Access College Recent Arrests

Law Enforcement in College: AST and UAF Police

College is a census-designated place that sits directly adjacent to Fairbanks city limits. It is unincorporated. The primary law enforcement agency is the Alaska State Troopers Fairbanks Post at 1975 Peger Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, (907) 451-5100. AST Detachment D covers College and surrounding unincorporated areas of the Fairbanks North Star Borough.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) campus is located within College. UAF has its own campus police department. The UAF Police Department is at 1011 Alumni Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, and can be reached at (907) 474-7721. UAF Police have jurisdiction on campus property. Recent arrests that happen on campus may be handled by UAF Police, with some cases also involving AST or the Fairbanks Police Department depending on circumstances.

For arrests off campus in College, AST is the relevant agency. The Fairbanks Police Department may assist in areas near the Fairbanks city boundary, but AST Detachment D is the primary responder for residential and commercial areas throughout College itself.

Arrest records from AST are obtained through a formal public records request to the DPS Records Unit at 5700 E Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507, (907) 269-5511. UAF Police records go directly through the UAF Police Department. For Fairbanks PD assistance calls that resulted in an arrest, records are available through the FPD at (907) 450-6500 or through the Police2Citizen portal at p2c.fairbanksalaska.gov.

Alaska's public records law, AS 40.25.110, applies to all these agencies. Police records are public. Active investigation details and juvenile records may be withheld under AS 40.25.120, but completed arrest records are accessible.

Inmate Lookup: Fairbanks Correctional Center

People arrested in College are typically transported to the Fairbanks Correctional Center at 1400 Gillam Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701, (907) 458-6700. This state facility is operated by the Alaska Department of Corrections. Administrative operations run from 8 AM to 4:30 PM daily, but the facility accepts bookings at any hour.

To check whether a person is currently held, use VINE at vinelink.vineapps.com/search/AK. The service is free and available around the clock. Search by name or booking number. VINE shows current facility and custody status. You can sign up for free notifications if you want to be alerted when a person is released, transferred, or if their custody status changes.

Campus arrests handled by UAF Police may result in booking at Fairbanks Correctional Center as well, since UAF does not operate a jail. Arrestees are transported to the Fairbanks facility regardless of which agency made the arrest. So VINE and the Fairbanks Correctional Center are the right resources no matter which agency handled the College recent arrest you are researching.

Allow a few hours after an arrest for VINE to update. If someone was arrested very recently, the correctional center's main line is the fastest way to confirm current status.

CourtView: Court Cases from College Arrests

Criminal cases from College arrests are filed in the 4th Judicial District Fairbanks courts. CourtView at courts.alaska.gov/main/search-cases.htm provides free public access to all case records without a login. Search by name or case number to find charges, hearing dates, and outcomes.

Misdemeanor cases go to Fairbanks District Court. Felonies go to Fairbanks Superior Court. The Fairbanks Municipal Court at 813 7th Avenue, (907) 459-6700, handles local violations. All feed into CourtView. Cases appear in the system within one to two days of arraignment. Arrests that are not charged will not show up.

UAF campus arrests that result in state criminal charges also end up in the same Fairbanks courts. A CourtView search does not distinguish between an AST arrest and a UAF Police arrest; both appear as Fairbanks court cases once charges are filed. For the originating agency, you would need to contact the filing prosecutor or review the case documents directly at the clerk's office.

CourtView is especially useful for College because, like other unincorporated areas around Fairbanks, there is no local arrest bulletin for this community. The Daily Dispatch gives daily AST summaries, but complete case details only appear in CourtView after formal charges are filed.

Alaska DPS Background Check and Criminal History

For a formal statewide record, the Alaska Department of Public Safety handles criminal history checks at backgroundcheck.dps.alaska.gov. A name-based check costs $20. A fingerprint-based check costs $35. Both are governed by AS 12.62.160.

The DPS system collects records from across Alaska, including both AST and municipal agency data. For College arrests handled by multiple agencies, a DPS statewide check will pull records from all of them into a single result. The DPS Records Unit is at 5700 E Tudor Road in Anchorage. Mail and in-person requests are both accepted.

AST Daily Dispatch and Additional Resources

The AST Daily Dispatch at dailydispatch.dps.alaska.gov is updated every day with arrest and incident summaries from all AST posts in Alaska. For College, Detachment D incidents appear in the Fairbanks area listings. This is often the first place where public information about a recent arrest becomes available before the formal case is filed in court.

The Alaska Sex Offender Registry at sor.dps.alaska.gov lists registered offenders in the College and Fairbanks area. Registration addresses and compliance status are publicly viewable. If a recent arrest involved a registered offender, their status on the registry is a separate matter from the current arrest but remains publicly accessible.

VINE at vinelink.vineapps.com/search/AK covers all Alaska DOC facilities, including Fairbanks Correctional Center. Free notifications are available to anyone who registers. Custody alerts help victims, family members, and others stay informed about a person held after a recent arrest in College or nearby.

Nearby Qualifying Cities

College sits within the Fairbanks North Star Borough, close to several other communities with recent arrests pages. All are served by AST Detachment D and use the same Fairbanks court system.

• Fairbanks - Adjacent city with the FPD Police2Citizen portal
• Badger - CDP east of Fairbanks
• Farmers Loop - Unincorporated community north of Fairbanks

For borough-wide resources, see the Fairbanks North Star Borough records page.