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Arkansas Deputy Gives New Bike to Girl Who had Hers Stolen

Deputy Justin Butcher of the Garland County (AR) Sheriff's Office went "above and beyond the call of duty," said Sheriff Mike McCormick in a Facebook post, when he found a way to get a replacement bike for a little girl who had hers stolen.

July 26, 2018

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Video: Squirrel Steals Donut from Alaskan Officer

The Anchorage Police Department posted a video online of a squirrel shown against a backdrop of police cruisers allegedly running off with an officer's donut.

June 27, 2018

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Alaska Trooper Seriously Injured, 1 Man Dead After Altercation

According to a trooper dispatch, the responding trooper was incapacitated after Yakunin attacked him and additional troopers were dispatched for backup.

March 27, 2018

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Man Convicted in Shooting Death of Alaska K-9

The jury found 27-year-old Almando Abarca guilty of harming a police dog, as well as attempted murder for firing shots at his handler and another officer during a September 2016 foot chase.

February 9, 2018

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Alaskan Town's Police Department Quits

The entire police force of Sand Point, AK, quit in July, leaving the town without any law enforcement presence.

August 1, 2017

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Alaska State Trooper's K-9 Shot, Killed After Vehicle Pursuit

A Wasilla, AK, man was shot and killed by troopers early Sunday after he led police on a high-speed chase and opened fire on a police dog, killing the animal, Alaska State Troopers said.

March 27, 2017

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Video: Prosecutors Clear AK Officer in Fatal August Shooting

A Fairbanks (AK) Police Department sergeant's fatal shooting of a suspect last year has been deemed justified under Alaska law by state prosecutors.

February 27, 2017

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Anchorage Officer Stabbed at Grocery Store

"I went to the hospital and spoke with the officer, and he looked like he had been mauled by a bear," Tolley said. "There were several cuts on his hands and he had a puncture wound on his side."

February 9, 2017

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Gun Used to Shoot Alaska Police Officer Tied to Five Murders

The handgun used to wound an Anchorage police officer last weekend has been linked to five previously unsolved homicides this year in Alaska's largest city, police said Tuesday.

November 16, 2016

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Anchorage Officer Ambushed in Patrol Car Recovering, Suspect Killed

A police officer who was ambushed and shot multiple times in his patrol car in downtown Anchorage early Saturday was in stable condition Sunday night.

November 14, 2016

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Man Gets 203 Years for Killing Alaska Troopers

Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Paul Lyle sentenced Kangas to 203 years in prison Wednesday for killing trooper Sgt. Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich in Tanana on May 1, 2014.

November 3, 2016

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Man Gets 203 Years for Killing Alaska Troopers

Nathanial Kangas will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering two Alaska State Troopers in Tanana.

November 2, 2016