For Alaska State Troopers and other police departments across the north, the fur trapper hat is iconic. The State Department of Public Safety buys about 50 of them a year – and is looking for a ...

An Alaska state wildlife trooper sports a fur hat on March 5, 2023, at the Willow Lake restart of the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Troopers were at the restart to help with traffic and crowd ...

Fairbanks-based Alaska State Troopers visiting the Interior village of Allakaket in December 2023 pose for a photo while wearing fur hats. Such hats are provided by the state to help troopers work ...