Engel Entertainment, a production company that filmed a reality TV show in Petersburg this past spring that focuses on law enforcement, has announced "Alaska PD" will premiere on Jan. 1. on A&E.

"Alaska PD' brings viewers to America's Last Frontier, where the line between civilization and lawlessness can be razor thin," wrote Elizabeth Schimdt, of Engel Entertainment, in a prepared statement.

The series follows law enforcement in Fairbanks, Kodiak, Kotzebue and Petersburg. The name of the program and which network it was to air on has been withheld by Engel Entertainment until recently. Po...