Airport employees arrested in Alaska because they allegedly followed employees with GPS tracking devices: Dot

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(Anchorage, Alaska) -An employee at Alaska Airport was arrested because he supposedly followed colleagues by placing GPS tracking devices under their vehicles under their vehicles, according to the State Department of Transportation.

Dustin Madden, a 40-year-old airport operating specialist at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, was charged on Thursday afternoon, “in connection with an investigation with an investigation with non-authorized GPS tracking devices for the personal vehicles of the employees”, The Alaska Dot said in a press release on Thursday.

Officials said that Madden's arrest followed “several reports” by the airport employees who discovered “GPS trackers on their personal vehicles while they are parked in the parking lot of the airport employees”.

Madden was charged with evidence of four offenses from stalking and a crime of manipulations, but the officials said “further charges could be available.” Two of the stalking incidents known from the officials occurred in July with a third in 2024 and a fourth in 2022.

The suspect has been an employee at the airport since September 30, 2020 and is now on an administrative holiday, officers said.

According to prison files, he remains in custody in the anchorage correctional.

Dot officers ask for someone who is affected by this incident to contact the authorities, since the officials believe that they believe that “there may be additional victims who have not yet been reported.”

When someone discovers a tracking device in their vehicle, the officials said not to remove or manipulate it in order to contact the law enforcement authorities immediately and enable the civil servants to “coordinate reasonable next steps and to receive the device as potential evidence”.

“The International Airport Anchorage is obliged to ensure a safe, respectful and safe job, and monitoring, intimidation or harassment is not tolerated. Security and data protection protocols are checked to ensure that the staff and visitors increase strong protection of the staff and the anchorage police and fire.

It is unclear whether Madden has a lawyer who can speak in his name. Court files show that his next appearance of the court is planned for August 26th.

The Anchorage Department of Transportation and the police and the fire of the Anchorage International Airport and Fire did not immediately answer the inquiries from ABC News for comments.

Anyone who was affected by the incident or has relevant information is asked to contact the airport police under 907-266-2411.

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