Anchorage police responded to the report of a shooting in front of the Sports Authority on 88^th and the Old Seward at about 1:00 p.m. on June 4, 2009.

Witnesses reported seeing shots fired into a grey Ford Explorer that was parked in the lot.  A man sitting in the back seat of the Explorer was shot in the chest and the neck.  The shooter fled the area in a green Toyota Camry with two passengers.

The wounded man, identified as Joe Alfred Young, Jr. (pictured here) was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.

If you have information as to the motive for this homicide, or the identity of the subjects responsible for Young`s death, call Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP or submit your tip anonymously using this site.

Anchorage Police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman in her Fairview home on the morning of Friday, February 6, 2009.

Just before 10:00 a.m. a white male wearing a ski mask approached a woman’s home located at the 100 block of West 11^th Avenue.  The man entered the home through an unlocked door, tied the victim to a bed, and sexually assaulted her.  The woman fought with her attacker who fled the residence on foot.

Three schools in the area were placed in “Stay Put” mode for about an hour while officers searched the area for the subject.  Those schools included Chugach Optional, Central Middle, and Denali Elementary.   

Multiple officers, along with a canine unit, scoured the area in search of the subject but were unsuccessful.

The suspect is described as a white male, about 6’ tall, medium build, with red shoulder-length hair.  He was wearing an older parka and baggy gray pants. 

Anchorage Police are asking the public to help identify a man who robbed two businesses in the past week.

On December 28, 2008, at 6:00 p.m., the robber entered the In & Out Liquor Store located at 1100 Benson Blvd.  The robber brandished a gun and demanded money from the cashier.  He fled the store in a white 4-door sedan.

On December 29, at about 9:00 p.m., the same man robbed the Lucky Seven Mart, located at 531 W. Fireweed Lane.  Again, he brandished a gun, demanded cash and fled in a white 4-door sedan.

The robber is described as a white male, in his late 30’s to 40’s; about 6’ tall, heavy set.  He was wearing a puffy dark green nylon jacket, blue jeans and white tennis shoes.

If you wish to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward, call Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP or submit your tip using this secure website.

To view the surveillance video in it`s entirety, go to  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV4lgcIJK-8

Anchorage police need information from the public to help solve a murder case. On September 9, 2008 at about 10:00 p.m., Travis Villa was murdered, and another man was injured at 261 McCarrey Street. The suspect fled in the victim’s truck, a 2004 grey Toyota Tundra. The truck was recovered about 2 hours later, burned at Lions Park in Mt. View.

Police believe that the suspect who stole the truck gave it to an acquaintance. Police are seeking information as to the identity of this "acquaintance" or any other information surrounding the vehicle, the murder, or the events of that evening.

If you have any information about this murder, call Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP, or submit your tip using this secure website.

Anchorage Police are asking for help from the public to solve multiple burglaries that occurred at an RV storage lot.

On June 20, 2008, thieves cut the locks to the gate at the A-1 Park and Store, located at 176 Peninsula Circle in South Anchorage. Once inside the gate, the burglars targeted about 25 motor homes, breaking windows or forcing them open, stealing small valuables such as sporting equipment and tools. Damage to each RV ranges between hundreds to thousands of dollars.

Also stolen were two vehicles: a 2001 green GMC extended cab pickup truck, Alaska plate DZZ474, and a 1985 tan Ford pickup truck with a snow plow, Alaska plate 1624CE.

Anchorage Police are looking for the man responsible for the robbery of the Village Inn on Dimond Blvd.

On July 18, 2008, at about 7 p.m. a man entered the restaurant, ate a meal, then robbed the cashier at gunpoint. He is described as a white male in his 30`s, 5`7" tall, medium to heavy build with dark hair. He was wearing blue jeans a dark vest, and and wire-frame glasses. He carried a gun wrapped in a camoflauge hat. He fled the scene on a mountain bike, possibly green in color, southbound on Arctic Blvd.

If you have any information as to the identity of this robber, call Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP. You can also submit your tip anonymously using this secure website.

Arson Investigators need your help in identifying the persons responsible for destroying a bus belonging to the Anchorage Bucs Baseball team.

On June 20, 2008, at 5 a.m. the Anchorage Fire Department was called to the fire in the parking lot between the Sullivan Arena and Mulcahy Stadium.  Witnesses reported seeing 3-4 males around the bus just before the fire broke out.  The engine and battery compartments were ignited and several windows were broken out of the bus.  Damage is estimated at $25,000 and the bus is a total loss

If you have any information as to the persons responsible for this arson, call Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP.  You can also submit your tip anonymously using this secure website.

Anchorage Police are trying to identify this woman who is suspected of using a stolen credit card at the Huffman Carrs on June 6, 2008.  She is a white female, in her late teens to early twenties with red hair.  If you have information as to the identity of this person, call Crime Stoppers at 561-7867, or submit your tip anonymously using this website.

(APD Case: 08-25990, 08-25102)

On Sunday, August 23, 2007, at shortly after midnight, Garon James Koozaata, age 48, was struck by an unknown vehicle in the area of Debarr Road and Norene Street in east Anchorage.  A passing motorist discovered Koozaata and notified police.  Koozaata remains at a local hospital in critical condition suffering from head and torso trauma.  Koozaata is an Anchorage resident from St. Lawrence Island.

If you have any information as to the person or vehicle responsible for this hit and run, call Crime Stoppers at 561-7867 or submit your tip anonymously using this website.

Anchorage Police are conducting an investigation into a suspicious death.  On August 14, 2007, at about 6:00 a.m., a motorist traveling southbound on the Seward Highway observed the lifeless body of a man lying under the guardrail at mile 113 near the Potter Scales.

The decedent was transported to the Medical Examiner’s office where an autopsy was conducted August 15.  The victim has been identified as Nickline Percy Noatak, age 37.  Noatak did not have a permanent address, but frequented the Brother Francis Shelter.

Detectives spoke with acquaintances who said Noatak had been last seen on August 13 in the downtown Anchorage area.

Detectives are asking for help from the public in determining the whereabouts of Noatak during the evening of August 13 or the early morning hours of August 14, 2007.

If you have information about the suspicious death of Nickline Percy Noatak, call Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP or submit your tip anonymously on this website.

Anchorage Police need help in identifying the person responsible for the death of 35-year-old Martha Toms.

On September 22, 2005, Toms was found underneath a picnic table in Lyons Park in Mountain View.  She was beaten severely, but still alive.  Toms was transported to a local hospital where she died a short time later.

If you have information as to the person(s) Toms was with prior to her death, or the person responsible for her death, call Crime Stoppers at 561-STOP or submit your tip anonymously using this website.