Tales of the Alaska State Troopers

Stories of Courage, Survival, and Honor from the Last Frontier

Peter B. Mathiesen

• Editorial: Skyhorse
• Año: 2015
• ISBN:
  9781632201454
• Categoría: Política y relaciones internacionales
• Categoría: Corrupción política y mala conducta

With the elements against them, the state troopers of Alaska face every day with a fight for their lives. In the state of Alaska, anything goes. For the state troopers, an average day can include blizzard conditions, midnight sunsets, and subzero temperatures. Tales of the Alaska State Troopers gives insight to just how the brave men and women of the law combat these conditions while still upholding their duties to the fine people of Alaska.Follow trooper Dan Valentine as he finds himself in the midst of a crisis when an abandoned truck holds more than just an old blanket on the passenger seat. Dan's responsibility for the town of Trapper Creek becomes a fight for survival when he realizes the truck has enough explosives in it to make a small dent in the Alaska Range. With his fellow lawmen, Valentine not only must handle the situation, but he must also make sure that the citizens of Trapper Creek are evacuated from harm's way. Tales of the Alaska State Troopers is rich in content and action. Anyone familiar with the life of a lawman or the state of Alaska will be fascinated with the way Mathiesen delivers his narrative. It's all in a day's work for troopers like Dan Valentine, who never know what a new day can bring.

Index

A

Adams, Andy, 68–72

Adams, John (“Pepper”), 17, 61–66

Agnew, Mark, 74–80

Air National Guard (ANG), 36, 37, 124–125

airplanes, 23–24

Alaska Bureau of Highway Patrol, 5

Alaska Bureau of Investigation, 4–5

Alaska Fish and Game, 34

Alaska Highway Patrol, 4

The Alaska Law Enforcement Museum, 5

Alaska Mountain Rescue Group, 125

Alaska National Guard, 83

Alaska Railroad, 10, 15, 115, 116

Alaska State Police, 4

Alaska State Troopers

first video-taped interrogation, 110–111

history of, 3–4

introduction, 1–2

service components, 4–5

Alaska Territorial Police, 4

Alaska Wildlife Troopers, 93

Alaskan Housing Authority, 101

AMC Eagle. see The Trapper Creek AMC Eagle

ANCSA (Native Claims Settlement Act), 133

Anderson, Tom, 110–111, 114

Andrews, Ryan, 131

Arctic Entry, 133

Arnold, Clarence, 102, 105–106, 109, 111, 112

arsenious oxide, 58

Athabaskan, 133

B

Babcock, Jeff, 93–97

Barrow Lagoon Rescue, 83–86

bear mauling, in Denali State Park, 27–34

bear spray, 33–34, 62–63

Bear Spray Pranks, 61–66

Beating the Odds, 35–40

Big Miracle, 83

Bittick, Robert Lee, 129–130

Bivins, Ule “Dean,” 110–111

boat towing story, 93–97

boating distress signal, 94

Boatright, Bob, 100, 101–108, 110, 114

Bohuslov, Leroy Garvin, 127–128

borough, 133

The Boys from New Jersey, or Home Alone in Skwentna, 67–82

arrival of backup, and air transport of suspects to prison, 79–81

Buzz, interview with, 72–73

cabin investigations, 69–71

contact with suspects made, 75–76

evidence logged, and damage assessed, 81

illness complaints, encouraged by trooper, 7...