The WORST episodes of Alaska State Troopers
Every episode of Alaska State Troopers ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Alaska State Troopers!
They are the first line of defense on the last frontier, the roughly 400 state troopers who patrol the rugged and unforgiving terrain of America’s largest state — Alaska. One of the toughest law enforcement agencies in the nation, these officers often travel hundreds of miles in piercing subzero temperatures to uphold the law. Responding by land, air and sea — with backup sometimes days away — they face danger to protect the people and wildlife of Alaska.
#1 - One in the Chamber
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/1/2014
Troopers pursue illegal moose hunters in the mountains surrounding the Mat-Su Valley, but the search turns dicey when they come across a fresh, warm grizzly bed still ripe with the stink of the bear. Later, all units rush to the scene when they receive a call about a man with a stolen gun. A tense four-hour standoff ensues when the suspect flees to a nearby residence. The chaos continues when troopers come across some drugged-up fishermen they must detain.
#3 - NYPD to AST
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/11/2015
Alaska is the largest state in the U.S., which means Troopers have their work cut out for them when it comes to hunting down criminals on the loose. In the Mat-Su Valley, Troopers and K9s are tracking down a couple of thieves through the snowy backwoods.
#4 - Contraband & Kitchen Knives
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/4/2015
Alaska State Troopers have to be willing to roll with the punches — there’s no such thing as an ordinary day on patrol. In this episode, join Troopers as they rescue a fallen hiker, keep the streets safe from life-threatening drunk drivers and track down a wanted man.
#5 - 2-For-1 Takedown
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/2015
After a long winter, Alaskans greet the emerging spring full throttle and for the most competitive among them, spring means one thing: the world-famous Iditarod Sled Dog Race. The Alaska State Troopers are on hand to start the race off safely.
#6 - Extreme Drug Busts
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2015
In this episode of Alaska State Troopers, manhunts, foot chases and big-time arrests abound as the troopers bust Alaska’s worst drug offenders.
#7 - Hairy Threat
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2015
The show features a dog saved from wildlife and a hunt for dangerous wild lynx.
#8 - Home Invasion Manhunt
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/11/2015
Investigating illegal fur trappers in the Denali wilderness; a hunter using unlawful bait; a residential fire with ammunition inside the home.
#9 - Head-On Collision
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/16/2014
On the Parks Highway the busiest stretch of road between Anchorage and Fairbanks a head-on collision between an SUV and semi-truck shuts down the highway. Trooper Anderson arrives at the scene to find those in the SUV badly injured, and must work quickly with the emergency crew to save those whose lives are on the line. Across the valley, Trooper Noll responds to a burglary in progress and drives head-on into imminent danger, chasing after the suspect on ice-covered roads.
#10 - Backwoods Bust
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/9/2014
Trooper Cronin is patrolling Palmer's slippery streets when he gets a call about a suspected drunk driver going in the wrong direction. Across the valley, Trooper Taylor investigates the theft of a $15,000 ATV and goes on a 12-hour hunt that leads him into the Alaska woods in the dead of night. North in Fairbanks, Trooper Mike Munson responds to a call that a man who threatened his former landlord's life is stalking outside the landlord's home.
#11 - Cut in the Gut
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/2/2014
Troopers Noll, Taylor and Hess arrive on the scene of a crime of sheer brutality. A scorned ex-husband has been viciously stabbed, leaving him nearly eviscerated and on the verge of losing his life. In the Mat-Su Valley, Trooper Determan is called to investigate a rolled-over vehicle. When he and the paramedics arrive, they find the car in a frozen swamp with an unconscious man trapped inside. Then in Juneau, Wildlife Trooper Bjork investigates nearly 100 unattended shrimp pots in the waters.
#12 - Too Drunk To Drive
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/26/2014
From a hot pursuit on ice-covered roads to a moose disrupting busy streets, no patrol measures up to the bone-chilling magnitude as those of Alaska's state troopers. In Fairbanks, Trooper Rallo is in dangerous pursuit of a stolen vehicle. Down in Palmer, a call comes out to Trooper Taylor of a car accident involving a moose on the Glenn Highway, where thousands of drivers commute every day. In Homer, Trooper Chaffin searches for the suspect of a local burglary before he flees the state.
