ANCHORAGE - Last year, Police Sgt. Ron Tidler said, his burglary unit handled about 30 burglary cases a week. Now, the number is up to 50 break-ins a week. Sound off on...

...new computer equipment. More than 60 online crimes against children were investigated last year, but Detective Sgt. Ron Tidler said the frequency and severity of the crimes is increasing. Also on the rise is the technological know-how of the...

...August. The unit so far has been involved in an average of 10 investigations a month, according to Detective Sgt. Ron Tidler, who heads it. But the detectives' search for predators doesn't usually produce results quite so quickly. Seconds...

...suspects. "We're looking at additional suspects. I know there's at least one more," said burglary unit Sgt. Ron Tidler. According to an affidavit filed in court Thursday by Detective James Estes, Triplett and Millhouse together sold at...

...are only catching a tiny portion of the state's offenders. Police try to target the worst of the worst, said Sgt. Ron Tidler, head of the Cyber Crimes Unit at the Anchorage Police Department.

...follow in his footsteps. "Sometimes you need to take steps to protect yourself," Anchorage police burglary Sgt. Ron Tidler said. "I'm not advocating go grab a gun and stick it in the ear of anybody knocking at your door by any means...

...public library. Police say 48-year-old Frank Lorenzen Jr., was using library computers to visit porn sites. Sgt. Ron Tidler said Lorenzen was re-arrested Tuesday on a charge of violating the conditions of his probation. He is held in the...

...satisfaction survey from Wal-Mart but it was obviously a credit card scam that has been circulating online, said Sgt. Ron Tidler. The e-mail message offers the chance to win a $150 gift certificate by agreeing to complete the survey. It then...