Anchorage Record Crime and Property Theft 2018 (Fairbanks, Kenai: appointed, motorhomes, employment)

[jdhpa]

Originally Posted by stiffnecked

It's worse then the article states. The is a group on the dreaded Facebook called "Anchorage Scanner Joe" that now has over 30,000 members. People post about crime going on in all parts of the city that the media doesn't report on. Many include cell phone video and pics as well video from home security systems. Anchorage police are so overrun that they don't respond to petty property crimes. They just tell you to go to their website and fill out an online report. If you spot someone driving your stolen car and you call APD it could be hours before they respond.

UPDATE: Woman expected to survive in early morning Anchorage shooting

ANCHORAGE, (KTUU) Police are investigating a shooting between 2 vehicles that sent one adult female to the hospital.

Around 12:30 a.m., dispatch received a report of a shooting between two vehicles at the intersection of Dimond Blvd. and Minnesota Drive.

Initial reports found a white sedan and a red SUV were driving westbound on Dimond Blvd.

Police say when the vehicles were stopped at the intersection, someone from the sedan shot the SUV multiple times and struck the driver, and both vehicles drove off.

Thanks for the detailed response. I'm sorry that's going on.

[Music_Man]

ADN wanted the police to give them the pictures of all he car thieves and APD refused. I would like ADN to publish all the pictures!!!!!! F the ACLU.

[Arktikos]

Originally Posted by Music_Man

I would like ADN to publish all the pictures!!!!!!.

Why? Gonna chase them down?

If grand theft auto is on the rise in Anchorage then there sure must be a lot of older cars there because cars built this century are practically impossible to steal without the ignition key.

And where do you go with a stolen car? Not so ridiculous as SE, but the chances of getting caught should be fairly high.

Maybe it's the drug mules, looking for a one way ticket home to the lower 48. Desperados, for sure.

[Northrick]

Originally Posted by Blind Cleric

Why? Gonna chase them down?


Maybe. The police don't seem to bother with it.

If grand theft auto is on the rise in Anchorage then there sure must be a lot of older cars there because cars built this century are practically impossible to steal without the ignition key.

Mostly older cars getting stolen but no car is impossible to steal and newer ones get stolen too.

And where do you go with a stolen car? Not so ridiculous as SE, but the chances of getting caught should be fairly high.

Maybe it's the drug mules, looking for a one way ticket home to the lower 48. Desperados, for sure.

Most get recovered eventually, as you are right, it's hard to get them out of the state. However, it most likely will be trashed, have used needles in it, and generally screwed up. You may not want your car back after it has been taken.

They really need to do something that actually punishes these people. As it is now they get arrested, then let go and they go right back to stealing cars.

[Arktikos]

Originally Posted by Northrick

They really need to do something that actually punishes these people. As it is now they get arrested, then let go and they go right back to stealing cars.

You're right, car theft deserves jail time-period.

Also, pampered mofos who leave their car running to warm up should break that bad habit of their own accord, without getting their car stolen. In Siberia with a diesel engine, yeah you gotta do that. In Anchorage? No.

[Music_Man]

Originally Posted by Blind Cleric

Why? Gonna chase them down?

Now there is a good idea, and it would help out the cops too.

[stiffnecked]

Originally Posted by Blind Cleric

Why? Gonna chase them down?

If grand theft auto is on the rise in Anchorage then there sure must be a lot of older cars there because cars built this century are practically impossible to steal without the ignition key.

And where do you go with a stolen car? Not so ridiculous as SE, but the chances of getting caught should be fairly high.

Maybe it's the drug mules, looking for a one way ticket home to the lower 48. Desperados, for sure.

You're greatly uninformed. I suggest you do some reading and catch up. Then you can come back and make an informed comment.


Anchorage shatters city record for most cars stolen in a single year

Anchorage's 30-day car theft map - Must Read Alaska


Anchorage Crime Stoppers

[Arktikos]

Originally Posted by stiffnecked

You're greatly uninformed. I suggest you do some reading and catch up. Then you can come back and make an informed comment.

And what did I write that got your panties in a twist? Nothing uniformed about it, just questioning how and why.

Reading your first link, perhaps it will be a one year spike like the previously high year of 1994.

[Metlakatla]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/u...car-theft.html

Mr. Hall, 53, is a soft-spoken snow-removal worker with a slight paunch, a salt-and-pepper beard and a matched set of .45 caliber pistols. In his spare time, he recovers stolen cars in Anchorage, the state’s largest city, to the occasional annoyance of the police and the cheers of just about everybody else.

Along the way, he has been shot at by a car thief, cited for reckless driving in pursuit of a stolen car, and celebrated by fans who showed up to his court case wearing “Let Floyd Go” T-shirts. A lawyer has stepped forward to represent him for free as he fights the reckless driving charge.

[6.7traveler]

I love it.

I remember reading about this Floyd guy a while back. He sounds like a great Alaskan and we need more like him to help control the scum. The APD should probably hire him.