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• New Info Released In Magoffin County Triple Shooting Incident Play Video

  February 3, 2011 11:46 AM

  New information has been released about the eastern Kentucky man charged after a triple shooting outside of a Magoffin County store. State police say 44-year-old Colonel L. Bolen fired shots outside the J & J General Store in the Gunlock Community around 4 p.m. Wednesday. Three people were hit... more »

• Man Arrested After Pulaski County Hostage Situation

  January 20, 2011 3:44 PM

  Police in Pulaski County have arrested a man who they say held six people hostage at a store in Somerset Mall Thursday. The incident began at about 1:30 on South US 27. Police say the suspect, Jason Edward Singleton, 35, of Richmond, was inside of a vehicle stolen from... more »

• Police Say Lexington Triple Murder Likely Drug-Related Play Video

  January 5, 2011 12:56 PM

  Lexington Police say a man arrested and charged in the murder of three men at a Lexington home Tuesday afternoon knew his victims and likely had illegal drug dealings with the trio. William Lee Blancet, 41, is charged after police say he shot and killed Donald L. Adams Sr.,... more »

• Man Charged In Burglary At Lexington Steel Business Play Video

  October 12, 2010 4:47 PM

  A Lexington man has been arrested after a business he was allegedly stealing steel bars from used extra security to catch him. Forrest Manley, 25, was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly stole more than $1,400 in steel bar stock from Bluegrass Manufacturing. Police say it may have been his... more »

• Man Arrested, Charged In Stabbing Of Cab Driver Play Video

  September 17, 2010 12:25 PM

  Police have arrested a man who they say stabbed a taxicab driver in Nicholasville numerous times early Friday morning. The incident happened just after midnight in the area of Mingo Road. Police say an officer was investigating a noise complaint when he heard someone yelling for help. When he went... more »

• Perry County Judge Stabbed At Restaurant; Suspect Arrested Play Video

  September 10, 2010 3:09 PM

  A suspect is in custody after a Perry County District Judge was stabbed at a restaurant Friday afternoon. The Perry County Sheriff's Department said the incident happened at about 1:15 p.m. They say District Judge Leigh Anne Stephens was stabbed while at the Circle T Restaurant in Hazard. She has... more »

• Man Charged In July Murder In Frankfort Play Video

  August 4, 2010 3:13 PM

  Police on Wednesday arrested a man and charged him with a fatal shooting outside the VFW in Frankfort last month. Mark Antonio Floyd, 34, was arrested in Lexington and charged with the murder of Larry Starks. Starks, 56, of Lexington, was found just after midnight July 17 suffering from a... more »

• Man Arrested, Charged With Lexington Pharmacy Robbery

  July 22, 2010 4:28 PM

  Lexington police say they likely foiled the hold up of a Rite Aid pharmacy and in the process got the confession of a suspected robber. Police say an officer spotted Benjamin Hoffman, 27, acting suspiciously at the Rite Aid on Pimlico Parkway. A search of Hoffman turned up a gun,... more »

• Police Chase From Northern Kentucky Ends On I-75 In Lexington Play Video

  July 15, 2010 9:38 AM

  A man was arrested Thursday morning in Lexington after a chase down I-75 that started in northern Kentucky and went through several counties. The chase ended at about 9:30 a.m. near the Iron Works Pike exit in front of Post Town Liquors. State police arrested the suspect, Leslie Joseph Sabo,... more »

• Police Make Arrest In Lexington Sexual Assault Case Play Video

  July 1, 2010 11:35 AM

  Lexington Police said Thursday that they have made an arrest in an alleged sexual assault Lexington's Eastland neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Police say they arrested Bobby McGhee, 35, at a home in the same neighborhood at about 10:30 a.m. He has been charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy in... more »

• Man Arrested In Connection With Arson Fire That Destroyed Church Play Video

  June 24, 2010 12:03 PM

  Kentucky State Police in Ashland have arrested a Carter County man in connection with an arson fire that destroyed a church early Thursday morning. Jeremy Perry, 32, of Olive Hill, is suspected of setting fire to the Rose Ridge Apostolic Church on Rose Ridge in Olive Hill at about 3... more »

• Police Arrest Man Who Tried To Rob Paris Fast Food Restaurant

  June 16, 2010 4:02 PM

  Police in Paris have arrested a man who they say tried to rob a fast food restaurant early Tuesday night. Investigators say the man, Malcom Emmanuel, was armed with a knife, tried to rob the Wendy's drive-thru on the Paris bypass around midnight. Police say the Emmanuel t didn't get... more »

• Trimble County Police Arrest Man Wanted On Child Molestation Charges In Indiana

  June 16, 2010 3:48 PM

  Police in Trimble County arrested a man Wednesday who is wanted in Indiana who is wanted on numerous charges of child molestation. Carlos Roberto Posas, 37, was arrested without incident at 2:46 p.m. at a home in Bedford. Posas is being held in the Carroll County Detention Center where he... more »

• Man Arrested In Anderson County Bank Robbery

  June 16, 2010 9:56 AM

  A Grant County man was arrested Tuesday after police say he robbed a bank in Anderson County. The incident happened at about 3 p.m. at the Town and Country Bank on the 127 Bypass in Lawrenceburg. Police say witnesses were able to provide a vehicle description and direction of travel... more »

• Suspect In Perry County Double Shooting Turns Himself In

  May 21, 2010 11:28 AM

  Police in Perry County have arrested a suspect in a double shooting that left a man and woman badly wounded Thursday morning. Police say Garfield Herald, Jr., 26, of Busy Ky. turned himself in Friday morning. He is charged with two counts of first-degree assault. The incident happened at about... more »

