Troopers arrest two Ketchikan 18-year-olds in Ward Cove Market burglary

Alaska State Troopers arrested two 18-year-old Ketchikan residents this week in the Nov. 11 burglary of Ward Cove Market. A third suspect, a juvenile, has been identified but not yet located, troopers said in a daily dispatch posted Saturday.

The burglary was reported to troopers at 10:57 am Wednesday. Troopers said someone broke a large window at the market and stole several boxes of alcohol.

With help from concerned citizens, the Ketchikan Police Department, the Ketchikan Juvenile Probation Office and the Ketchikan Airport Police, three suspects were identified right away, according to the dispatch. Troopers said they received numerous anonymous tips, which led to the arrest of two of the suspects, and thanked the public for its help.

Troopers arrested one of the 18-year-olds Wednesday at his residence after serving a search warrant. He is charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief, second-degree theft and resisting arrest.

The Alaska Court System's list of criminal cases filed shows a Ketchikan case filed Thursday with those charges, listing the last as resisting or interfering with arrest by force. The list classes the burglary charge as a class C felony. The criminal mischief charge, for property damage of $750 or more, and the theft charge, for property worth $750 to $24,999, are also class C felonies. The resisting charge is a class A misdemeanor.

The second 18-year-old surrendered to troopers Friday after being identified as a suspect and was arrested. That suspect is charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree theft.

Both were taken to Ketchikan Correctional Center. The charges are accusations, and both are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty, the dispatch said.

The juvenile suspect had not been located when the dispatch was posted Saturday morning.