Alaska State Troopers
Alaska State Troopers is an American documentary television series that aired on the National Geographic Channel, with its premiere on October 14, 2009, and ran for 8 seasons until 2015.
The series provides a candid look into the daily duties of the Alaska State Troopers, highlighting the challenges they face patrolling vast, often harsh wilderness areas, small rural villages, and cities such as Anchorage and Wasilla.
It features real officers and their interactions with residents, emergencies, wildlife, and criminals—making it both an action-packed and educational program about law enforcement in one of America's most extreme environments.
In this episode, troopers respond to several high-stakes situations including saving a woman scorched by an out-of-control bonfire and tracking down a wanted and armed man through the frozen backcountry roads of Fairbanks. The episode also features the beginning of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, with troopers ensuring the safety of the event, and a case involving a well-known dogsledding family whose famous sleds were stolen.
Troopers set up decoys to catch illegal hunters.
They investigate the mystery of a disappearing dead moose.
Uncover clues leading to a well-organized crime ring.
Help investigate a potentially bloody homicide scene.
Trooper Cronin deals with a hectic shift, including a fiery gas station explosion.
Troopers Altepeter and Young face dangerously wintery commutes during their patrols on land and in the air
Troopers are seen actively battling crime and enforcing wildlife laws along the busy and scenic Seward Highway on the Kenai Peninsula. The highway, stretching 127 miles, is heavily trafficked by both locals and tourists, creating a bustling and challenging environment for law enforcement. The episode features traffic stops, chases of fleeing suspects, and checking bear bait stations, showcasing the troopers' diverse duties from highway patrol to backcountry wilderness enforcement.
Trooper Cronin is patrolling Palmer's slippery streets and responds to several intense calls, including investigating a suspected drunk driver going the wrong way, a theft of a $15,000 ATV leading to a 12-hour night hunt in the Alaska woods, and a man threatening his former landlord in Fairbanks. The episode highlights the hazardous conditions and dangerous situations the troopers face regularly while protecting communities across Alaska
Troopers confront a man who is illegally living on public land, respond to a case where a toddler has disappeared into the woods, and deal with a man evading capture in a remote village.
Trooper Hess pursues a notorious drug dealer in the Mat-Su Valley who has abandoned his car and girlfriend in an attempt to evade capture. The episode highlights the intense manhunt in rugged territory and the challenges the troopers face in tracking down suspects involved in drug crimes.
Intense law enforcement action including a woman trapped in a car accident, a troublesome romance that escalates to violence, and confrontations with crystal meth drug runners. The episode highlights the variety of high-risk situations troopers face across Alaska, from accidents to criminal investigations involving drugs and violence
Troopers pursue a wanted and dangerous man through a forest, clear small villages from illegal bootleggers, help a man under the influence of drugs, and protect the community from a curious bear.
This double-length episode features 15 incidents, including a successful search and rescue of a woman who walked 15 miles across a frozen river from Bethel to her home, breaking up a fight in the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Valley, serving a warrant on a person who stole a police car from a municipal force, and a Wildlife Trooper's patrol to intercept ATV riders who destroyed salmon habitat.
A high-speed chase involving a dangerous and wanted man, along with routine traffic stops that turn into intense situations. It highlights the troopers' quick responses to volatile and unpredictable events in Alaska's challenging environment