Troopers seeks public's help to ID video of suspect

WASILLA — Alaska State Troopers are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man caught on camera stealing from a person’s yard.

According to troopers, the video was taken Dec. 16, around 1 p.m. on East Melrose Court just north of Seldon Road near Wasilla.

The man in the shot grabs one gas can, walks forward to get another, then walks back with his face visible to the camera.

A second camera also captures him trudging through snow and up onto a porch where his face is even more visible as he tries a doorknob.

Troopers say those thefts and the attempt to enter the home weren’t the only things he did that day.

“Troopers were originally called to a Brennas Way home at about 12:45 p.m. to a report that someone had broken a window to gain entry into a home. This homeowner said the suspect walked around the home and moved stuff around, even knocked down the Christmas tree, but left empty handed,” according to a trooper press statement.

Anyone with information is asked to call troopers at 745-2131 or Mat-Su Crime Stoppers at 745-3333.