41 fugitives were arrested in a two day operation in the Mat-Su Valley for escaping probation, parole, pretrial supervision or had warrants in early March. One of the fugitives includes 40-year-old John Logston of Soldotna. During the operation two stolen vehicles were recovered, two firearms were seized from felons, and a stolen firearm was recovered. Also, over $7,350 in cash were seized along with illicit narcotics over the two-day operation.
The operation was led by the Alaska State Troopers Criminal suppression Unit and included a taskforce of multiple law enforcement officers from the Alaska State Troopers, which includes the Bureau of Investigation, Judicial Services, Bureau of Highway Patrol, and B Detachment’s General Investigation Unit, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers including the Wildlife Investigations Unit, as well as the Alaska Department of Corrections Division of Pretrial, Probation, and Parole, Wasilla Police Department, Alaska Department of Corrections K9 teams, US Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, MATCOM Dispatch Center, and the Department of Public Safety’s HELO3 and HELO4.
Colonel Bryan Barlow, Director of the Alaska State Troopers said, “Operations like this are critical in keeping the communities that we serve safe and holding criminals accountable. Much of the time, people with active warrants are committing additional crimes and lowering the quality of life for those around them, so it is important that we make arrests like these. Alaska’s law enforcement community constantly work together on investigations, emergency response, and operations like this. More operations are planned in the future, so if you have a warrant or have absconded from probation or parole. I would encourage you to turn yourself in to law enforcement before Troopers, and our law enforcement partners find and arrest you because one way or another, you will be held accountable.”
The Alaska Department of Public Safety maintains a statewide list of active warrants online. If you have an active warrant, you can turn in yourself at any police or state trooper office.
