Nome Community Service Officer Pleads Guilty to On-Duty Assault
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Former CSO Carl Putman’s settlement terms include a one-year probation and an anger-management course but no jail time.
Troopers Search for Emmonak Man Escaped from Custody
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According to Troopers, 27-year-old Michael Redfox escaped from village police officer custody after an alleged assault arrest.
Troopers Arrest Mountain Village Resident After Alleged Assault Against a VPO
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According to an Alaska State Troopers dispatch, Georgianna Hanson of Mountain Village drove an ATV into an oncoming ATV, which was being driven by a VPO. Hanson was arrested and charged with assault in the third degree for the ATV incident, and then assault in the fourth degree for allegedly assaulting a second VPO during her arrest.
Two Incidents of Theft Occur in Stebbins, St. Michael; Troopers in Unalakleet Respond
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Richard Hunt of Stebbins was believed to have committed more than one crime, including stealing an item from a residence he entered unlawfully. In St. Michael, multiple items with a value of approximately $200 were reportedly stolen from a local business, and one juvenile suspect is in custody.