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All information reported in the Police Beat is obtained from police department press releases. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
ALASKA STATE TROOPERS
September 22 at 1:58 p.m., PJS arrested 51-year-old David Mehalshick of Wasilla in Wasilla. Mehalshick had an outstanding FTA warrant on the O/C of DWLR and was taken to MSPT.
September 2t2 at 1:01 p.m., Glennallen AST received a report of a dangerous driver near mile 161 of the Glenn Highway. Troopers arrested Jack Egan for DUI, DWLR and open container. Egan was taken to the Glennallen Trooper Post.
September 22 at 5:00 p.m., AST arrested 48-year-old Jeanette Whiteley of Willow following a disturbance in Willow. Whiteley was charged with Assault 4 (DV) and taken to MSPT without bail.
September 22 at 2:35 p.m., AST arrested 54-year-old Timothy Wagan of Big Lake following a reported disturbance. Waagan was charged with Criminal Mischief 4 (DV) and taken to MSPT without bail.
ALASKA WILDLIFE TROOPERS
September 22, AWT received a self-report from 45-year-old Gregory Vaughn of Chugiak for taking a sub-legal bull in GMU 13A.
PALMER POLICE DEPARTMENT
September 14, PPD arrested 41-year-old Nicholas Nevills of Palmer on a $1,00 FTA warrant on the O/C of Violating a Stalking/Restraining order and a $100 DWLR warrant. Nevills was taken to MSPT.
September 14, PPD charged 25-year-old Jeremy Pardue of Wasilla with Assault 3 (DV) through the DAO.
September 15, PPD arrested 67-year-old Anthony Hays of Palmer on three $50 FTA warrants on the O/C’s of three counts of Criminal Trespass 2, Theft 4, and two counts of VCOR. Hays was additionally charged with another count of VCOR and taken to MSPT where he was released O/R.
September 15, PPD received a report that ATV’s and other items approximately valued at $5,000 had been stolen from a business at 81 Commercial Drive.
On September 15, New Horizon’s Telecom reported an estimated $500 in items stolen from their vehicle fleet storage area.
September 16, PPD received a report of an estimated $2,100 in property damage to the concession stand at Machetanz Field.
September 17, PPD arrested 35-year-old Michael Masek of Willow on charges of Tampering with Physical Evidence. Masek was taken to MSPT.
September 18, PPD arrested 22-year-old Forrest Robinson of Wasilla on charges of Assault 3, Disorderly Conduct and VCOR. Robinson was taken to MSPT without bail.
September 20, PPD summonsed 28-year-old Shalayna Barber of Palmer for Theft 4.
WASILLA POLICE DEPARTMENT
September 16 at 11:01 p.m., WPD arrested 25-year-old Slade Storud of Palmer following a traffic stop. Storud was charged with DUI, DWLR, and MICS 5 and taken to MSPT.
September 17 at 7:45 p.m., WPD arrested 22-year-old Tanner Hooks of Wasilla at Walmart. Hooks had an outstanding warrant for FTA on the O/C of Theft 4 and Trespassing 2 and was taken to MSPT.
September 18 at 7:59 a.m., WPD arrested 48-year-old Jeremy Ickes of Talkeetna following a traffic stop. Ickes had an outstanding FTA warrant on the O/C of DUI and was taken to MSPT.
September 18 at 3:10 p.m., WPD arrested 34-year-old Jerry Dvorak of Palmer for DUI. Dvorak was taken to MSPT and released O/R.
September 18 at 6:33 p.m., WPD arrested Stephen Livermore for DUI following a report of a dangerous driver. Livermore was taken to MSPT.
September 18 at 7:40 p.m., WPD arrested 27-year-old Dillon Dooley of Wasilla at Walmart. Dooley had two outstanding FTA warrants on the O/C of DWLR and DWLI and was taken to MSPT.
September 19 at 1:34 a.m., WPD arrested 33-year-old Chaz Izatt of Anchorage at Wonderland Park during closed hours. Izatt had a warrant for FTC and was taken to MSPT.
September 19 at 2:29 a.m., WPD arrested 29-year-old Evan Jackson of Anchorage following a traffic stop for speeding. Jackson provided a BAC of .126 and was charged with DUI and taken to MSPT.
September 19 at 3:14 a.m., WPD arrested 18-year-old Agripena Cam of Wasilla following a report of a dangerous driver. Cam provided a BAC of .277 and was taken to MSPT where she was released O/R. Cam was charged with DUI through the DAO.
September 19 at 9:14 p.m., WPD arrested 30-year-old Wesley Mehalshick of Wasilla for DWLI.
September 19 at 2:04 p.m., WPD forwarded charges of Theft and MICS to the DAO on 57-year-old Nicole Cizek.
September 19 at 7:02 p.m., WPD arrested Dale Reed following a disturbance on Lucille Street. Reed was charged with Assault 4 and taken to MSPT.
September 20 at 3:04 a.m., WPD issued a criminal summons to Amber Jensen for MIW.
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
ATV — All Terrain Vehicle
BAC — Blood Alcohol Concentration
DAO — District Attorney’s Office
DV — Domestic Violence
DWLI — Driving Without Liability Insurance
DWLR — Driving While License Revoked
FTA — Failure to Appear
FTC — Failure to Comply
GMU — Game Management Unit
PJS — Palmer Judicial Services
O/C — Original Charge
O/R — On Recognizance
MICS — Misconduct Involving Controlled Substances
MIW — Misconduct Involving Weapons
MSPT — Mat-Su Pretrial
VCOR — Violating Conditions of Release