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  • Lexington Police Cruiser Involved In Crash Play Video

    August 29, 2011 5:55 AM

    Lexington police investigators continue looking into an accident involving one of their own. Police say Officer R. K. Raker was about to turn right on Clearwater Way from Tates Creek Road when he saw a pickup truck run the red light around 5 p.m. Sunday. The officer made a... more »
  • Fleeing Suspect Hits State Police Detective

    July 5, 2011 5:23 PM

    A Kentucky State Police detective suffered minor injuries when a suspect ran into him after a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon. Police say Detective Doug Boyd noticed a man driving a white Cadillac recklessly along Main Street in Monticello around 12:15 p.m. Boyd stopped the vehicle and a Monticello police... more »
  • Morehead Police Officer Hurt In Crash

    June 6, 2011 6:45 AM

    A Morehead police officer was injured when he crashed his cruiser trying to avoid a deer in the roadway early Monday morning. Police say Officer Brad Gillock was heading westbound on HWY-32 to back up another officer on a call when a deer ran into the roadway. Gillock swerved... more »
  • Harrodsburg Police Officer Hurt In Crash Play Video

    December 9, 2010 6:42 AM

    A Harrodsburg police officer was injured when he wrecked his cruiser during a chase. Police say officer Brian Hislope tried to pull over a pickup truck for reckless driving along Warwick Road and gave chase wen the truck wouldn't stop. When the truck started smoking and blocked the officer's... more »
  • Louisville Police Officer Shot Doing OK Play Video

    December 8, 2010 5:28 AM

    A Louisville police office continues to recover after a suspect shot him in the back Tuesday night. Officials say that officer got out of surgery just after midnight Wednesday. Louisville Police Chief Robert White says the injured officer appears to be doing OK. "His spirits were great. He... more »
  • Woman Charged With Killing Cop Husband Out Of Jail

    November 9, 2010 9:32 PM

    A Taylor County woman accused of shooting and killing her police officer husband got out of jail Tuesday after posting bond. 37-year-old Tonya Ford was indicted last month for killing her husband, Lebanon Police officer David Ford. Ford was found shot to death last year in the couple's Taylor... more »
  • Police Officer In Crash Released From Hospital

    October 12, 2010 8:28 AM

    Officials say the Lexington Police officer injured in a crash has been released from UK Hospital. Michael Steele was pursuing a speeder along Winchester Road when he lost control of his cruiser, clipped a building and smashed into a telephone pole. Police say the speeder he was chasing... more »
  • Williamsburg Police Investigate Attempted Murder Of Officer Play Video

    August 31, 2010 8:15 AM

    The Williamsburg Police Department has announced an investigation into the attempted murder of one of its officers. Officials say that the case was originally opened in early August, after investigators determined that somebody tampered with Officer Shawn Jackson's personal vehicle in an attempt to kill him. The tampering apparently took... more »
  • Phony Officer Calls Real Cops For Backup

    July 2, 2010 9:31 PM

    METAIRIE, La. (AP) - A Kentucky man allegedly posed as a policeman and ordered a driver out of her car at gunpoint about 3 a.m. Friday, but was arrested after a call for state police backup, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said. Herman Justice, 56, of Louisville, was being held... more »
  • Visitation For Fallen Police Officer Monday Play Video

    May 3, 2010 7:57 AM

    Lexington police and the entire community will begin to say good bye to a fallen hero on Monday. Visitation for Officer Bryan Durman will be held from 3-8 p.m. Monday at Southland Christian Church. Funeral services will take place Tuesday at noon, also at Southland Christian. The 27-year-old police officer... more »
  • Danville Cop Injured In Crash Play Video

    April 21, 2010 5:58 AM

    A Danville police officer was injured in a crash on US-27 Tuesday evening. Police say a Chevy Cavalier, driven by a 36-year-old woman, slammed into a police cruiser driven by Capt. Robert Estill Jr., 41, around 5 p.m. Investigators say Estill was responding to an emergency call with his lights... more »
  • Woman Critical, Police Officer Hospitalized After House Fire

    November 18, 2009 3:46 PM

    A woman is in critical condition at UK Hospital and a Lexington police officer is hospitalized following a house fire at a Lexington home Wednesday morning. The fire broke out at about 10:15 a.m. at the home, located on Spring Run Road. Police say Lexington Police officer Keith Todd and... more »
  • Woman Says Fake Office Pulled Her Over And Stole Vehicle Registration

    September 28, 2009 10:28 PM

    A Lexington woman says a man posing as a police officer pulled her over, stole her vehicle registration, and then took off. It happened two Saturdays ago on U-K's campus when Caryn McCay says she accidentally cut off a white Trailblazer. She pulled over when the driver turned... more »