Bethel Police Department

Forrest Jenkins, 68, was initially arrested for the hit and run incident in Nov. 2024, hours after responders found 48-year-old Jesse Frank on the side of Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway near the Bethel airport.

Seventeen-year-old James J. McMillen died in Bethel after police say a snowmachine he was driving sank in a pond and he was unable to swim to safety late Saturday evening (May 3).

A Bethel Police detective has been honored with one of local law enforcement’s highest honors for saving a child’s life. Detective Daniela Cordoba was recognized for her quick action and compassion at a recent city council meeting.

Family and friends of the 29-year-old found alone in a Bethel home still believe the case was improperly investigated and continue to search for answers.

Bethel Police updated their social media post to say that 21-year-old Cache Trammell had been located.

According to a civil complaint filed in Bethel Superior Court on Dec. 6, former Bethel Police officer Jonathan Murphy allegedly inflicted injuries on 44-year-old Bernard Mael that resulted in permanent brain damage.

Bethel Police updated a Facebook post at 11 a.m. on Dec. 2, announcing that the teen had been found safe.

According to charging documents, 67-year-old Forrest Jenkins was arrested on the evening of Nov. 7 just hours after police responded to reports of an unresponsive man on the side of Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway.

Twenty-seven-year-old WG Anaruk, who was recently elected to the Bethel City Council, allegedly spit in the face of a police officer after being arrested following reports of a disturbance at a Bethel home.

Bethel Police say a teen that went missing the night of Oct. 23 was found Oct. 24.