this is Alaska the largest state in the nation with some of the most remote
nation with some of the most remote
nation with some of the most remote wilderness and extreme conditions in the
wilderness and extreme conditions in the
wilderness and extreme conditions in the world from as far south as the Inside
world from as far south as the Inside
world from as far south as the Inside Passage
Passage
Passage to as far north as the Arctic Circle
to as far north as the Arctic Circle
to as far north as the Arctic Circle Alaska State Troopers protect the people
Alaska State Troopers protect the people
Alaska State Troopers protect the people and wildlife of the frontier state only
and wildlife of the frontier state only
and wildlife of the frontier state only 386 men and women patrol an area nearly
386 men and women patrol an area nearly
386 men and women patrol an area nearly 3 times the size of Texas here
3 times the size of Texas here
3 times the size of Texas here unforgiving terrain mixed with a
unforgiving terrain mixed with a
unforgiving terrain mixed with a big-city crime make for a dangerous
big-city crime make for a dangerous
big-city crime make for a dangerous combination one thing that’s a little
combination one thing that’s a little
combination one thing that’s a little bit different about our version of law
bit different about our version of law
bit different about our version of law enforcement is that when we go on patrol
enforcement is that when we go on patrol
enforcement is that when we go on patrol when we contact people we know a few
when we contact people we know a few
when we contact people we know a few things we know that they will have guns
things we know that they will have guns
things we know that they will have guns they will have knives and they’ll know
they will have knives and they’ll know
they will have knives and they’ll know how to use them this is Alaska everybody
how to use them this is Alaska everybody
how to use them this is Alaska everybody has a gun in their car because there’s
has a gun in their car because there’s
has a gun in their car because there’s hunting year-round up here for different
hunting year-round up here for different
hunting year-round up here for different animals of different species so I assume
animals of different species so I assume
animals of different species so I assume every car has a firearm and a door
every car has a firearm and a door
every car has a firearm and a door weapon licensed gun owners can legally
weapon licensed gun owners can legally
weapon licensed gun owners can legally carry a concealed weapon in Alaska
carry a concealed weapon in Alaska
carry a concealed weapon in Alaska that’s a danger to troopers whether they
that’s a danger to troopers whether they
that’s a danger to troopers whether they are on Highway Patrol or on the game
are on Highway Patrol or on the game
are on Highway Patrol or on the game trail and for wildlife troopers
trail and for wildlife troopers
trail and for wildlife troopers enforcing game regulations is no walk in
enforcing game regulations is no walk in
enforcing game regulations is no walk in the park either you know it would be
the park either you know it would be
the park either you know it would be easy to go out and go out fly to a kill
easy to go out and go out fly to a kill
easy to go out and go out fly to a kill site look at it go that’s something died
site look at it go that’s something died
site look at it go that’s something died here and turn around and leave we don’t
here and turn around and leave we don’t
here and turn around and leave we don’t do that you know we go out we dig into
do that you know we go out we dig into
do that you know we go out we dig into it a lot of times these big game
it a lot of times these big game
it a lot of times these big game violations they’re maggot infested
violations they’re maggot infested
violations they’re maggot infested they’re extremely nasty
they’re extremely nasty
they’re extremely nasty they’ll gag the best of us but troopers
they’ll gag the best of us but troopers
they’ll gag the best of us but troopers don’t have to patrol the wilderness to
don’t have to patrol the wilderness to
don’t have to patrol the wilderness to come in contact with Alaska’s wildlife
come in contact with Alaska’s wildlife
come in contact with Alaska’s wildlife sometimes big game can be an
sometimes big game can be an
sometimes big game can be an occupational hazard as we
occupational hazard as we
occupational hazard as we come in two different seasons in Alaska
come in two different seasons in Alaska
come in two different seasons in Alaska we get more and more moose on the
we get more and more moose on the
we get more and more moose on the roadways a large bowl can be 1200 pounds
roadways a large bowl can be 1200 pounds
roadways a large bowl can be 1200 pounds and you hit that at 50 miles an hour let
and you hit that at 50 miles an hour let
and you hit that at 50 miles an hour let alone if you hit it when you respond to
alone if you hit it when you respond to
alone if you hit it when you respond to something at 80 to 100 miles an hour
something at 80 to 100 miles an hour
something at 80 to 100 miles an hour fatalities can definitely occur in
fatalities can definitely occur in
fatalities can definitely occur in winter roads in the towns can be covered
winter roads in the towns can be covered
winter roads in the towns can be covered in snow and in much of Alaska they’re
in snow and in much of Alaska they’re
in snow and in much of Alaska they’re non-existent so troopers use any means
non-existent so troopers use any means
non-existent so troopers use any means necessary to go where they’re needed
necessary to go where they’re needed
necessary to go where they’re needed most snow machines ATVs boats even
