Mat-Su Police Beat

All information reported in the Police Beat is obtained from police department press releases. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

ALASKA STATE TROOPERS

March 18 at 4:37 a.m., AST arrested 54-year-old Thomas Gariepy of Palmer following a report of a vehicle driving erratically on West Beverly Lake Road. Gariepy was charged with DUI and MICS 5 and taken to MSPT.

March 18 at 3:20 p.m., AST with PJS arrested Jeremy Thompson on an arrest warrant for MICS 2 and MICS 3. Thompson was taken to GCCC on $10,000 bail.

ALASKA WILDLIFE TROOPERS

March 18, AWT along with the Wildlife Investigations Unit completed a joint investigation regarding unlawful trapping in the Mat-Su Valley. AWT cited 29-year-old Ivan Sosnin of and 47-year-old Jason Parker of Wasilla for trapping without a license. Sosnin was also issued a citation for failing to seal a lynx. A lynx, cross fox, red fox and coyote were seized as evidence.

AST is requesting anyone with information about these incidents to contact Crime Stoppers at 745-3333, AST dispatch at 352-5401, WPD at 352-4501, or PPD at 745-4811.

ACRONYM CHEAT SHEET

DUI - Driving Under the Influence

GCCC - Goose Creek Correctional Center

MICS - Misconduct Involving Controlled Substances

MSPT - Mat-Su Pretrial

PJS - Palmer Judicial Services