Dillingham Police Department
February 12, 1992
Shot while responding to a "shots fired" report.
Juneau Police Department
May 4, 1992
Killed in a fall while
attempting a genuine rescue
during a mountain rescue exercise.
Department of Public Safety
October 11, 1994
Killed when the Grumman Goose he was in crashed north of Haines.
Alaska State Troopers
October 11, 1994
Killed when the
Grumman Goose he was
flying crashed north of Haines.
Anchorage Police Department
October 26, 1996
Shot at
Chugiak while serving a domestic violence warrant. The murderer
then killed
his two children, wounded his wife, and committed suicide.
Alaska State Troopers
January 10, 1997
Killed at
Glenallen while attempting to make an arrest. In September 1999, a 61-mile
stretch of the Glenn Highway was named the Trooper Bruce Heck Memorial
Corridor; a memorial was erected at Mile 128, Eureka Summit.
Fairbanks Police Department
January 1, 1998
Shot with an
AR-15 when he and two fellow officers went
to check on a man who was thought
to be suicidal. The Fairbanks Police
Department has set up an online memorial site.
Fish and Wildlife Protection
September 16, 1998
Died of a heart attack while approaching
hunters in the field.
Palmer Police Department
May
15, 1999
Shot while
investigating a man slumped over
the wheel in the parking lot of the Carrs
grocery store in Palmer.