"Alaska PD" brings viewers to America's Last Frontier, where the line between civilization and lawlessness can be razor thin. Chronically shorthanded police departments across the state must turn to officers from the Lower 48.
Severe understaffing at Fairbanks PD puts added pressure on those who put their lives on the line every day. For Officers Gerrit Butler, Andrew Wixon and Chris Zenyuch, new recruits are the help they desperately need.
In the rough and tumble world of Fairbanks, baby-faced Trevor Norris must survive the new recruit training to become an Alaskan police officer. 46-year-old rookie, Stefanie Jones, brings life experience to policing in the remote town of Kotzebue.
In Fairbanks, Officer Winter learns that danger can come right to his front door. And when a reckless bear comes too close to downtown Sitka, Officer Steele faces the difficult task of keeping the public safe while protecting the Alaskan wildlife.
Despite its isolation, Alaska is still affected by winds of changes blowing in from the Lower 48. In Sitka, Sgt. Ewers must protect its residents from deadly drugs coming into his idyllic island town.
COVID 19 hits the Last Frontier. In Fairbanks, rookie officer Nick Flechsing must learn to be a cop during a pandemic. In Sitka, Sgt. Lance Ewers must contend with the fallout of the pandemic in his idyllic island town.
Fairbanks officers begin to have doubts about their chosen profession. Ofc. Gerritt Butler is torn between saving the homeless and enforcing the law. Uncooperative witnesses leave Ofc. Andrew Wixon wondering if he's making any difference in his hometown.
