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A grave injustice in Sitka has galled Alaska police for decades

Michael Silka is buried in a place of honor, despite killing nine Alaskans, including a state trooper. A similar Texas case ...

Alaska reports state police conducted no phone wiretaps in 2025

Alaska judges approved no police wiretaps of phone lines in 2025, the Alaska Department of Law disclosed in a legally required annual report this month. The state similarly reported no wiretaps in ...
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Off-duty Anchorage police sergeant charged with operating under the influence

APD officials say Corey Adkins, 41, has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal police investigation and any ...
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Alaska state judge dismisses murder case, citing widespread misconduct by local police

The Southeast Alaska village of Metlakatla is seen in an undated photo. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities photo) In an extraordinary order, a Ketchikan Superior Court judge ...
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Robert Hansen Hunted 17 Women in the Alaska Woods, but Police Didn't Even Know Most Were Missing. Here's How the Serial Killer Was Finally Caught

Robert Hansen was a serial killer in Anchorage, Alaska, who killed at least 17 women between 1972 and 1983 Robert Hansen was a serial killer who confessed to murdering 17 women in Alaska Hansen was a ...
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Alaska police find 3 bodies on vessel, cite controlled substances as possible contributing factor

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Three people in Juneau, Alaska, were found dead over the course of three days on board a vessel anchored offshore, police said Saturday. The Juneau Police Department said a ...