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When Dan Trail took his dogs to play fetch on June 20 at Petroglyph Beach, the last thing he expected was to find himself involved in a statewide baby seal rescue mission. But when he reached for his tennis ball and noticed it lying on the tail of a 1-week-old lost seal pup, he sprang into action. The seal - now called Rocky by her rescue team - was extremely dehydrated when Trail found her. Wedged in between two rocks, high above the receding tide, she was sucking in air on a warm June day....
A 35-year-old Juneau man was shot and killed after a confrontation with police and Alaska State Troopers on a busy downtown street Monday afternoon. Officers with the Juneau Police Department were following up on a report of an assault involving Steven Kissack when he “produced a knife and refused to follow orders,” the troopers wrote in a statement online Monday night. An Alaska wildlife trooper and additional Juneau police officers showed up on Front Street around 1 p.m., shooting bean bag rounds at Kissack as they negotiated with him to dro...
May 23, 1924 – The first Fordson tractor for Farragut Bay for J.O. Wallace pioneer rancher there, arrived this week from the outside. Mr. Wallace took the first horse to Farragut Bay two years ago and the animal has grazed its own livelihood the past two winters. Farragut Bay is similar to many other bays and inlets in Southeastern Alaska, with marsh, meadow and tidelands at the head, consisting of rich soil and which will someday support a considerable farming population alone. Several ranchers have located there. The Forest Service has b...
February 7 – An officer conducted foot patrols downtown. An officer conducted a welfare check. An illegally parked vehicle was moved at the direction of an officer and a warning was issued. An officer responded to a reported disturbance on Kiseno Street and determined it was non-criminal. A post-incident report was filed concerning a disturbance on South 2nd Street. A trespass notice was served. February 8 – A driver on Dolphin Street was issued a warning for an inoperable headlight. Found property was brought to the Petersburg Police Dep...
January 10 – An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) on North 12th Street. An officer responded to a request for a welfare check, but the individual had left the area. January 11 – An officer responded to a reported structure fire on Mitkof Highway and assisted the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD). An officer responded to a reported structure fire on Kiseno Street and assisted the PVFD. PPD transferred a report of an animal related incident to the Alaska Fish and Wildlife Troopers (AWT). An officer provided lockout ass...
Bystanders in downtown Petersburg watched through the windows of Petersburg IGA as wildlife troopers and police captured a young bear inside the grocery store on Tuesday afternoon. Alaska State Wildlife Trooper Sgt. Cody Litster told the Pilot that he received an urgent call from staff at the downtown grocery store and left promptly, notifying the Alaska Department of Fish and Game along the way, with the Petersburg Police Department following close behind. Trooper Josh Spann and Sgt. Litster...
WRANGELL — The Stikine Sportsmen Association is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever illegally killed a cow moose and left the carcass to rot in the woods south of Wrangell. A hiker discovered the kill and reported it Sept. 24, said Chadd Yoder, the state wildlife trooper in Wrangell. After inspecting the carcass, he estimated it had been dead five to 10 days. The moose was “human killed,” and all of the meat left at the site, Yoder said Friday, Sept. 29, declining to share too many details about the o...
September 6 – Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a parking complaint. PPD received a report of possible fraud. A vehicle that was illegally parked on North 2nd Street was moved and its owner was issued a warning. Found property was turned in to the PPD. September 7 – An officer responding to a complaint of excessive barking on Skylark Way found the dog gone upon their arrival. A trespass notice was served. An officer responded to the sound of a possible explosion on Mitkof Highway. An officer responding to a report of parked veh...
The town's most notorious seasonal visitors are back, and effort is needed to prevent their behavior from getting dangerously trashy. Petersburg Area Biologist Frank Robbins says bears coming to town is "always going to be an issue. We live in the middle of bear habitat ... It's very easy for a bear to follow a shrub area or a muskeg and waltz right into town, and they're more apt to do that if there's readily available food." The annual return of bears to Petersburg can be credited to their...
August 2 – An officer conducted extra foot patrols downtown. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of an interaction with an aggressive dog on the Hungry Point Trail. PPD received a report of vehicles impeding traffic at a construction site on Mitkof Highway at King’s Row. An officer responded, spoke with the drivers and provided traffic control to remedy the issue. PPD received a report of a bear wandering the Dolphin Street area. The Alaska Wildlife Trooper (AWT) and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) were not...
July 26 – An officer responded to a report of a disturbance on Kiseno Street. An officer conducted a welfare check on an individual and found all okay. Property was reported lost on Odin Street. Property was reported lost in South Harbor. Two abandoned vehicles were impounded from the South Harbor parking lot. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a black bear getting into a secured trash can on Dolphin Street. The Alaska Wildlife Trooper (AWT) and Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) were notified. July 27 – PPD rec...
June 28 – Found property was turned in to the Petersburg Police Department (PPD) and subsequently returned to its owner. A dog reported as lost from Vesta Street was found by its owner. An officer provided lockout assistance on North Nordic Drive. Officers conducted a welfare check on Skylark Way. An officer conducted a welfare check on Haugen Drive due to a 911 hang up and found all okay. June 29 – PPD received a 911 hang up from North Nordic Drive and an officer conducted a check of the provided location but found nothing of concern. An off...
