• Air date: 15 Sep '13 17 episodes
      Alaska State Troopers is an American documentary television series. The show primarily 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 the 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, Scott Quist, Odean Hall, Lonny Piscoya, Luis Nieves, Dan Dahl, Rick Roberts, Abraham Garcia, Dan Cox, Gabe Rich, Jonathan Stroebele, Joshua Varys, Daron Cooper, Lance Ewers, and Kamau Leigh. In 2011, a litter of Blue Heeler puppies were dropped off anonymously at a dog shelter in Kentucky. The two males were named "Trooper Dan Dahl" and "Trooper Howie Peterson", after the Troopers on the show. The female dogs were named after Troopers Aileen...
  • List of Episodes (17)
    • 1. Trail of Blood

      15 Sep '13
      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.
    • 2. Loaded for Bear

      22 Sep '13
      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.
    • 3. Bear Aware

      29 Sep '13
      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.
    • 4. Lock'N'Load Neighbors

      06 Oct '13
      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.
    • 5. Smell of Death

      13 Oct '13
      Troopers search for a dead body near an abandoned campsite; a suspicious car crash might be linked to a dangerous perpetrator.
    • 6. Burglars & Bears

      20 Oct '13
      Troopers chase a getaway car containing a stolen firearm; campers are rescued from rivers.
    • 7. Hammered on the Holiday

      03 Nov '13
      A trooper searches for missing hunters. Also: an off-road chase; Independence Day celebrations.
    • 8. Carnival Chaos

      24 Nov '13
      Two wildlife troopers navigate their patrol boat out of troubled waters before a gale threatens to sink it.
    • 9. Wildest Calls

      01 Dec '13
      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.
    • 10. Battling Demons

      01 Dec '13
      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.
    • 11. Frozen Justice

      02 Dec '13
      A trooper rushes to a fire to save a disabled man.
    • 12. Shotgun Standoff

      08 Dec '13
      Two troopers face off with a man in a dangerous shoot-out.
    • 13. Guns, Cash, & Coke

      10 Apr '14
      Troopers track down a criminal who crashed his car into a hotel. Also: a bootlegger bust; a bear removal; a moose-protection service.
    • 14. Meth, Knives, & Spears

      17 Apr '14
      Officers conduct traffic stops to look for drugs before setting up decoys to catch illegal hunters. Later, they tangle with a drunken bicycler and a shady suspect.
    • 15. Burning Alaska

      24 Apr '14
      A trooper attempts to reason with an armed man in order to avoid a violent end to a tense showdown. Later, a forest fire moves close to Fairbanks, forcing law-enforcement officials to organize an evacuation of the city.
    • 16. One in the Chamber

      01 May '14
      Troopers come across a grizzly bear while on the hunt for illegal moose hunters. Later, a stolen gun leads to a standoff with police, and a fisherman with a suspected drug problem is detained.
    • 17. Crawl Space Capture

      08 May '14
      Troopers track down a suspect in a domestic-violence case. Also: an intruder; a camping trip; a stolen car.