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Judge Refuses to Lower Bond for Truck Driver Charged with Murder of Kentucky Officer

A judge has refused to lower the bond— set at $200,000 cash—for a truck driver accused of murder in the death of 32-year-old Deidre Mengedoht, a detective with the Louisville (KY) Police Department who was killed in a fiery crash on an interstate highway on Monday.

December 27, 2018

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Louisville Detective Killed in Interstate Crash

Mengedoht was reportedly conducting a traffic stop around 2 p.m. Monday on a truck with four passengers inside when an MSD truck crashed into her cruiser. The officer's cruiser then struck the truck that had pulled over and caught fire. Investigators said the officer had her emergency lights on and was in the right-hand lane.

December 25, 2018

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Kentucky Police Arrest Man Accused of Punching Off-Duty Officer

A 39-year-old man now faces multiple charges—third degree assault, disorderly conduct, menacing, and resisting arrest—after he reportedly punched an off-duty Lexington officer who was responding to a disturbance taking place near him.

December 3, 2018

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Kentucky Trooper Suffers Minor Injuries Following Vehicle Pursuit

A trooper with the Kentucky State Police suffered minor injuries on Friday after a vehicle pursuit of a motorist who fled a traffic stop.

December 3, 2018

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Kentucky Police Believe They Stopped Possible Active Shooter Attack

Police had responded to LB Manufacturing in Springfield after the department was called about a suspicious person in a vehicle nearby.

November 21, 2018

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Kentucky Department Embarks Upon "No Shave November" Fundraiser

Officers with the Ashland (KY) Police Department have been granted permission to grow out their facial hair—for one month.

November 1, 2018

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Crowds Welcome Home Kentucky Officer Paralyzed in Shooting

Scott County Sheriff Tony Hampton said that the agency did not receive word until Wednesday that Morales would be released from a spinal rehabilitation facility in Louisville on Thursday.

October 22, 2018

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Kentucky Deputy in Stable Condition after Suffering Heart Attack in Training

A Mercer County, KY, deputy is out of surgery and stable in the intensive care unit after he had a heart attack during an active shooter response training Saturday.

October 22, 2018

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Kentucky Pursuit Ends in Crash that Kills 2 Teens

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.

October 22, 2018

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NFL Quarterback Awards Grant for K-9 Unit to Kentucky Police Department

"With the K-9 Unit, the Villa Hills Police Department can provide the utmost level of law enforcement protection to its citizens and strive to meet its motto of 'Continuing Excellence'," said Villa Hills Police Sergeant Matthew Hall, said in a statement on BigBen7.com.

October 12, 2018

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Sheriff Says Deputy Shot in the Back Last Week Remains Paralyzed

Deputy Jaime Morales was shot in the back while Scott County deputies and Georgetown police officers were assisting U.S. Marshals in apprehending 57-year-old Edward Reynolds of Florida.

September 18, 2018

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Kentucky Woman Charged with Resisting, Intentionally Defecating on Deputy

That's when police allege Peters "intentionally released her bowels in an upward motion and with purposeful direction at this Deputy — causing said bodily waste to land on the face, arms and legs of this Deputy."

September 17, 2018