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• Man Arrested In Boyle Co. On Charges Of Sex With Child

  August 18, 2011 6:48 AM

  Police in Boyle County arrested a man on sex charges involving a child. Police arrested Clarence Roller, Jr., 39, of Danville. He faces six counts of first degree sodomy and two counts of first degree sexual abuse. Roller is being held in the Boyle County Jail. Police say... more »

• Cops: NY Man In Custody; Boy's Remains In Fridge

  July 13, 2011 1:11 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A young Brooklyn boy who vanished while walking home from a day camp in one of the safest parts of the city was killed and dismembered by a stranger he had turned to for help after getting lost, police said Wednesday. An intense search for the... more »

• Man Accused Of Stealing Van With Child Inside Waives Extradition

  March 21, 2011 10:39 AM

  The man accused of stealing a van with a 4-year-old child inside in northern Kentucky waived extradition in court Monday. Police say Kevin Gosney and Dawn Dixon took the van from a Shell station in Covington on Friday. The van with Jackson Day still inside was found near a... more »

• First Day Of Sentencing Phase In Cecil New Murder Trial Completed

  November 15, 2010 2:12 PM

  (WAVE-TV) - Day one of a sentencing hearing for the man who pleaded guilty to killing a 4-year-old boy in July of 2007 has wrapped up. Although Cecil New pleaded guilty before going to trial, Monday's sentencing played out like a trial, with prosecution witnesses arguing for the death penalty.... more »

• Babysitter Of Child Left In Stolen Car Charged

  October 5, 2010 4:15 PM

  Louisville Police have issued an arrest warrant for the babysitter of a child who was inside a car that was stolen in Louisville early Monday morning. Police say the babysitter, Courtney L. Morgan, went inside a convenience store on Bardstown Road and left the keys in the car with... more »

• Louisville Father Charged With Leaving Child In Hot SUV Play Video

  June 22, 2010 10:32 AM

  A Louisville father is charged with leaving his toddler unattended in a sweltering hot SUV for about an hour Monday. The alleged incident happened in Hardin County in Elizabethtown in front of Daniel's Little Mexico restaurant. A passerby called police about the little girl being left alone. Bairon Garcia, 22,... more »

• Child Nearly Drowns Again At Pool Play Video

  June 21, 2010 12:17 AM

  A Pulaski County toddler nearly drowns in a neighbor's pool - for the second time. Neighbors say 2-year-old Emma Stephens had to be revived after she nearly drowned in a pool, just after noon Sunday. It happened at a home just outside the Eubank community in Pulaski County.... more »

• Child Succombs To Heat Related Injuries

  June 20, 2010 1:09 PM

  Holly Judy, 5-month-old child found unresponsive in a hot car Saturday afternoon has been pronounced dead this morning from hyperthermia. Lexington police arrived at a home on Candlelight Way, off Old Mt. Tabor Road, in response to a report of a child having trouble breathing. They soon discovered that the... more »

• Louisville Man Charged With Burning Girlfriend's Daughter With Lighter Play Video

  June 3, 2010 10:59 AM

  A Louisville man has been indicted on charges that he intentionally burned a three-year-old with a lighter several times. Police say 25-year-old Eric Dews was taking care of his girlfriend's little girl when he burned her with a lighter 7 or 8 times. Authorities say she had burn marks on... more »

• Mother And Child Shot During Robbery In Kenton Co.

  April 21, 2010 6:22 AM

  A woman and her 4-year-old girl were shot during a robbery in Kenton County Tuesday night, according to LEX 18 sister station WLWT in Cincinnati. According to the report, the little girl was shot in the back.The 20-year-old mother was hit in the hand. The child was flown to... more »

• Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Child In Jessamine County

  April 1, 2010 9:27 AM

  Police have charged a Jessamine County man with the sexual abuse of a child. The alleged incident happened at about 7 a.m. Wedneday in the area of the Pine Grove and Ash Grove trailer parks. Police say they were looking for Christopher Morningstar, 27, after the mother of the child... more »

• Police Talk To Man In Possible Sexual Incident Involving A Child Play Video

  March 31, 2010 3:02 PM

  Police have located and are questioning a man wanted in the possible sexual abuse of a child Thursday morning. The alleged incident happened at about 7 a.m. in the area of the Pine Grove and Ash Grove trailer parks. Police say they were looking for Christopher Morningstar, 27, after the... more »

• FAA Investigating After Child Apparently Directed Pilots From JFK Tower Play Video

  March 3, 2010 11:04 AM

  NEW YORK - A child apparently directed pilots last month from the air traffic control center at John F. Kennedy Airport, one of the nation's busiest airports, according to audio clips. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it was investigating. "Pending the outcome of our investigation, the employees involved... more »

• State Police Bust Meth Lab; Find Child In Drug House

  February 10, 2010 8:30 AM

  (AP) - Kentucky State Police say they arrested five people after finding a methamphetamine lab in McCreary County. The Lexington Herald-Leader quoted the agency as saying a 5-year-old child was in the home in the Strunk community when officers raided it Monday night. Police placed charges of meth manufacturing and... more »

• Western Kentucky Child Hurt In Weekend ATV Crash Dies Play Video

  November 9, 2009 10:41 AM

  A western Kentucky child has died following an all-terrain vehicle crash. Ciara Greenwell of Reidland in McCracken County died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday night. The Paducah Sun reported the 12-year-old girl was injured Saturday night when the ATV she was riding hit a fence. Hospital... more »

• Police Investigating Child's Death In Laurel County

  October 23, 2009 3:54 PM

  Kentucky State Police are investigating the death of a 23-month-old child in Laurel County. Police said someone reported an unresponsive child who was having trouble breathing at a house on Ruby Jones Road in East Bernstadt Friday around 8:30 a.m. We're told Stephen Troy's mother performed CPR until paramedic's arrived.... more »