Alaska State Troopers is an American documentary television series that aired on National Geographic Channel and premiered on October 14, 2009.
Troopers who are seen on the show include James and Anne Sears, Howie Peterson, Jon Simeon and Brent Johnson,[3] Scott Quist,[4] Odean Hall, Lonny Piscoya,[5] Luis Nieves,[6] Dan Dahl,[7] Rick Roberts,[8] Abraham Garcia, Dan Cox, Gabe Rich, Michael Munson, Jonathan Stroebele, Joshua Varys, JJ Hennessey, Melvin Colley, Ken Van Spronsen, Daron Cooper, Lance Ewers, Jared Noll, Terrence Shanigan, Blake Calhoun, Brandon Viator, Tony Wegrzyn, William Connors, Jimmy Buttrey, Kamau Leigh, and Garrett Frost.
[10] After a total of 8 seasons the series was not continued, because "It was just time to focus on the job of providing public safety without any added outside distractions".
[11] On March 30, 2013, two troopers featured in the program were killed in a helicopter crash during a search and rescue (SAR) mission near Talkeetna.
Troopers had responded to the town after the local village public safety officer (VPSO) requested back up in an earlier incident involving the father of the shooting suspect.