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Serial rapist Richard Dorsey was sentenced Friday afternoon to 79 years in prison for a series of rapes from 2001 through 2004. Judge Michael Spann called Dorsey a 'serial rapist,' before handing down the sentence. "I don't think your rehabilitation is likely at all," Spaan said. He is already in prison serving a 2010 sentence for groping a woman in a grocery store in 2006. In 2009, an Anchorage police detective retrieved a discarded Styrofoam cup Dorsey had drank from in court during his first sexual assault case that had DNA on it that linked him to the cold cases.

A pickup truck crash killed a Wasilla man Tuesday evening near Settlers Bay Drive in Wasilla, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said 30-year-old Matthew Bernard Delong lost control of his 2010 white Ford pickup truck east bound near .4 Mile on Settlers Bay Drive around 6:35 p.m. Tuesday. His vehicle went over the guardrail on the northside and came to rest on its roof in the tree line. Troopers said Delong was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash, however he "succumbed to his injuries sustained in the collision and was pronounced deceased on scene.

A pickup truck drove into a Midtown insurance office Friday morning, according to Anchorage police. Officers were called to State Farm insurance agent Dave Strike's office, in a commercial area on the northwest side of the intersection of Lake Otis Parkway and Tudor Road, at 2213 E. Tudor Road Suite 54 shortly after 10:30 a.m. According to APD spokesperson Anita Shell, the collision occurred at about 10:15 a.m. A Ford F-150 U-Haul pickup truck...

A Barrow man is facing attempted-murder charges after allegedly firing a shotgun at a pickup truck Sunday morning, according to North Slope Borough police. Officers responded to reports of gunshots near Egasak Street in Barrow shortly before 8:30 a.m. Sunday. “Preliminary investigation revealed Barrow resident Akugaq Ben Asisaun Leavitt, age 28, had discharged at least one round from a 20 gauge shotgun striking a pickup truck occupied by three Barrow residents, none of whom were reported to have been injured,” officers wrote in a statement on the case Monday.

Anchorage police say recovery efforts continue for a pickup truck that drove into 50 feet of water at the Port of Anchorage Monday night, killing its driver. APD and Doyon Universal Services identified the driver Tuesday as Joseph Renteria, 42, an employee of DUS's Security Division, which provides security for the port. Renteria, an employee with Doyon since November, has been assigned to port security for the last month. DUS President Bob Kean described Renteria as a highly decorated Army veteran.

Anchorage police and rescue personnel responded Friday afternoon after a pickup truck drove off the International Airport Road overpass of Minnesota Drive, landing in Minnesota's northbound lanes. APD spokesperson Marlene Lammers says dispatchers received a call about the crash at 1:51 p.m. Officers responded to the scene at 1:53 p.m., where they found an inverted late 1990s-model green Toyota Tacoma pickup truck lying on Minnesota. Investigators believe the truck had been headed west on the overpass when, for unknown reasons, it veered through a snowbank and crossed a median before leaving the overpass.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson officials say Anchorage police have arrested a person of interest and located the pickup truck used in Saturday morning's gate-crashing incident, which was driven onto the base by a white male and subsequently fired on by base security forces. According to JBER spokesperson Air Force Maj. Joseph Coslett, the arrest occurred in Eagle River at 7:15 p.m. Saturday on charges unrelated to the gate-crashing incident. The person's name and further details were being withheld as of 3:30 a.m. Sunday.

Two Anchorage police officers fired their guns after a stolen pickup truck rammed a police car Saturday morning in Muldoon and three suspects were arrested without injuries. Ryan Robert Portlock, 26, was charged with second degree theft, first degree vehicle theft, first degree attempted vehicle theft, unlawful possession, and third degree criminal mischief. Cory Michael Wolf, 26, and Amber Jobell Myers, 29, were each charged with criminal mischief in the fifth degree.   Shortly after 10:00 a.m. Saturday, police dispatch received a report of people doing drugs in a vehicle near 4 th Avenue and State Street.

One person died Thursday night after a head-on collision near Big Lake. A minivan and a pickup truck collided at the intersection of Big Lake Road and Beaver Lake Road just after 5:30 p.m. Two people in the pickup truck were uninjured when Alaska State Troopers responded to the scene. Troopers are investigating the cause of the crash.

A state prosecutor says two Anchorage police officers who shot and killed a 25-year-old man during a February car chase, in which he struck several vehicles, were on foot and feared for their lives when he backed up at them. APD held a press conference on the death of Carl Bowie III Tuesday afternoon, following an announcement from the state Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals that senior patrol officers Alan Rydberg and Roger Billiet had been cleared of wrongdoing after firing a total of seven rounds at him. Police laid out a more exact view at APD headquarters of what happened at the intersection of 53rd Avenue and Windflower Street on the morning of Feb. 19, at 10:53 a.m. Their presentation featured an account of events by APD Chief Mark Mew and Detective Mark Huelskoetter, as well as a dashboard-camera video from Rydberg's patrol vehicle.

Alaska State Troopers say two Wasilla men were involved in a pickup truck-bicycle collision Wednesday afternoon, with the bicyclist injured while crossing a road. Troopers responded just after 1 p.m. to Church Road's intersection with Spruce Avenue, where a white 1995 Chevrolet pickup driven by 46-year-old Robert Frederick Carlson had been headed south on Church. “Nicholas Smith Parks, age 18 of Wasilla crossed the road on his bicycle in front of Carlson's vehicle and was struck,” troopers wrote.