most snow machines ATVs boats even
most snow machines ATVs boats even helicopters and airplanes that’s part of
helicopters and airplanes that’s part of
helicopters and airplanes that’s part of the danger that a lot of folks don’t
the danger that a lot of folks don’t
the danger that a lot of folks don’t realize is just responding to what we do
realize is just responding to what we do
realize is just responding to what we do on a daily basis Alaska means the nation
on a daily basis Alaska means the nation
on a daily basis Alaska means the nation and aircraft accidents we fly everywhere
and aircraft accidents we fly everywhere
and aircraft accidents we fly everywhere whether they’re on a search-and-rescue
whether they’re on a search-and-rescue
whether they’re on a search-and-rescue mission or investigating crime in the
mission or investigating crime in the
mission or investigating crime in the villages troopers often patrol alone and
villages troopers often patrol alone and
villages troopers often patrol alone and backup can be hours or even days away
backup can be hours or even days away
backup can be hours or even days away some of our villages don’t have any law
some of our villages don’t have any law
some of our villages don’t have any law enforcement presence in them at all were
enforcement presence in them at all were
enforcement presence in them at all were the only folks that respond we’re it
the only folks that respond we’re it
the only folks that respond we’re it while many Native Alaskan villages have
while many Native Alaskan villages have
while many Native Alaskan villages have voted to ban alcohol abuse is widespread
voted to ban alcohol abuse is widespread
voted to ban alcohol abuse is widespread and it fuels violent crime in their
and it fuels violent crime in their
and it fuels violent crime in their communities
communities
communities mr. probably human drinking today I can
mr. probably human drinking today I can
mr. probably human drinking today I can smell you from here okay let’s think you
smell you from here okay let’s think you
smell you from here okay let’s think you got I cut or less like your tooth came
got I cut or less like your tooth came
got I cut or less like your tooth came through the bottom what was going on
through the bottom what was going on
through the bottom what was going on where were you at you know alcohol is a
where were you at you know alcohol is a
where were you at you know alcohol is a huge problem out here and that’s why the
huge problem out here and that’s why the
huge problem out here and that’s why the state troopers in Alaska have a special
state troopers in Alaska have a special
state troopers in Alaska have a special team to do nothing but try and prevent
team to do nothing but try and prevent
team to do nothing but try and prevent drugs and alcohol from getting out to
drugs and alcohol from getting out to
drugs and alcohol from getting out to the village it’s it’s just devastating
I was drinking alcohol and I heard it
I was drinking alcohol and I heard it some people that I wasn’t supposed to
some people that I wasn’t supposed to
some people that I wasn’t supposed to heard what we do isn’t like what you can
heard what we do isn’t like what you can
heard what we do isn’t like what you can see on cops where they Pig pile somebody
see on cops where they Pig pile somebody
see on cops where they Pig pile somebody and put them in handcuffs I mean we
and put them in handcuffs I mean we
and put them in handcuffs I mean we don’t we don’t work that way here and
don’t we don’t work that way here and
don’t we don’t work that way here and keeping a certain amount of fairness and
keeping a certain amount of fairness and
keeping a certain amount of fairness and any law enforcement is paramount out
any law enforcement is paramount out
any law enforcement is paramount out here it takes on a whole new meaning
here it takes on a whole new meaning
here it takes on a whole new meaning because it’s not uncommon out here to
because it’s not uncommon out here to
because it’s not uncommon out here to have to arrest somebody one day and then
have to arrest somebody one day and then
have to arrest somebody one day and then when they’re out a day or two or three
when they’re out a day or two or three
when they’re out a day or two or three days later go knock on their door and
days later go knock on their door and
days later go knock on their door and say hey I need help my boats dock if you
say hey I need help my boats dock if you
say hey I need help my boats dock if you do anything that makes me nervous
do anything that makes me nervous
do anything that makes me nervous this is the warning there will not be
this is the warning there will not be
this is the warning there will not be any in the future I’ll just take action
any in the future I’ll just take action
any in the future I’ll just take action okay everything works differently in
okay everything works differently in
okay everything works differently in Alaska and no one knows that better than
Alaska and no one knows that better than
Alaska and no one knows that better than Alaska’s best and bravest I’m kind of an
Alaska’s best and bravest I’m kind of an
Alaska’s best and bravest I’m kind of an adventure seeker that guy wouldn’t be
adventure seeker that guy wouldn’t be
adventure seeker that guy wouldn’t be here if I didn’t love it anybody who’s
here if I didn’t love it anybody who’s
here if I didn’t love it anybody who’s interested in state troopers that are
interested in state troopers that are
interested in state troopers that are tighten up their seat belts it’s
tighten up their seat belts it’s
tighten up their seat belts it’s certainly been a wild ride for us
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