College Alaska Police Blotter
The College police blotter covers incident reports and law enforcement activity in this census-designated place adjacent to Fairbanks in Fairbanks North Star Borough. College has no city police department of its own. Patrol in the community comes from Alaska State Troopers D Detachment and, in areas near the Fairbanks city line, the Fairbanks Police Department. The University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, which sits within College, has its own UAF Police Department that handles on-campus calls. Finding police blotter records here depends on which agency responded, so this page covers all three sources along with the court records and state tools that connect to them.
College Overview
College Police Blotter: Three Agencies, One Community
College is unusual compared to most Alaska communities because it has three active law enforcement agencies that may respond to calls within its boundaries. Alaska State Troopers D Detachment handles the unincorporated areas of the borough, including most of College. The Fairbanks Police Department may respond to incidents that occur close to or along the Fairbanks city boundary. And the UAF Police Department covers the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, which occupies a significant portion of the College community.
Knowing which agency responded to a specific incident matters because each agency has its own records system. Trooper records go through the state DPS system. Fairbanks PD records are handled by that department. UAF Police, as a university-affiliated agency, maintains its own records. If you are not certain which agency handled the incident you are researching, start with the Daily Dispatch for trooper activity and the Fairbanks PD records page for city police records. For UAF campus incidents, contact UAF Police directly through the university.
The Fairbanks Police Department is located at 911 Cushman Street, Fairbanks AK 99701. Their records line is 907-450-6500. For D Detachment trooper contacts, use the AST contacts page.
College Alaska Police Blotter via the Daily Dispatch
The Alaska DPS Daily Dispatch is the state's public log of trooper activity. It covers incidents from all detachments, updated regularly. For College, D Detachment entries are the relevant section. The log shows incident type, date, and a brief description. It is most useful when you want to confirm that a specific incident was recorded by troopers or when you are surveying general activity levels in the area over a given time period.
Keep in mind the Daily Dispatch only reflects trooper activity. If an incident in College was handled by Fairbanks PD or UAF Police, it will not appear in the Daily Dispatch. That is why knowing which agency responded is important before you start searching. The Daily Dispatch does not include full report text, but the entries give you enough information to build a JustFOIA request if you need the complete record behind a specific entry.
Requesting College Police Blotter Records from Alaska DPS
For records held by Alaska State Troopers, the JustFOIA portal is the right tool. You submit a formal public records request online, attach any supporting documents, and track the request through the portal. The system is run by the Alaska Department of Public Safety and covers all DPS records, including those generated by D Detachment in Fairbanks North Star Borough.
When submitting a request for a College-area incident, include the date, location, and any case or incident number you have from the Daily Dispatch or other source. The more specific your request, the faster it tends to move. Broad or vague requests may be returned for clarification. If you are requesting records about someone other than yourself, consent requirements may apply depending on the type of record and the circumstances of the incident.
Alaska's public records framework is the Alaska Public Records Act. The APRA page covers what the law requires, what agencies can withhold, and how fees work. For large requests, fees for staff time and copying can add up. It is worth reviewing the law before submitting so you understand what to expect in terms of timeline and cost.
The JustFOIA portal screenshot below shows the online request interface for Alaska DPS records including trooper incident reports.
Submit requests for College-area trooper records here. Include the incident date and location for faster processing.
UAF Police Department Records
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Police Department handles law enforcement on the UAF campus, which covers a large area of the College community. UAF Police respond to incidents involving students, faculty, visitors, and others on campus property. Their records are separate from both the troopers and Fairbanks PD. The UAF Police Department is a fully commissioned law enforcement agency, meaning its officers have the same powers as state troopers within their jurisdiction.
Campus incident reports, arrest logs, and crime data from UAF Police are subject to Alaska public records law and, for some categories of crimes, to federal campus safety reporting requirements under the Clery Act. To request UAF Police records, contact the department directly through the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Their records may include incident reports for crimes that occurred on university property but are adjacent to or near off-campus areas in College.
If an incident started on campus and extended off campus, or vice versa, records could exist with more than one agency. In those cases, it is worth contacting both UAF Police and the appropriate state or city agency to make sure you have the complete picture.
Fairbanks District Court and CourtView for College Cases
Criminal charges from College incidents are filed at Fairbanks District Court, located at 101 Lacey Street in Fairbanks. The court handles misdemeanors, DUI charges, traffic matters, and lower-level criminal cases for Fairbanks North Star Borough. Cases can be searched through the statewide CourtView system, which is free and available to anyone.
CourtView search results show filing date, charges, scheduled hearings, and disposition for each case. You can search by party name or case number. For a College arrest that led to criminal charges, the case will appear in CourtView once it has been filed with the court. More serious felony cases go to Fairbanks Superior Court, which is also searchable through CourtView. If you are not sure which court level handled a particular case, run a name search across both.
Court records in CourtView are public with limited exceptions. Juvenile cases, certain sealed records, and cases with active protective orders may have restricted access. If a case you are looking for does not appear, it is possible the record has been sealed or the case was handled at a level not indexed in CourtView. Contacting the court clerk directly is the next step in that situation.
Alaska State Tools for College Area Records
Several state-maintained databases are useful alongside the police blotter records. The Active Warrants database shows individuals with outstanding warrants in Alaska. It is searchable by name and covers the whole state, including people connected to College-area incidents. The Sex Offender Registry lists registered offenders statewide, including those living in unincorporated Fairbanks North Star Borough communities. Both tools are free and do not require an account.
For anyone who wants to check their own criminal history, the Alaska DPS self-service background check pulls directly from the Alaska Bureau of Investigation database. ABI maintains the state's central criminal history repository and receives data from law enforcement agencies including both city police and state troopers. An ABI record is more comprehensive than what most private background check services provide for Alaska residents.
Historical Records and State Archives for College
Older incident records and historical crime data tied to the College area may be available through the Alaska State Archives. The archives hold historical government records from state agencies, including older law enforcement records that have been transferred from active agency files. For recent incidents, the active records systems are the right source. But if you are looking for records from decades past, the State Archives is worth checking.
The archives process is separate from the JustFOIA system. Requests for archived records go through the State Archives directly. Not all older law enforcement records are available to the public, as some may be sealed or restricted. Contacting the archives staff to find out what exists for a specific time period and agency is the first step before submitting a formal request.
Nearby Cities
For borough-level records, see the Fairbanks North Star Borough records page.