Alaska State Troopers
They are the first line of defense on the last frontier, the roughly 400 state troopers who patrol the rugged and unforgiving terrain of America’s largest state — Alaska. One of the toughest law enforcement agencies in the nation, these officers often travel hundreds of miles in piercing subzero temperatures to uphold the law. Responding by land, air and sea — with backup sometimes days away — they face danger to protect the people and wildlife of Alaska.
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 1h 0m
Release: 2009
Rating: 7.8
Season 1 - Alaska State Troopers
2009-10-14
"At the 2009 Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic--Alaskas version of Mardi Gras--troopers face a massive law enforcement challenge as roughly 10,000 people celebrate and snowmachine enthusiasts test their skills. The races and parties last for 4 days in the remote Hoodoo Mountains, and its up to just 13 Alaska State Troopers to keep the peace, enforce the laws, and perform dangerous search and rescue missions. Then in Fairbanks, troopers fight crime and undergo a nighttime training exercise while another trooper and his K-9 partner search a suspicious vehicle. And wildlife troopers have their hands full during the moose hunting season: theyre on the case when several illegally killed animals are discovered."
2009-10-21
"Unforgivable terrain mixed with big city crime makes challenging work for troopers in Soldotna, a city on the Kenai Peninsula. Trooper Brent Hatch responds to an ATV accident where an intoxicated youth lashes out. After a struggle, the youth ends up inside the walls of Wildwood Pretrial Facility. Then, a trooper investigates a collision between a motorcyclist and a semi truck, while another tracks down an 11-year-old runaway. Several troopers spend hours searching pitch black woods for a suspect who has previously assaulted an officer, and a wildlife trooper hits the waterways of the Kenai River. Alaska has the highest rate of missing persons reports in the country, and troopers are responsible for search and rescue missions. They must take to the skies to find two hunters stranded in the southeastern wilderness, an area with one of the highest concentrations of bear mauling in Alaska."
2009-10-28
"In the Alaskan outback, alcohol abuse is devastating communities and sending crime rates through the roof. Enforcing the law in this vast and nearly road-less region presents extreme challenges. The jail is located over a hundred miles from some of the native Alaskan villages where crimes are committed, and its the job of the State Troopers to haul suspects in. But in a world almost empty of roads, the job requires risky plane flights and boat trips for Troopers traveling alone with potentially dangerous offenders. Once in jail, untested inmates must defend themselves against tougher and more aggressive convicts, while guards strive to keep homemade alcohol out of the jail so that mayhem doesnt prevail."
2009-11-04
"Go inside one of the worlds most unique law enforcement agencies as the Alaska State Troopers fight crime, enforce fish and game regulations, and patrol the rugged terrain of Americas largest state. This episode takes viewers across Alaskas vast frontier as Troopers fight crime in Brevig Mission, survey the devastating flooding of the mighty Yukon River, go inside the walls of Anvil Mountain Correction Center in Nome, and take a few minutes to watch part of the famed Iditarod Dog Sled Race."
2009-11-11
"Go inside one of the worlds most unique law enforcement agencies as the Alaska State Troopers fight crime, enforce fish and game regulations, and conduct search and rescue operations in Americas last frontier. This episode takes viewers all over this enormous state as Troopers fight crime on the streets of Wasilla, conduct a search and rescue operation on the frozen Yukon River, enforce hunting regulations in the wilds near Fairbanks, and train for survival in Sitka."
2009-12-16
"Watch as the Troopers special drug unit goes undercover to set up an Oxycontin dealer in the western outpost of Bethel. Even with its remote location, Bethel has its share of big-city drug problems. The Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team (WAANT) is a task force that combats the illegal sale of drugs and alcohol in \"Bush\" Alaska. Follow from set up to exciting bust as an investigator goes undercover to make an Oxycontin buy from a known dealer. Then, troopers investigate domestic calls in Bethels neighborhoods and patrol the highway in the Mat-Su Valley. Later, another trooper takes to the waters of the Sitka Sound to assist in an ATV crash investigation, and wildlife troopers travel miles off the beaten path to patrol frozen lakes."
Season 2 - Alaska State Troopers
2011-01-09
"A handful of troopers attempt to keep the peace between 12,000 partiers at Arctic Man. But heavy drinking, downhill ski races and high powered snow machines make this annual event a challenge."
2011-01-09
"Alaska State Troopers use the frozen Bering Sea as an airstrip in order to reach one of the most remote villages in America, where they deal with everything from an arrest to polar bears."
