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Michael Fred Pennington, 35, offered a woman a Lortab pill in exchange for sex in September. The woman alerted law enforcement and once Pennington arrived at her London residence and gave her the pill, Kentucky State Police detectives arrested him.
Read More →Pikeville Police Department Officer Scotty Hamilton was shot and killed in the line of duty late Tuesday night in Pike County, Kentucky. Investigators later obtained an arrest warrant for John Russell Hall, 55, of Pikeville, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Investigators want to question Hall about Hamilton's death, according to a press release from the Kentucky State Police on Thursday morning.
Read More →An officer with the Nicholasville (KY) Police Department reportedly shot and killed an armed man at a domestic disturbance call Wednesday night.
Read More →A Kentucky man is facing several charges—including attempted murder of a police officer—after attempting to escape from a traffic stop late Tuesday.
Read More →Kentucky State Police say that several agencies were in pursuit of a pickup truck when the vehicle struck another car, killing two teenagers and injuring two others.
Read More →Kentucky police Commissioner Rick Sanders is asking for more money amid talk of budget cuts. He is urging lawmakers to consider his agency's "dangerous" predicament: worn-out cars, a manpower shortage, and relic rifles.
Read More →Police say 23-year-old Kentucky State Police Trooper Eric Chrisman was in his cruiser responding to a reckless driving complaint when he lost control in a curve and crossed into the path of a tractor trailer.
Read More →Trooper Joseph Ponder did not plan on arresting the man suspected of killing him when he pulled him over for driving on a suspended license and was even trying to arrange for a hotel before the suspect drove off.
Read More →Lexington police said they used a license plate reader system, traffic cameras and other information to locate the suspect at a nearby home where he was taken into custody.
Read More →After stopping the vehicle, Sgt. Michael Simpson discovered an unresponsive woman. The driver told the trooper the woman had passed out, yet medical results showed she had been dead for six hours, likely due to a drug overdose.
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