KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A 41-year-old Ketchikan man will serve time in a federal prison for illegally possessing firearms.

Michael McLoon was sentenced to 46 months by a U.S. District Court judge in Anchorage.

Prosecutors say Ketchikan police found several firearms when they responded to a disturbance at his home last November.

Officials say McLoon is prohibited from having firearms or ammunition because of several prior felonies.

He will be transferred to the federal system following completion of a state prison sentence. Prosecutors say he was convicted of assault committed wi

Robbery suspects: Police say these men may have robbed the Three Amigos Restaurant on Boniface Parkway Sept. 7.

Police are looking for four robbers who held up an East-side restaurant earlier this month. These two may have been involved. Here's a press release from Crime Stoppers:

Anchorage Police are asking for help from the public in identifying the men in this photo who may have been involved in a recent robbery.

On September 7, at about 8:20 p.m., four men robbed the Three Amigos Restaurant located at 360 Boniface Parkway. During the robbery, a single shot was fired inside the restaurant by one of the robbers, but no one was injured. These men were seen moments before the robbery at a nearby convenience store.

Three people were ejected from a vehicle near Homer after an Alberta man snatched it while drunk, sped off and rolled it when he lost control, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Joseph Serebrekoff, 18, is facing charges of first- and third-degree assault, vehicle theft, driving under the influence, reckless driving and underage drinking following the wreck at Mile 3.3 Basargin Road about 8:40 p.m. Sunday.

Troopers say Serebrekoff jumped into the driver’s seat of a 2006 Mitsubishi Gallant when its owner, Homer resident Nikita Basargin, 19, got out at a gathering.

Two women were still in the back seat and a man was in the front passenger seat when Serebrekoff got in and sped toward Razdolna at what witnesses estimated was up to 80 mph.

Two people have been charged in connection with the death of Jeremy Ewing, the son of Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assemblyman Mark Ewing, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Jerome Capps and Dana Sanders, both 33, are each facing a charge of criminally negligent homicide, two counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of first-degree burglary and a count of second-degree theft.

Ewing died Aug. 29 in what appeared to be a botched home invasion. Troopers say he had broken into a home and was shot during a struggle.

Both defendants are in custody and are scheduled for trial in November.

Bethel police cooled down a stand-off and took the suspect into custody after two hours of talks Thursday night. Here's a press release police sent out this morning:

On 9/17/09 at approximately 2156 hours, Bethel Police Department Officer Jeff Lee and Officer Annie Goemer received a report of a disturbance at 112 Ptarmigan in Bethel, Alaska, involving a man threatening to shoot himself with a shotgun while in custody of a baby after an alleged physical altercation with his girlfriend. The man refused to come out of his house.

Officers requested back-up and 6 additional Bethel Police Department officers arrived. Those officers were Lt. Andre Achee, Officer Joe Corbett, Officer Jerry Herrod, Officer Ramon Golden, Community Service Officer Nick Diaz, and Community Service Officer Eddie Chase. Officers were able to secured the area and stop traffic for public safety. During this time, Dispatchers Sarah Wixom and Beth Taylor coordinated with officers’ actions.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 59-year-old Kenai woman has been indicted on charges of mail fraud and bankruptcy fraud.

Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin Feldis says the accused had two different social security numbers, one in name of Lela McGee and the other in the name of Lela Greene. The woman also had separate Alaska driver's licenses under those names.

Feldis says McGee used the two names to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance benefits.

He adds that when McGee filed for bankruptcy in 2006, she failed to list, as required, all the names she had used in the past eight years.

If convicted, McGee could be fined a maximum of $250,000.

An Anchorage man facing felony assault charges in the case of a woman who was shot in the head has been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin, according to the U.S. attorney.

Fabian Quepons, 23 and codefendant Hugo Enriquez, 27, of San Diego, were indicted Wednesday with the charge alleging they conspired to send a package containing 10 ounces of heroin from California to Alaska for distribution, prosecutors said.

Quepons has been held at the Anchorage jail since he turned himself in to police July 6 in connection with a shooting in a South Anchorage parking lot a day earlier that sent 22-year-old Anchorage resident Jamie Watson to the hospital with a gunshot to the head. She survived, police said Thursday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted three Anchorage residents accused of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

The indictment names 23-year-old Amy Itta, 24-year-old Nanasi Satini, and 31-year-old Toupo Satani.

The three are alleged to have conspired to ship more than 500 grams of meth to Anchorage via Federal Express. The trio have detained since their Sept. 9 arrest.

No trial date has been set.

A panhandler collecting cash at a Midtown intersection just after midnight today was struck by a vehicle that then sped away, according to police.

Police say Anchorage resident William Galeshoff, 42, walked into an eastbound lane on Benson Boulevard to get some money from the driver of a pickup near the intersection of C Street about 12:30 a.m. The light was red and the pickup was stopped as Galeshoff took the money, police said.

But as Galeshoff was walking back to the side of the road, the light turned green and the driver of a red sedan coming through in the next lane apparently didn’t see him and hit him, police said. Galeshoff was knocked back into the pickup.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a 39-year-old woman accused of manslaughter for her role in the car-surfing death of a Fairbanks man.

