Welcome to the Anchorage Police Department
APD Main Number: 907-786-8900
For an emergency, please call 911
For a non-emergency (something that does not require an officer to immediately respond), please call 907-786-8900 and press "0" to speak with a dispatcher.
Location: the Anchorage Police Department is located at 4501 Elmore Road.
Our lobby is open Monday - Friday from 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Our lobby is closed municipal holidays.
APD News
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Applications for Fall Youth Academy Being Accepted
The Anchorage Police Department is accepting applications for its upcoming Fall Youth Academy scheduled for October 26 - October 28, 2016. The 20-hour course is for high school juniors and seniors and provides them with an in-depth perspective on how law enforcement serves their community. The Academy will be held on Wednesday and Thursday from noon to 6:00 p.m. (on school half days) and on Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Click here to fill out an application.
Application Period for Fall Officer Academy Open
The Anchorage Police Department is currently hiring officers for the Fall 2016 Officer Academy. We hope you will consider joining one of the best law enforcement agencies in the country! For more information on the application and testing process visit: http://www.joinapd.org/
You can also call the APD Recruitment Team at 907-786-8811 or email APDJobs@muni.org
Located outside of Alaska? Not a problem, we accept out-of-state applicants.
Fall Citizens Academy is Full
The Anchorage Police Department and the Anchorage Police Citizens Academy Alumni Association (APCAAA) is hosting its annual Citizens Police Academy beginning September 7 through December 9, 2016. The application period has closed and the academy is full. We will host additional citizen academies in 2017. The citizens academy is designed to promote and enhance citizen understanding and awareness of the role of the Anchorage Police Department within our community.
Meet APD's New K9 "Odie"
The Anchorage Police Department and the Alaska Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force are pleased to announce an incredible new tool to its staff – a four-legged, food and pet lover that plans to combat crime with his nose! APD is the first law enforcement agency in the state of Alaska to have an Electronic Storage Device (ESD) Detection K9. The two-year-old yellow male lab is named Gleeson Odin (aka “Odie”). Read more here...
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Marijuana Regulations
On February 24, 2015 recreational use of Marijuana became legalized in the State of Alaska under certain regulations. "Know Your Grow" aims to inform citizens and visitors of the Municipality of Anchorage of what they can and cannot do with marijuana within the municipality. It is still illegal to buy or sell marijuana in the Municipality of Anchorage. The State of Alaska and the Municipality of Anchorage will continue to develop laws and regulations on the production, sale, and use of marijuana. Please check this website for regulation updates.
Check Out a Night on Patrol
Officer Barry Hetlet provides a glimps of what he sees as a mid-shift patrol officer with the Anchorage Police Department in this segment of Alcohol & Me from the Anchorage Daily News. 