2011-01-16
"From search and rescue missions atop massive mountains to street crime in the freezing Alaska night, there's nothing Alaska State Troopers won't tackle."
2011-01-23
"State Troopers brave 30-below temperatures to track down a suicidal thief, chase violent suspects, investigate an underground fight club near the Arctic and take dangerous drivers off the streets."
2011-02-13
"Troopers track down a gun-carrying fugitive with a shady past, chase after illegal hunters in Alaska\u2019s remote backcountry and try to determine the cause of a suspicious death of a protected species."
2011-02-20
"Under Alaska\u2019s midnight sun, troopers pursue a felon in a high-speed chase, track down suspected lawbreakers and, deep in the backcountry, hunt for missing rafters on the Tonsina River."
2011-02-27
"Troopers have their hands full patrolling the late-night partiers under the sun that doesn't set."
2011-03-06
"From traffic stops to fleeing suspects to checking bear bait stations, troopers on the Seward Highway stretching along the Kenai Peninsula hunt criminals, enforce wildlife laws and keep the peace."
2011-03-13
"Alaska\u2019s elite state troopers take down an armed bandit, investigate a junkie hangout, and track down unlawful moose hunters using a unique partner in crime."
2011-03-20
"Troopers partner with Anchorage Police in a drug sting operation, taking on more than a dozen street dealers and buyers."
2011-03-27
"In a state where just about every resident is armed, any scenario a trooper confronts could be fatal. The challenges an Alaska State Trooper faces are divers, but these are not your average cops."
Season 3 - Alaska State Troopers
2012-02-05
"In this riveting episode of \"Alaska State Troopers,\" the men and women in blue risk life and limb to protect the residents--and resident animals--of Alaska. From a barricaded, armed standoff in a remote Native village, to a high-priority SWAT arrest, to misfortunate moose and dangerously intoxicated drivers, the troopers respond to the most harrowing calls during the dead of an Alaska winter."
2012-02-12
"As the winter twilight settles in, Alaska's State Troopers know that not everything is always as it seems. Troopers set up decoys to catch unsuspecting illegal hunters, try to solve the mystery of a disappearing dead moose, uncover clues that lead them to a well-organized crime ring, and help investigate a bloody potential homicide scene. A fiery gas station explosion lights up the night sky, and Trooper Cronin can't seem to catch a break during his hectic shift. Troopers Altepeter and Young encounter dangerously wintery commutes in their respective patrols, both on land and in the air."
Season 4 - Alaska State Troopers
2012-10-07
"A trooper clashes with an intoxicated gold miner in the Season 4 opener. Also: a search-and-rescue mission for missing snow-machine riders."
2012-10-07
"Snowflakes fall as Trooper Howie Peterson responds to a snow-machine accident where the victim may be dead or alive. As night falls, he frantically sets out into the backwoods of avalanche country to find the man. Then, a horrific stabbing sends trooper Blake Calhoun on a search for the stabber in a maze of unsecured cabins, where the potentially armed man could be hiding behind any door. Later, Trooper Anthony Stariha tries to catch a speeding vehicle before reaching the populous town center."
2012-10-14
"Winter has seized Alaska, and Trooper Timothy Cronin gets a chilling call sounding like a domestic violence situation involving a chainsaw. But to get to this rural area, Trooper Cronin has to navigate through record snowfall. Then, Trooper Howie Peterson is greeted by a man at a cabin with a 15-inch knife and a rifle. Finally, Trooper Anne Sears responds to a crime against a village public safety officer and has to fly in unpredictable weather. Time to bring the rifles."
2012-10-21
"This episode starts with a bang as the troopers respond to a call about gunshots and screams. The hunt for the gunman leads them into the Fairbanks woods, where they find the suspect threatening to blow someone's head off. Then, on the waterways of western Alaska, the team must rein in some potentially volatile fishermen by both boat and float plane. Then, Trooper Stariha is hot on the trail of a fleeing motorcycle who suddenly takes the chase onto the crowded highway."
2013-01-21
"The troopers embark on a sting operation at the home of an infamous criminal who may be harboring stolen weapons."
2013-03-04
"Patrolling the snowy streets and icy wilderness, as trouble comes armed and dangerous in the urban Mat-Su Valley with gunfight threats, kidnappings, and poachers."
Season 5 - Alaska State Troopers
2013-09-15
"Spring approaches and the Iditarod sled race heats up in the Season 5 opener. Also: Troopers go head-to-head with a suspicious man at a gas station; and a woman escapes an alleged abuser by running down the highway."
