Two Aniak residents have been charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief, among other counts, after a break-in at the community’s A.C. Store on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Philip Simeon, 29, and Juliana Peterson, 20, allegedly forced entry into the Aniak store at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Crime & Courts
Washington man charged with defrauding $2.7M from Alaskans
A Washington man has been indicted for fraudulently taking about $2.7 million from Alaskans. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Alaska is charging Floyd Jay Mann Jr., 55, with 11 counts of wire fraud and eight counts of money laundering.
Nome police investigate theft and destruction of city truck
A stolen City of Nome pickup was found abandoned and in ruin Tuesday morning off the Kougarok Road. The vehicle belonged to Nome City Manager Tom Moran, who said the truck was stolen from outside of his apartment on Monday night between 10 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.
After capture, a dozen show up for Young arraignment
An Anchorage man was arraigned Wednesday following his arrest Tuesday evening by Dillingham Police. Authorities had been looking for Christian Andre Young, 24, of Anchorage through the weekend, and a final tip helped them find him at a Nerka residence.
DOC inmate dies by apparent suicide, the 9th in-custody death this year
A man at the Wildwood Correctional Complex died by apparent suicide Tuesday, though his death is still under investigation. According to a State Trooper dispatch, Walter Shade, 30, of Soldotna was arrested and sent to Wildwood Pre-Trial Facility on September 1 for stealing $3,000 worth of tires from a store earlier this summer.
Two Ketchikan residents arrested after alleged ambush, robbery
An alleged assault and robbery on Schoenbar Trail has led to the arrest of a 20-year-old Ketchikan man and a 17-year-old Ketchikan girl.