May 24 – An officer provided a courtesy transport to an individual on Mitkof Highway needing assistance getting to the hospital. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a dangerous driver on South 3rd Street but the responding officer was unable to locate the described vehicle. An officer provided a courtesy transport to an individual on Fram Street. An officer responded to a complaint of a parked vehicle blocking access on North 2nd Street. The owner was contacted and the vehicle was moved. May 25 – An officer conducted extra f... Full story
December 7 – An officer conducted a welfare check on Nordic Drive. An officer responded to a report of a disturbance on Sing Lee Alley and determined it was non-criminal. An officer spoke with an individual on South Nordic Drive about a civil issue. Officers responded to a report of gunshots in Middle Boat Harbor. An individual reported losing property on Howkan Street; it was later found by the owner. An officer responded to a minor vehicle accident on Haugen Drive. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a stranded motorist a...
Volunteers rallied at the Community Cold Storage on Nov. 21 to distribute 1,748 pounds of moose burger meat to local organizations. According to Desi Burrell, recipients of the meat included the Petersburg Indian Association, Alaska Native Brotherhood/Alaska Native Sisterhood, Petersburg School District, the Catholic Church soup kitchen, the Baptist Church Wednesday night meals, Monday night meals, Humanity In Progress, Petersburg Children's Center, Mountain View Manor Assisted Living, Mountain...
August 10 – An officer assisted a citizen on Fram Street. An officer attempted to find the source of a 911 call that initiated in the North Boat Harbor but hung up. A driver on South Nordic Drive was issued a warning for driving with an expired registration. A deer was struck and killed on Mitkof Highway. It was unsalvageable. An officer responded to a report of counterfeit cash at a local business but determined the cash was authentic. A runaway dog was returned to its owner on Kiseno Street. An officer responded to a report of a dog hanging o...
August 2 – A citizen reported that a bear is returning regularly to the area around 7th and Kiseno Streets looking for garbage. The Alaska Wildlife Trooper (AWT) and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) were notified. An officer conducted a welfare check on Chief John Lott Street and found the individual of concern was okay. A fire alarm on Harbor Way activated. Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) responded and found all to be okay. An officer spotted a bear in the area of South 2nd Street eating trash. An officer assisted a c...
July 27 – A citizen reported a black bear walking along South 3rd Street. Fish and Game (F&G) and the Alaska Wildlife Trooper (AWT) were notified and responded. A citizen reported suspicious smoke seen on South Nordic Drive. An officer responded and did not find anything concerning. An officer responded to a report of suspicious activity on South Nordic Drive, but found nothing of concern. A citizen turned in property found at the Blind Slough Bridge to the police department. Officers responded to a report of a black bear sow and her cub w...
April 20 – A citizen reported an attempted phone scam. Officers responded to a report of trespass on private property on 14th Street. April 21 – An officer responded to a report of a disturbance on Harbor Way. It was non-criminal. An individual completed their annual sex offender registration. An individual reported lost property on North Nordic. Police are investigating a report of an individual tampering with vehicle gas caps and the theft of gasoline. An officer assisted with a medical emergency on Mitkof Highway. April 22 – An officer conta...
February 16 – Chase Martin, 27, and Gerriann Collins, 28, were charged with theft in the third degree. Officers conducted a welfare check on a citizen on South Nordic. February 17 – A dog was reported killing chickens on South Nordic. A vehicle was reported for parking in the wrong direction and in a yellow zone on North First Street. February 18 – An individual completed registration as a sex offender. An officer responded to a report of suspicious activity on Excel Street. An officer responded to a report of an individual causing a distu...
January The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed establishing critical habitat areas for humpback whales in three distinct population segments located off Mexico, Central American and the Western Pacific. The Petersburg Borough sent a letter of disapproval to the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the proposed critical habitat for humpback whales after residents spoke out against the proposal. The Petersburg Borough authorized the hire of Josh Rathmann to fill the...
WRANGELL - The Freeberg family moved to Wrangell in April of 2019. Kyle Freeberg moved here to take a position as the town's state wildlife trooper. He has a total of three years of experience as a state trooper, the previous two spent in Fairbanks. His year as state trooper in Wrangell involved enforcing state laws, educating the public about important hunting and fishing regulations, and as he said in a July 2019 interview, working to increase collaboration between himself and the community....
On June 22, Garitt L. Johnston, age 30 of Petersburg was issued a summons to appear in Petersburg District Court. Johnston is charged with six criminal wildlife offenses; two counts of Wanton Waste of Big Game, two counts of Take Moose Closed Season, and two counts of Take Big Game from a Boat. The charges are the result of an Alaska Wildlife Trooper investigation near Farragut Bay in Late October 2019. Arraignment is set for July 1st, 2020, in the Petersburg District Court....
The local Alaska Wildlife Trooper post held an open house on Saturday to welcome the community to their new location on Haugen Dr. and to introduce Petersburg's new wildlife trooper. Curtis Vik transferred to Petersburg from Eagle Rover, following Cody Litster's promotion to sergeant. Vik first joined the state troopers in 2002. Since then, he has worked with the Alaska Bureau of Investigation in Palmer tackling property crimes and major crimes. Then from 2010 to recently, he worked with a...
Over the past several months Cody Litster, Petersburg's Alaska Wildlife Trooper, has been busy settling into his new role as a sergeant for the Central Southeast Alaska's wildlife troopers, making preparations for a second wildlife trooper and moving into a spacious new facility by the airport. Litster was promoted in September of last year when the state decided to move the Central Southeast Alaska sergeant position, which was originally stationed in Juneau, closer to the area it supervises. Li...
