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AK26075039

Location: Hope
Type: DUI

Dispatch Text:

On 8/2/2026 at approximately 0100 hours, Seward AST received a report of a motor vehicle crash into a ditch near mile 7 of the Hope Highway.  Witnesses stated the driver appeared intoxicated.  On scene investigation revealed the driver, Richard Cowles (64yoa) of Hope, AK, was operating his vehicle under the influence of alcohol.  He was arrested for DUI and remanded at Spring Creek Correctional Center and held on a $500 bond.  

Posted on 8/2/2026 5:56:42 AM by DPS\cnfouts

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