The Juneau Police Department now says it is treating the two deaths in West Juneau as a double murder with no suspects.
Crime & Courts
Eight candidates vie for Alaska Supreme Court seat
As Chief Justice Dana Fabe prepares to retire next May, there are eight candidates vying to fill the empty position on Alaska’s Supreme Court.
‘We’re not going to hide our family members or be ashamed’
There are two different Juneau events this weekend to raise awareness about heroin addiction. This year, seven people have died from heroin-related deaths.
Sitkans indicted on drug trafficking charges
A Sitka grand jury has indicted a couple on drug trafficking charges, after federal postal inspectors found a package of crystal meth bearing their address in the mail.
Update: Bethel police officer turned fugitive arrested
Authorities have arrested Aaron Fedolfi, the former Bethel Police Officer that was on the run.
Fairbanks 4 closing arguments wrap; decision in judge’s hands
Judge Paul Lyle cautioned that he has thousands of pages to read before a six-month clock for him to rule begins ticking.
Pedro Bay man pleads guilty to longtime sexual abuse of a minor
State prosecutors reached a deal with Michael Lee Jacko, 50, who recently pleaded guilty in a case involving the sexual abuse of a minor in Pedro Bay. Jacko was the third of three men the young female victim accused of a disturbing pattern of abuse and assault lasting years.
Kodiak public radio station sues local police
KMXT is suing the City of Kodiak for the release of public documents related to the detention, handcuffing, pepper-spraying and assault of Nick Pletnikoff, an autistic man, by three Kodiak Police officers in mid-September.
Juneau fisherman, aka ‘Shrimp Guy’, pleads no contest to out-of-season crabbing
Dennis J. Capua was charged for failing to remove at least 64 commercial Dungeness crab pots near Stephens Passage after the season had closed Aug. 15.
Bethel cop on the run after attempted sexual assault accusation
The woman “told Fedolfi to stop, and asked if he had ‘done this before’ at which point Fedolfi took his hands off her head,” according to charging documents.