Two Anchorage police officers fired their guns after a stolen pickup truck rammed a police car Saturday morning in Muldoon and three suspects were arrested without injuries. Ryan Robert Portlock, 26, was charged with second degree theft, first degree vehicle theft, first degree attempted vehicle theft, unlawful possession, and third degree criminal mischief. Cory Michael Wolf, 26, and Amber Jobell Myers, 29, were each charged with criminal mischief in the fifth degree.   Shortly after 10:00 a.m. Saturday, police dispatch received a report of people doing drugs in a vehicle near 4 th Avenue and State Street.

Alaska State Troopers say a pickup truck burned after it was rear-ended by a car on the Parks Highway near Nenana Monday, in a crash that injured three local residents but only one of them seriously. According to a Tuesday AST dispatch, troopers responded at about 12:50 p.m. Monday to Mile 314 of the Parks, where a 1999 GMC Sierra pickup truck headed north and driven by 57-year-old Darla Coghill had stopped for an oversize vehicle. AST spokesperson Beth Ipsen says a semi truck with an oversize load was crossing a bridge in the area, with a pilot car and flaggers halting traffic to keep other vehicles from exceeding the bridge's weight limit.

A state prosecutor says two Anchorage police officers who shot and killed a 25-year-old man during a February car chase, in which he struck several vehicles, were on foot and feared for their lives when he backed up at them. APD held a press conference on the death of Carl Bowie III Tuesday afternoon, following an announcement from the state Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals that senior patrol officers Alan Rydberg and Roger Billiet had been cleared of wrongdoing after firing a total of seven rounds at him. Police laid out a more exact view at APD headquarters of what happened at the intersection of 53rd Avenue and Windflower Street on the morning of Feb. 19, at 10:53 a.m. Their presentation featured an account of events by APD Chief Mark Mew and Detective Mark Huelskoetter, as well as a dashboard-camera video from Rydberg's patrol vehicle.

A pickup truck crash killed a Wasilla man Tuesday evening near Settlers Bay Drive in Wasilla, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said 30-year-old Matthew Bernard Delong lost control of his 2010 white Ford pickup truck east bound near .4 Mile on Settlers Bay Drive around 6:35 p.m. Tuesday. His vehicle went over the guardrail on the northside and came to rest on its roof in the tree line. Troopers said Delong was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash, however he "succumbed to his injuries sustained in the collision and was pronounced deceased on scene.

Serial rapist Richard Dorsey was sentenced Friday afternoon to 79 years in prison for a series of rapes from 2001 through 2004. Judge Michael Spann called Dorsey a 'serial rapist,' before handing down the sentence. "I don't think your rehabilitation is likely at all," Spaan said. He is already in prison serving a 2010 sentence for groping a woman in a grocery store in 2006. In 2009, an Anchorage police detective retrieved a discarded Styrofoam cup Dorsey had drank from in court during his first sexual assault case that had DNA on it that linked him to the cold cases.

Anchorage police have named the officers who fired on and killed a local man Tuesday, after officials say he rammed two police vehicles during a South Anchorage chase. APD spokesperson Dani Myren says senior patrol officers Roger Billiet and Alan Rydberg fired seven shots at Carl Bowie III, three of which struck and fatally wounded him. Billiet has served with APD for 13 years, while Rydberg is an 11-year veteran of the force. Bowie was allegedly at the wheel of a green Ford F-150 pickup truck stolen from southwest Anchorage at about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, which was reported as a suspicious vehicle in the Dimond Center parking lot at roughly 10:15 a.m. Police saw the truck near Lake Otis Parkway and 88th Avenue, following it to the intersection of 53rd Avenue and Windflower Street, where the truck was fired on at 10:53 a.m. after APD says Bowie rammed the police vehicles in a bid to escape.

Anchorage police arrested a man early Wednesday suspected of setting a Monday fire that damaged a pickup truck at The Arc of Anchorage, after he allegedly tried to set another fire in woods near the group's facility overnight Tuesday. APD spokesperson Dani Myren says police were called to the non-profit's 2211 Arca Dr. building at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Responding officers located and arrested 19-year-old Matthew Marinos shortly after midnight. Marinos has been charged with one third-degree count each of arson and criminal mischief, in connection with the Monday fire.

Anchorage police say a 23-year-old man was arrested on drunk-driving and assault charges Tuesday after his pickup truck launched into rush-hour traffic on the curve between Tudor Road and Muldoon Road, injuring two other drivers. APD spokesperson Dani Myren says Anthony Rue faces one count of operating under the influence and two counts of felony assault in the three-vehicle crash, which happened at about 8:40 a.m. Tuesday. The incident began when Rue's 2004 Ford truck, headed north on Muldoon between Scenic View Drive and East 36th Avenue, hit the center median.

An Alaska State Trooper who received minor injuries in a Sterling Highway crash was identified Sunday. AST spokesperson Megan Peters says Trooper John Probst was driving an SUV which was struck Saturday afternoon. A Saturday AST dispatch says the wreck happened near Mile 145 of the highway at 4:43 p.m. Saturday, when a green 1995 Dodge pickup with 46-year-old Kenai man Anthony Larocca at the wheel was headed north and tried to pass another vehicle. “As Larocca passed the vehicle he lost control of the Dodge truck and crossed the center line,” troopers wrote.