Acting courteously, even when arresting someone, has paid dividends for Alaska State Troopers.

A 49-year-old Anchorage man wanted on several warrants - including for escaping from a bail hostel and forgery and theft - decided to turn himself in to troopers after watching an episode of the reality show Alaska State Troopers on the National Geographic Channel.

Brian John Fahey approached two troopers in the car park lot of their Anchorage headquarters, saying they "were more professional and courteous to the people they arrested than other law enforcement personnel he had dealt with".

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