An Anchorage police sergeant has been arrested and charged with operating under the influence.
In a statement Tuesday, Anchorage police said 41-year-old Corey Adkins was off duty at the time. The statement says officers responded around 3 a.m. on Jan. 31 to a report of a vehicle in distress near Mirror Lake and the Glenn Highway, and determined it belonged to Adkins.
After an investigation, which included a series of field sobriety tests, Adkins was arrested, processed and later released, according to the statement. Adkins has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal police investigation and any legal proceedings. He has been with the police department since 2016.
Anchorage police spokespeople declined to comment further on Adkins' arrest. Public information on the case was not immediately available through online court records.
Anchorage police began publicly releasing information on officers arrested for operating under the influence after the December 2023 arrest of officer Ethan Copeland. Another officer, Aaron Richwine, was arrested and charged for OUI in November 2024.
