APD creates special tip line in case of missing Eagle River man as friends push for answers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Friends of Tony Kronos, the Eagle River man missing from his home since March 6, say they are doing what they can to keep his case alive, but are frustrated that they have heard so little from police. Family members say they’ve had no updates either.
However, in an update Friday afternoon, APD said that while there is no new information to release, officers have created a new tip line specifically for Kronos’ case.
The department is asking anyone with information as to the whereabouts of Kronos to reach APD at:
- (907) 786-8999
- (907) 276-4441 (the FBI Anchorage field office)
- Report anonymous tips at Anchorage Crime Stoppers or at the FBI tip line
“We want to emphasize that our detectives, in partnership with the FBI, are working diligently and around the clock to bring Tony home,” APD wrote in a Friday press release. “Investigations like this take time. All evidence must be carefully analyzed, items must undergo forensic testing, surveillance footage is being reviewed, search warrants executed, and witnesses interviewed. These steps are critical to ensuring a thorough and accurate investigation.”
The press release goes on to say that APD, as well as the FBI, are in contact with Kronos’ parents.
Two weeks ago, police searched the home of Kronos’ neighbor, APD officer Christopher Sternhagen, along with the FBI. Police have not said that Sternhagen is connected to Kronos’ disappearance or why his duplex was searched. What they have said is that APD still employs Sternhagen, and that there are no updates in Kronos’ case.
“They’re investigating one of their own and not saying anything,” said Asa Chandler, a friend of Kronos since the pair were teens. “It looks fishy, you know?”
A department spokesperson said APD had no comment on the case except to say it is an ongoing investigation and that people with information can call the Tony Kronos tipline at 907-786-8999, APD’s 311 number, or the FBI Anchorage Field Office at 907-276-4441.
Last week, another of Kronos’ friends, Catlin Mobley, was served with a short-term stalking protective order filed by Sternhagen. Sternhagen has also applied for a long-term protective order against Mobley.
In an emailed response to a question about the order, APD Spokesperson Christopher Barraza wrote, “Regarding Mobley, he was officially served with a protective order. As is standard procedure, he was not questioned or asked to provide reasoning for his actions. He was read the terms of the protective order, which follows our standard protocol.”
Mobley was with Chandler when the pair put up a large sign on the back of Kronos’ Eagle River home. The sign faces the rear of Sternhagen’s duplex.
The sign asks, “Where’s Tony?” It also has the words, “I didn’t go willingly. Google it,” a reference Chandler said, to the fact that family members say they found Kronos’ back door kicked in the day he went missing, with his wallet and cell phone still inside.
Friends say they want to know what happened to Kronos, but more than anything, they want to find him.
Janna Shaw, another friend, said they hope to offer a substantial reward for information in the coming weeks.
“I don’t want to leave this alone, I don’t want to keep quiet about this,” Shaw said. “We want Tony home, and we are working and trying every single day to make that happen and get some answers. And if anyone has any information of any kind out there, whether you come forward anonymously [or not], that’s our number one priority is finding him.”
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