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Midnight drug raid Following a three-week, un dercover narcotics investiga tion, Fairbanks police swarmed three residences Nov. 9 and 10 and arrested more than a dozen suspected street-level drug deal ers and users. Police expect to arrest at least eight more people as a result of their investiga tions. Officers arrested four people and seized cocaine and weapons in room 498 of the Westmark Hotel about 11:45 pm Nov. 9, police said. Minutes later police searched a home at 215 Wendell St., ar rested the home’s four occupants and seized cocaine and weapons. Another three suspects were ar rested several hours later when police searched their Peaceful Lane Trailer Park residence and allegedly discovered cocaine and weapons. Information that surfaced during the search of the West mark Hotel room led police to room #239 of the Klondike Inn where they arrested Peter J. Wood, 22, for cocaine possession. Narcotics officers searching the room answered the phone and the caller said that Rick Hudson, one of the room’s occupants ar rested during the raid, was to call a number in reference to his “dope dealings,” according to court records. Officers found the number belonged to the Klon dike Inn and drove over there, police said. On arrival one of the officers allegedly saw two males in room #239 cooking and smok ing “crack” cocaine in the kitchen. They entered the apart ment and arrested Wood, who allegedly admitted that some of the glass “crack” pipes were his. He is incarcerated at Fairbanks Correctional Center on $2,500 bail. At the Westmark officers ar rested Richard Hudson, 42, for possession of cocaine. Police found five “8” balls of crack, 1 1/ 2 ounces of cocaine, and almost $3,000 cash in the hotel room, according to court records. Also arrested were Dennis L. Hollen, age unknown, on an outstanding warrant, Sandra Merica, age un known, for possession of a con trolled substance, and Dawyne Goranson, age unknown, on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and an outstanding war rant. Thomas M. Clifton, 34, was arrested for cocaine possession during the Wendell Street search. Officers found in the residence a butane torch, pipe, and scales with white powder on them, according to court records. Officers found 11 slips of cocaine while searching Clifton, police said. He is incarcerated at FCC on $10,000 bail. Patrick O’Daniel, 21, was ar rested during the Peaceful Lane trailer search for allegedly sell ing two grams of cocaine to an eco narcotics officer Oct. 19 for $200. Darryl Boucher, 34, was also arrested at the trailer As a result of the three-week investigation the following people were also arrested: Frank T. Steffenson, 41, for allegedly selling two grams of cocaine for $200 to an under cover agent Oct. 22. He is incar cerated at Fairbanks Correc tional Center on $10,000 bail. James P. Apel, 42, for alleg edly selling a 1/4 ounce of cocaine for $550 to an undercover agent Nov. 7. He is incarcerated at FCC on $10,000 bail. Greg Trottier, 19, for alleg edly selling 100 hits of LSD to an undercover agent for $130. He is held on $10,000 bail. Eliot C. Doyle, 21, for alleg edly selling 1/2 gram of cocaine to an undercover agent for $55. He is in FCC on $10,000 bail. Michael R. Pitka, 28, for al legedly selling 55 grams of mari juana to an undercover agent Oct. 22 for $300. Michael J. McGraw, 21, for allegedly selling one hit of LSD to an undercover agent for $5.00 Oct. 28. A warrant has been is sued for his arrest. Darin P. Shaw, 21, for alleg edly selling 1/4 gram of cocaine to an undercover agent for $20 Nov. 4. Brian R. Craig, 23, for allegedly selling 1/8 ounce of ine to an undercover agent Nov. 4 for $250. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Officers from the Areawide Narcotics Team, Alaska State Troopers and Fairbanks City Po lice participated in the raid. Law enforcement officials said they focused on street-level dealers and users because recent crime data indicates they may be re sponsible for many of the thefts, burglaries and robberies occur ring in Fairbanks. Many of the undercover boys took place on Second Avenue, police said. Only one of the people arrested in the Nov. 10 raids was employed, police said. Fatal mauling KALTAG — A village dog mauled to death a five-year-old boy as he walked by on the way to deliver birthday party invita tions Nov. 12. Kaltag residents heard a com motion in a dog yard about 3:30 pm. and went to investigate, troopers said. There they found a dog grasping and shaking the apparently lifeless body of a small child. The child, identified as Douglas Semaken, was taken to the village clinic where he was pronounced dad, troopers said. Investgation revealed that Semaken left his grandparents’ house to deliver birthday party invitations and was attacked when he walked too close to the tied-up dog, which has since been killed, troopers said. The dog’s owned, James Solomon Sr., was not in Kaltag when the mauling occurred. Solomon Sr.’s son had been caring for the dogs, troopers said. Semaken was living with his grandparents, Gilbert and Mar garet Semaken, of Kaltag, at the time of his death. Familiar CD An alert Sound Designs em ployee helped lead police to a suspected thief when he recog
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Fairbanks Pioneer All Alaska Weekly
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Thu, Nov 17, 1988
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