Alaska State Troopers Citizen Academy Graduates First Class
 Twenty-nine Alaskans now have a better grasp of just how challenging the job of providing public safety in Alaska is after recently completing the first ever Alaska State Troopers Citizens Academy in the Mat-Su Valley. Like the model for police citizen academies in the Lower 48, the program is designed to enhance citizens' understanding of the role of law enforcement in the community. However, unlike Lower 48 police departments, the role troopers play doesn't specifically focus on a small area like a county or predominately concentrate on highway patrol like other state agencies. Instead, troopers cover an area many times larger than most states and have a range of responsibilities as diverse as Alaska itself. That, as many found out, is what makes Alaska State Troopers stand apart.
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The Long, Cold Journey
Alaska Wildlife Troopers Hit the Trail on a Quest for Suicide Prevention
Alaska Wildlife Troopers Darrell Hildebrand, Jon Simeon and Thomas Akelkok braved subzero temperatures and blowing winds to snowmachine to the different communities in rural Alaska March 19-23 to tell school children and community members there is always hope in the midst of despair and that suicide is preventable. Hildebrand and Simeon took with them personal stories about how suicide touched their lives at a young age. All three, who are Alaska Natives from villages throughout the state, used their life experiences to connect to children who face similar issues that they did growing up.
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Alaska DRE Awards
The Drug Evaluation and Classification (DEC)/Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) program is an international program intended to equip law enforcement officers with the knowledge and skills required to distinguish between impairment caused by drugs other than alcohol and impairment caused by other reasons. Alaska joined the DEC/DRE program in 2004 and is one of 45 states with an active program.
The Alaska DRE program is made up of state and municipal officers from around Alaska. Currently Alaska has 28 certified DREs.
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