2013-09-22
"A man who recently escaped from a mental-health facility poses a threat in the Mat-Su Valley; an injured hiker is in need of rescue; hunters take more than their share of resources along Alaska's Inside Passage."
2013-09-29
"Troopers work through the spring to prevent bear attacks; a man chases campers with a knife; and two troopers track a wanted criminal to a suspicious-looking shed."
2013-10-06
"An intoxicated man starts trouble with troopers in Butte; arrests are made after a fight in a Fairbanks hotel; an altercation between neighbors involves guns; and brown bears settle into a village dump."
2013-10-13
"Troopers search for a dead body near an abandoned campsite; a suspicious car crash might be linked to a dangerous perpetrator."
2013-10-20
"Troopers chase a getaway car containing a stolen firearm; campers are rescued from rivers."
2013-11-03
"A trooper searches for missing hunters. Also: an off-road chase; Independence Day celebrations."
2013-11-24
"Two wildlife troopers navigate their patrol boat out of troubled waters before a gale threatens to sink it."
2013-12-01
"Two troopers find themselves in a showdown with a heavily-armed man who has barricaded himself inside a home. Also: Troopers respond to calls during the dead of winter."
2013-12-01
"A man beats a car's windshield with his bare hands; troopers respond to an arson call that turns into a knife and Taser fight; a trooper looks for teens who are poaching birds in migration."
Season 6 - Alaska State Troopers
2014-08-19
"A sergeant is forced to come between a father and son locked in a deadly dispute; a trooper tracks down a drunken man camping in the wilderness."
2014-08-26
"A stolen vehicle is tracked down by police; a collision involving a moose backs up traffic on a busy highway; a manhunt for a suspect in a burglary case."
2014-09-02
"Officers attempt to save a man who has been stabbed during a domestic dispute. Later, an unconscious man is trapped inside an overturned vehicle and unattended fishing pots are investigated."
2014-09-09
"A driver is suspected of driving drunk and in the wrong direction on slick roads; a trooper searches for a missing ATV; and a man threatens his landlord."
2014-09-16
"Officers respond to the scene of an automobile accident on a busy highway. Elsewhere, a trooper pursues a burglary suspect on icy roads."
2014-08-19
"Follow the troopers as they enter into the cold, dark and dangerous world of Alaska's criminals. In the Mat-Su Valley, Sgt. Manrique is forced into a father and son conflict in which the father nearly stabbed his son to death. Then in Wasilla, Trooper Cronin investigates a suspicious truck in a gas station parking lot and finds a familiar face \u0097 a felonious woman he's been searching for. Meanwhile up in Fairbanks, Trooper Haley gets word of an intoxicated man camping in the Alaskan woods."
2014-08-26
"From a hot pursuit on ice-covered roads to a moose disrupting busy streets, no patrol measures up to the bone-chilling magnitude as those of Alaska's state troopers. In Fairbanks, Trooper Rallo is in dangerous pursuit of a stolen vehicle. Down in Palmer, a call comes out to Trooper Taylor of a car accident involving a moose on the Glenn Highway, where thousands of drivers commute every day. In Homer, Trooper Chaffin searches for the suspect of a local burglary before he flees the state."
2014-09-02
"Troopers Noll, Taylor and Hess arrive on the scene of a crime of sheer brutality. A scorned ex-husband has been viciously stabbed, leaving him nearly eviscerated and on the verge of losing his life. In the Mat-Su Valley, Trooper Determan is called to investigate a rolled-over vehicle. When he and the paramedics arrive, they find the car in a frozen swamp with an unconscious man trapped inside. Then in Juneau, Wildlife Trooper Bjork investigates nearly 100 unattended shrimp pots in the waters."
2014-09-09
"Trooper Cronin is patrolling Palmer's slippery streets when he gets a call about a suspected drunk driver going in the wrong direction. Across the valley, Trooper Taylor investigates the theft of a $15,000 ATV and goes on a 12-hour hunt that leads him into the Alaska woods in the dead of night. North in Fairbanks, Trooper Mike Munson responds to a call that a man who threatened his former landlord's life is stalking outside the landlord's home."
2014-09-16
"On the Parks Highway \u0097 the busiest stretch of road between Anchorage and Fairbanks \u0097 a head-on collision between an SUV and semi-truck shuts down the highway. Trooper Anderson arrives at the scene to find those in the SUV badly injured, and must work quickly with the emergency crew to save those whose lives are on the line. Across the valley, Trooper Noll responds to a burglary in progress and drives head-on into imminent danger, chasing after the suspect on ice-covered roads."
2014-09-23
"A look back on all five seasons including the most memorable and jaw-dropping stories."
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