Downtown assault, pursuit ends with arrest

Anchorage Police have arrested a man who committed assault and was later found to be in possession of Xanax.
Wednesday afternoon around 1, police in the area of 3rd Avenue and E Street report witnessing two Downtown Partnership employees chasing a man through the streets. An officer began pursuing the suspect, 34-year-old Daniel Gales, and he was taken into custody without further incident.
APD says Gales assaulted an employee who had asked him to leave the Downtown Partnership premises. Ga