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

July 29 at 6:22 p.m., AST received a report of over $200 in stolen merchandise from Three Bears and forwarded charges of Theft 4 on 28-year-old Sydney Brown of Palmer.

July 31 at 1:15 a.m., AST arrested 34-year-old Dusten Stanford of Wasilla following a report of a male asleep at the wheel in Wasilla. Stanford was charged with DUI, two counts of MICS 5 and taken to MSPT without bail.

July 31 at 1:33 a.m., AST arrested 47-year-old Johnnie Hill of Wasilla following a reported disturbance in Wasilla. Hill was charged with two counts of Assault 3, Assault 4 and Criminal Mischief 4 and taken to MSPT.

July 31 at 4:25 a.m., AST arrested 32-year-old Hollan Gravley of Palmer following a single vehicle accident. Gravley was charged with DUI and released O/R.

July 31 at 12:39 p.m., AST responded to mile 69 of the Glenn Highway for a motor vehicle collision in which both vehicles were fully engulfed in flames. A nearby construction water truck responded to extinguish the fires.

August 1 at 12:40 p.m., AST arrested 24-year-old Samuel Miller of Wasilla following a reported disturbance near Coronado Street in Wasilla. MIller was charged with Assault 3 (DV), Criminal Mischief 3 (DV), Criminal Trespass 1 (DV), Disorderly Conduct, Assault 4 (DV) and Criminally Negligent Burning (DV) and taken to MSPT without bail.

August 1 at 5:21 p.m., AST arrested 30-year-old Cameron Brumaghim of Wasilla following a disturbance on West Cambridge Drive in Wasilla. Brumaghim was charged with two counts of Assault 4, Criminal Mischief 5, Resisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct, Criminal Trespass 2, Harassment 1 and taken to MSPT without bail.

August 2 at 1:00 p.m., AST received a report of seven catalytic converters stolen from MSBSD box trucks on East Bogard Road.

August 2 at 6:51 p.m., AST arrested Anthony Engebretsen-Roger on charges of Theft 3 and Criminal Trespass 1. Engebretsen-Roger was released O/R.

ALASKA WILDLIFE TROOPERS

July 30, AWT in Kenai cited $31-year-old Sean Head of Wasilla $120 for failure to record catch on the Kenai River.

July 31, AWT cited 37-year-old Daniel Dutton of Wasilla $120 for failure to record catch on the Kenai River.

August 1, AWT cited 49-year-old David Lewis of Wasilla $320 for fishing during a closed period on the Kenai River.

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

DV — Domestic Violence

MICS — Misconduct Involving Controlled Substances

MSPT — Mat-Su Pretrial

O/R — On Recognizance