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Alaska State Troopers (TV series)

Alaska State Troopers is an American documentary television series that aired on National Geographic Channel and premiered on October 14, 2009.[1][2] It is narrated by Marc Graue. The show follows the daily beats of various bureaus within the Alaska State Troopers. In addition, the show features segments that follow village public safety officers from small rural villages as well as officers from other cities such as Wasilla, Palmer, Anchorage, and Soldotna.

The show follows the exploits of a number of officers from all regions of the state. Troopers who are seen on the show include James and Anne Sears, Howie Peterson, Jon Simeon and Brent Johnson,[3] Scott Quist,[4] Odean Hall, Lonny Piscoya,[5] Luis Nieves,[6] Dan Dahl,[7] Rick Roberts,[8] Abraham Garcia, Dan Cox, Gabe Rich, Michael Munson, Jonathan Stroebele, Joshua Varys, JJ Hennessey, Melvin Colley, Ken Van Spronsen, Daron Cooper, Lance Ewers, Jared Noll, Terrence Shanigan, Blake Calhoun, Brandon Viator, Tony Wegrzyn, William Connors, Jimmy Buttrey, Kamau Leigh, and Garrett Frost.

Although the show is aired in many countries, the National Geographic Channel has so far not released DVDs of the series outside of the United States.

The fifth season premiered on September 15, 2013.[9] The sixth season premiered on April 10, 2014.[10] After a total of 8 seasons the series was not continued, because "It was just time to focus on the job of providing public safety without any added outside distractions".[11]

Officers from the program who have died in the line of duty

On March 30, 2013, two troopers featured in the program were killed in a helicopter crash during a search and rescue (SAR) mission near Talkeetna.[12] Tage Brandel Toll and pilot Mel Nading were killed when they were returning with a rescued snowmobiler. The snowmobiler also died in the crash.[12]

In 2014, the NTSB concluded the accident was caused by pilot error, and the Alaska DPS and the Alaska state troopers' safety culture. The department had been neglecting the issues in the lack of training for both the pilot and observer. And the error of the pilot was to fly into the severely bad weather which he was not adequately trained for.

On May 1, 2014, two troopers featured in the program were shot and killed in Tanana, a small town in Alaska's interior.[13] The officers were reported to be Trooper Gabriel "Gabe" Rich (26) and Sgt. Patrick "Scott" Johnson (45).[14]

A 19-year-old man, Nathanial "Sach" Kangas, was arrested in connection with the shootings. Troopers had responded to the town after the local village public safety officer (VPSO) requested back up in an earlier incident involving the father of the shooting suspect. In addition to the murder charges against his son, the elder Kangas was arrested and charged with assaulting the VPSO, and for driving with a suspended license the previous day.[15][16]

To the date of writing, 4 officers who have participated in the show have been killed in the line of duty.

Episodes

Season 1 (2009)

Season 2 (2011)

Season 3 (2011-12)

Season 4 (2012-13)

Season 5 (2013)

Season 6 (2014)

Season 7 (2015)

References

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  2. ^ Morrison, Eric (October 20, 2009). "Former JPD officer featured in TV series". Juneau Empire. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Photo Gallery – Alaska State Troopers". National Geographic Channel. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "Alaska State Troopers back on NGC, Sunday, January 9". Monsters and Critics. December 18, 2010. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "Where Moose and the Inebriated Roam". The New York Times. October 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "Teens found drinking at home of former Selawik 'fight club' host, troopers say". The Village. February 21, 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012.
  7. ^ "Kentucky puppies named after Alaska State Troopers" (PDF). Alaska Department of Public Safety. December 30, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
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  9. ^ Bibel, Sara (August 14, 2013). "'Alaska State Troopers' Season 5 to Premiere Sunday, September 5 on National Geographic Channel". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
  10. ^ McDermott, Maeve (April 10, 2014). "The Alaska State Troopers Return Tonight for an All-New Season". National Geographic. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  11. ^ "State pulls plug on 'Alaska State Troopers' TV show". Anchorage Daily News. June 26, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Trooper Tage Brandel Toll". The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP). Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  13. ^ Shedlock, Jerzy (May 2, 2014). "Pair of state troopers shot, killed in Tanana; local man arrested after standoff". Alaska Dispatch.
  14. ^ Thiessen, Mark (May 2, 2014). "2 Alaska State Troopers Killed, Person Detained". American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014.
  15. ^ "Man arrested in deaths of Alaska State Troopers". The Washington Post. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014.
  16. ^ "In wake of Alaska State Troopers' deaths, Tanana struggles with grief". Alaska Dispatch. May 2, 2014.
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