Alaska Department Of Public Safety,State Troopers Public Information Office

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On November 11, 2026, at 12:01 am, the Alaska State Troopers received a report from a Fairbanks resident that someone was on their porch and threw an object, breaking a window near the front door of their residence, in a neighborhood near the Steese Highway and Chena Hot Springs Road. Troopers responded and determined that the object thrown through the window was an improvised incendiary device. A State Deputy Fire Marshal and a Crime Scene Technician responded to the scene to conduct additional scene examination. The resident was able to provide an accurate description of the suspect vehicle, which was then seen and called in by multiple neighbors, due to the vehicle being driven on their properties. Troopers were able to find the vehicle and contact the driver, 40-year-old Fairbanks resident Keith Richardson, who was remanded to Fairbanks Correctional Center on charges of Arson in the 1st Degree, Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree, Criminal Trespass in the 1st Degree, DUI, and Assault on a Peace Officer in the 4th Degree. The investigation is on-going.