Is there no sheriff's?

[ab04]

So am I right in that there is no sheriffs depts. in alaska that the state troopers do all the policeing for areas out of the towns and citys?

Thanks,
AB04

[Airforcop]

Correct. The 4 years I lived up there I don't recall ever hearing of a Sheriff Office. Anchorage PD covers all cities/towns within the municipality of Anchorage. Any other towns that don't have a local PD are covered by the staties.

[stiffnecked]

Alaska does not have a "County" form of government. The closest thing would be the "Borough" but even those don't cover the whole state. Those areas that are covered by boroughs vote on what type of services they will provide. For example the Ketchikan Gateway Borough does not provide any type of police services except at the airport.

In Alaska the Alaska State Troopers are the "Officers of the Court". They are responsible for all of the duties that a county sheriff would do in the lower 48.
AST also uses Court Services Officers in some of the larger areas of the state to accomplish this.

[rnesvick]

Is there no Sheriff's

In Alaska there are no Sheriff's. The Alaska State Troopers handle law enforcement outside the incorporated City's, Towns and Municipalities, with the exception of I think two Borough Police Departments. There are no counties in Alaska. They have Boroughs.

[ab04]

Thanks all