• Suspect In Madison County Home Break-Ins Arrested

  April 30, 2010 12:26 PM

  Police in Madison County have arrested a man suspected of breaking in to two Richmond homes and trying to break into a vehicle early Friday morning. Daniel Sparks, 30, is charged with burglary in connection with the unlawful entry into two residences. Police say that at approximately 1:23 a.m., officers... more »

• Police Release Name Of Suspect In Lexington Shooting Play Video

  April 30, 2010 12:06 PM

  Lexington Police have released the name of a man arrested in a Friday morning shooting, and say the suspect has confessed to being the gunman. The incident took place around 8 a.m. at the intersection of Glen Arvin Avenue and Georgetown Street in front of the Shopper's Choice Market. Police... more »

• Memorial Fund Being Set Up For Lexington Officer Killed By Hit & Run Driver Play Video

  April 30, 2010 10:09 AM

  A memorial fund is being set up for a Lexington Police officer who was killed in the line of duty by a hit and run driver Thursday night. Officer Bryan J. Durman, 27, was investigating a call about loud music coming from a car shortly after 10 p.m. at the... more »

• Somerset Man Charged In String Of Burglaries Play Video

  April 13, 2010 11:33 AM

  A Somerset man has been arrested and charged with seven different burglaries in southern Pulaski County. Alden Troxell, 20, faces a slew of charges, including six counts of burglary, seven counts of theft by unlawful taking over $500, and he's also charged with illegally having alcohol in a dry territory.... more »

• Man May Be Responsible For String Of Motel Robberies Play Video

  April 1, 2010 11:44 AM

  Richmond police arrested a Wayne County man early Thursday morning, and say he may be the same man who is responsible for at least three recent motel robberies. Police say Rodney La'Mont Porter, 39, entered the Red Roof Inn on Bahama Court just before 2 a.m. and robbed the clerk... more »

• Lawrenceburg Man Wanted On Child Porn Charges Arrested

  April 1, 2010 9:59 AM

  A Lawrenceburg man indicted on child porn charges Monday has been arrested. An Anderson County grand jury indicted 55-year-old Mark C. Whitaker on three counts of possession of matter portraying a sex performance by a minor, a Class D felony. Investigators report that a tip led to Whitaker's arrest on... more »

• Man Wanted In Connection To Two Shooting Incidents Arrested

  March 15, 2010 3:29 PM

  LOUISA, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police say they've caught a man wanted after three people were shot in two separate incidents in eastern Kentucky. Trooper Elliot Gollihue says officers arrested 28-year-old Jimmy Levering at 2:20 p.m. EDT Monday after talking him down from a rock ledge in the woods... more »

• Suspect In Madison County Cash Advance Store Robberies Arrested Play Video

  March 5, 2010 9:51 AM

  Police in Madison County have arrested a suspect in a check cashing store robbery from earlier this week and say he is a suspect in two similar robberies. Douglas Lynch, 33, of Richmond was arrested in connection with the robbery of the PayDay USA on Big Hill Avenue that occurred... more »

• Man Charged In Versailles Purse Snatching Incident Play Video

  February 26, 2010 3:59 PM

  Police say a suspect in a Versailles purse snatching incident was arrested Friday in Lexington, and say the man is also suspected in similar incidents in Lexington. Ricky Northcutt, 46, is charged with theft by unlawful taking for the Versailles theft, which happened on February 18 at the Kroger... more »

• Police Say Man Connected To String Of Robberies Arrested Play Video

  January 25, 2010 5:09 PM

  Police say the arrested a man Monday who may be responsible for four robberies and a one attempted robbery in three different counties. So far, police have not released the name of suspect. Police say the man walked into a Winchester Advance America store last Friday in a hooded sweatshirt,... more »

• Man Arrested In String Of Armed Robberies Play Video

  January 8, 2010 3:25 PM

  Police have arrested a Rockcastle County man and charged him with three recent armed robberies, including a bank robbery in Berea Thursday, in which he dressed up as a woman to disguise himself. Troy Lear, 40, of Brodhead is charged with a robbery at a check cashing store in Danville,... more »

• Police May Have Suspect After Tires Slashed Near Downtown Lexington Play Video

  December 24, 2009 5:02 PM

  Lexington Police have questioned a possible suspect in connection with an overnight crime spree early Friday that left nearly two dozen tires slashed. Police say the incidents happened in a wide area of downtown Lexington, including Arlington to Kalmia to Grosvenor Avenues, Rose and High Streets. Police say someone went... more »

• Officer Slightly Hurt After Suspect Hits Him With SUV Play Video

  November 19, 2009 7:01 AM

  A Lexington police officer was slightly hurt in the line Wednesday night after a suspect clipped his leg with an SUV. The incident happened just after 10:30 p.m. after officers tried to pull over a van on Cramer Avenue. The van's driver refused to pull over, but eventually stopped, got... more »

• Police Make Quick Arrest After Woman Says She Woke Up To Man Standing Over Her

  November 12, 2009 6:12 AM

  Police in Lexington made a quick arrest after a woman said she woke up to find a man standing over her bed. It happened Thursday morning on Euclid Avenue near the University of Kentucky campus. The woman told police she did not know the man. A short time after the... more »

• One Killed, Five Wounded In Orlando Shooting; Suspect Arrested

  November 6, 2009 3:13 PM

  A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, killing one person and injuring five others. Jason Rodriguez, 40, surrendered to police about three hours later, after officers saw him through the window of his mother's home... more »

• Suspect Arrested In Violent Laurel Co. Home Invasion Play Video

  October 30, 2009 1:14 PM

  Police in Laurel County have arrested a suspect in a violent home invasion robbery early Friday morning in which they say a female resident of the home was sexually assaulted. The incident happened at about 2:15 a.m. at a home on Waterworks Road. Police say Tyler Gross, 22, of London... more »