District Attorney Mike Gray said this week he sought the charge against Samantha Lee Randolph because the June 10 accident was caused by "extreme" recklessness.

"Recklessly causing the death of another defines manslaughter," he said.

Court records show Randolph has yet to retain an attorney.

Car surfing is when a person stands on the hood of a moving vehicle. It's been popularized in movies such as "Teen Wolf." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report last year noting that 58 people died while performing the stunt between 1990 and August 2008.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 59-year-old Fairbanks man has been indicated by a federal grand jury in Anchorage on a charge of tax evasion.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Anchorage says Roger Lee Shoffstall is the sole defendant in the one-count indictment.

Prosecutors say Shoffstall owns Summit Telephone and Telegraph Co. of Alaska. The telecommunications company provides telephone service to several hundred customers in remotes areas north of Fairbanks.

He's accused of not paying income taxes from 1996 through 2003.

If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison

Carjacker: Police say this man carjacked a woman's vehicle in East Anchorage Sept. 11.

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who carjacked a woman in an East Anchorage parking lot.

The thief approached the woman in the parking lot at 5678 DeBarr Road about 9 p.m. Friday and asked her to jump start his car, which he claimed to be parked on the other side of the lot, police said.

The woman gave him a ride to a vehicle, at which point he pulled out a knife and ordered her out, police said. He then drove off in her beige 1999 Daewoo Leganza with her purse and other belongings still inside.

Bobcat: Police say an excavator similar to this one was stolen from a job site in eagle River last month.

Police are looking for a $70,000 Bobcat and the person who stole it from a work site in Eagle River last month.

Police say the excavator was taken from a site on Spring Brook Drive on Aug. 13 or 14. The machine had a stock number of 24325 stenciled on it. Its serial number is AAC811018.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at 786-8900.

— Anchorage Daily News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage man convicted of trafficking cocaine has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.

U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler said Tuesday that 41-year-old Stacy Hunt fled following his 2004 arrest and remained a fugitive until December 2007. Police in Oakland, Calif., discovered he was wanted in Alaska after responding to a domestic violence complaint.

Judge Ralph Beistline imposed a sentence five years longer than what's recommended, citing Hunt's long criminal history.

Malutin

Police are looking for a 38-year-old man they say sexually molested a 5-year-old girl at his home.

Herman Malutin Jr., who has lived in Anchorage and Karluk, is wanted on a $35,000 warrant charging him with first-degree sexual abuse of a minor, police said.

Police say there may also be more child victims or adults who were abused by Malutin as children.

Malutin’s whereabouts remain unknown. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at 786-8900 or Crimestoppers at 561-STOP.

From James Halpin -- An Anchorage police officer talking to two men on a Fairview corner early this morning became the target of an irate woman who tried running him down with an SUV, police said.

She stopped when the officer darted behind his patrol car.

Margaret Andrew, 29, told rookie officer Nicholas Saldana she ran at him “because all cops do is bother other people,” police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker said.

In addition to a felony assault charge, investigation revealed Andrew was driving a stolen vehicle, she was drunk, and her driver’s license had already been suspended, Parker said.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The amount of money stolen from Chase Hoyt's bank account was far smaller than its impact on this southeast Alaska community.

According to police, Hoyt told a detective he gave Mitchell Peura and Patrick Doherty, both 19, his bank card and PIN number, and asked them to withdraw $60. Instead, police said, the pair used the card seven times between May 15 and May 30 to illegally withdraw $1,580.

"(Hoyt) indicated that he did not think they would steal from him because they had been friends for a long time, and throughout the time that the withdrawals took place, Mr. Doherty and Mr. Peura were hanging out at his house," according to a criminal complaint filed by Ketchikan police Detective Natalie White.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal jury deliberated for almost four hours before convicting a 53-year-old Ketchikan man of drug trafficking.

U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler said Friday that Eulogio Seludo faces a maximum of 20 years in prison at his Nov. 9 sentencing before U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline.

Prosecutors say Seludo shipped methamphetamine through the mail, and also bought meth from other dealers in Ketchikan and sold it there.

Seludo remains in custody.

Here's a release from the U.S. attorney's office:

Anchorage, Alaska – United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that Xavier Miguel
Collins, a resident of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage to sixty months in
prison for possessing crack cocaine.

United States District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess imposed the sentence on Collins, age 20.

According to information presented to the court by Special Assistant United States Attorney
Christine M. Thoreson, Collins was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by the Anchorage Police
Department Special Assignments Unit. As officers approached the vehicle, they ordered the occupants of

Police are looking for this man in connection with the robbery of the Smokes 4 Less on Minnesota Drive earlier this month.

Suspect

Here's the press release:

Anchorage Police need help identifying a man who was responsible for robbing the Smokes 4 Less store located at 3020 Minnesota Drive on August 12, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.

The robber is a white male in his late teens to early 20's . He is about 5'10" tall, with a slim build and brown hair. He was wearing a grey hooded jacket and sunglasses. He was seen with a backpack.