#13 - In the Line of Duty
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/19/2014
Follow the troopers as they enter into the cold, dark and dangerous world of Alaska's criminals. In the Mat-Su Valley, Sgt. Manrique is forced into a father and son conflict in which the father nearly stabbed his son to death. Then in Wasilla, Trooper Cronin investigates a suspicious truck in a gas station parking lot and finds a familiar face a felonious woman he's been searching for. Meanwhile up in Fairbanks, Trooper Haley gets word of an intoxicated man camping in the Alaskan woods.
#14 - Crawl Space Capture
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/2014
Troopers brave the dangerously frigid winter night as they hunt for a man who is threatening to end his mother's life, but the search gets complicated when the leads turn cold. Elsewhere in Alaska, Troopers are called to a remote native village to rid the community of an unwelcome intruder, and later, respond to a family camping trip turned violent. Troopers are then asked to sort out a stolen-car case with multiple twists and turns.
#15 - Alaska's Most Wanted
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/4/2015
Follow one of the toughest law enforcement agencies in the nation, patrolling alone on unforgiving terrains. Responding by land, air, and sea—with backup sometimes days away—these troopers patrol hundreds of miles of rugged terrain in bone-chilling temperatures to protect the people and wildlife of Alaska.
#16 - Burning Alaska
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/2014
A man armed with an assault rifle threatens safety in a nail-biting standoff and one trooper must rely on his negotiating skills to dissolve the situation before it turns violent. Meanwhile, worry runs high as an out-of-control wildfire heads straight for Fairbanks, Alaska's second-biggest city. As night falls, evacuating the dangerous area of all residents proves to be a more challenging task than expected.
#17 - Meth, Knives, & Spears
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/17/2014
The troopers begin their shift in a dangerous area of the Mat-Su Valley where heavy drug use and drug trafficking are common. After a couple hostile traffic stops and a meth bust, the troopers set up animal decoys to catch illegal road hunters as they attempt to kill helpless fowl. Later, the troopers respond to reports of alcohol-related incidents, including a drunken bicyclist claiming he was hit by a car on the highway.
#18 - Guns, Cash, & Coke
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/2014
Troopers chase a wanted and dangerous man through a forest after he crashes his car into a hotel at 100 miles per hour, injuring three people. The hunt for illegal bootleggers hiding in the villages near Kotzebue becomes complicated when the sighting of a big brown bear threatens the safety of the officers. Later, troopers assist an aggressive man under the influence of some type of drug after receiving a call about his incoherent behavior.
#19 - Shotgun Standoff
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/2013
A high-intensity situation unfolds when shots are fired at the Troopers. In Soldotna, Trooper Hunter Hull and Alaskan police are in a standoff with a man with a shotgun. The standoff escalates when the armed man fires right through the door! In Kenai, Trooper Maggie Stang is on a wildlife patrol near the salmon fisheries when she corners a group of fisherman illegally snagging fish. In Kodiak, a resident calls Troopers when she spots tourists wandering close to a family of brown bears.
#20 - Frozen Justice
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/2013
#21 - Wildest Calls
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2013
#22 - Battling Demons
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2013
Summers in Alaska bring out some of the state's wildest creatures.
#23 - Carnival Chaos
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2013
In this one-hour episode of Alaska State Troopers, recreation is at its peak in Alaska, but as summer smolders on, so does trouble, and Troopers are out in force. Rising temperatures bring fierce 45 mph winds onto wildlife troopers Branden Forst and Tim Abbott as they patrol the Kuskokwim River. When the winds drive the trooper boat onto a sandbar, they must react quickly before the gale swamps the boat with water.
#24 - Hammered on the Holiday
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2013
In this one-hour episode of "Alaska State Troopers," Trooper Dan Dahl scans the wilderness for missing hunters in his floatplane. An off-road pursuit turns into a forest foot chase and Fourth of July celebrations keep Troopers busy.
#25 - Lock'N'Load Neighbors
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/2013
The roads are teeming with trouble and the Troopers must dodge wintry conditions to catch their targets/suspects. In Butte, an intoxicated man harasses Troopers and leads them to a surprising discovery: a 9 mm pistol on the couch. An altercation involving alcohol at a Fairbanks hotel leads to arrests. And a dispute between neighbors involving guns on the outskirts of town draws Troopers into the cross fire. Finally, when brown bears take over a remote village dump, Sgt. Dobson must