Alaska State Troopers

[TNTitan]

Alaska State Troopers | 4:37 Video | | National Geographic Channel

Only 386 Alaska State Troopers patrol the largest state in the nation. This show looks really interesting.

[Guest SUNTZU]

[Guest 70below]

Wish I had cable, I probably know some of those guys.

Edit: Cool.....they have an episode at "Arctic Man", that should be interesting. Look up the event if you haven't heard of it before......I'm trying to download the preview videos, but my connection is slow right now.

Edited September 25, 2009 by 70below

[TNTitan]

Wish I had cable, I probably know some of those guys.

Edit: Cool.....they have an episode at "Arctic Man", that should be interesting. Look up the event if you haven't heard of it before......I'm trying to download the preview videos, but my connection is slow right now.

ive got lots of family in AK.. i should ask them about "Arctic Man" !

[Guest 70below]

If they ski or snowmachine.....they'll know what it is....lol

[buck1032]

Unknown to me while I was on active duty out in SoCal I had gotten a DUI in Alaska in 2003. When I retired in 05 and moved back here to TN and tried to renew my drivers liscense I was told Alaska had a hold on it since then. Alaska? Hmmm, are you sure its Alaska? I had never been to that state. Anyway after starting to ball rolling on the Identity Theft police reports here and in AK my wife tried faxing some stuff up there and the number that I was given as a fax wasnt a fax number. It turns out that the Trooper (Trooper Peterson) that arrested the clown that claimed to be me answered the phone. What are the chances of that? Then he remembered the arrest because after he was hauled in and printed they found out who he really was. And for what ever reason that case stuck in his head. So to make a short story long, I called Trooper Peterson back and talked to him a bit. He understood that I wasnt the suspect as he was still locked up and he said he would call me back. About 45 minutes later he called back and stated that the DMV up there has lifted the hold. A potential nightmare was averted because of that Trooper. Thank you Trooper Peterson, where ever you are!!!

[Guest 70below]

One good thing about the AST, they usually hire the best officers and recruits. They usually avoid the power hungry jerks. They pay really well, and train really well, so their force is pretty professional and helpful for the most part.

If you're an officer in Alaska, generally speaking you want to be an State Trooper or an Anchorage Police Department officer. They're typically the best regarded and best funded.

I applied for and tested for APD and was requested for a final interview, but I had already accepted a position at the state's maximum security correctional facility in Seward.

Edited September 26, 2009 by 70below