anchorage Police Department officer Anthony Rollins is without a doubt one of the lowest points in the history of the Anchorage Police Department.
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/02/24/1721529/police-need-our-understanding.html
Published: February 24, 2011 @ 6:14 p.m.
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Published: February 23, 2011 @ 2:13 a.m.
Solidarity was the name of the game Tuesday, as Alaska employee unions rallied across the street from the Capitol building in support of Wisconsin unions that are facing the loss of their collective bargaining power.
Read more: http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/022311/loc_789638279.shtml
6:53 p.m. AKST, February 20, 2011
The State of Alaska’s only dedicated domestic violence prosecution unit says it needs more funding to continue its work. The unit is awaiting word on whether it will receive a state grant similar to one it says will run out in a year.
http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-states-only-domestic-violence-prosecution-unit-faces-challenges-20110220,0,7796968.story
Published: February 5th, 2011 at 5:12 p.m.
When 19-year-old Nathan Miller took a short walk from Kincaid Park Chalet onto the flats of the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge just before sunset Wednesday, he planned to relax and soak in the beautiful surroundings. He hiked some 250 yards out from the shoreline, began listening to music by Journey and other bands on his iPod.
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/02/04/1685138/coastal-stroll-turns-struggle.html#ixzz1DPeeeFFQ
Published: February 5th, 2011 at 10:12 p.m.
An Anchorage homicide detective was on the phone, telling Pat Fulton the news she’d waited a decade to hear.
http://www.adn.com/2011/02/04/1684726/suspect-arrested-in-2000-slaying.html
February 4th, 2011 at 9:45 a.m. AKST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage police rescued a hiker in Kincaid Park Wednesday evening after the ice he was walking on was set afloat by a rising tide, according to Anchorage Police Department spokesperson Lt. Dave Parker.
http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-apd-rescues-kincaid-park-hiker-020411,0,7071105.story
January 30th, 2011
Video from the “Dr. Phil” television show of an Alaska mother forcing her son to drink hot sauce and take cold showers prompted a police investigation that has led to charges of child abuse against the mother.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/hot-sauce-mom-jessica-beagley-charged-child-abuse/story?id=12796871
Published: January 16th, 2011 at 12:49 a.m.
A three-day roundup of suspected violent criminals in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough wrapped up Friday and was the largest inter-agency law enforcement effort of its kind in Alaska, according to Anchorage police.
http://www.adn.com/2011/01/15/1650918/huge-southcentral-roundup-nets.html
