Homicide Rates Reach Disturbing Milestone in Lexington, Kentucky

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Lexington, KY - On Sunday September 25th Lexington experienced its 37th homicide for Calendar Year 2022.  A gunshot victim on Oxford Circle succumbed to their injuries, was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Lexington Fire Department and is the latest tragedy in a disturbing trend.

KSP INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN DAVIESS COUNTY, KENTUCKY

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OWENSBORO, KY - Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 16, Henderson was notified by Daviess County Sheriff’s Department around 11 AM on Friday, September 23rd, 2022, to investigate a shooting involving a Daviess County Sheriff’s deputy and a burglary suspect.

UPDATE: Students Returned to Class this Past Week in Southeastern Kentucky

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FRANKFORT, KY - After devastating floods delayed the start of the school year for many eastern Kentucky students, all 171 school districts are back in class as of this past week, Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) staff shared with superintendents of flood-impacted districts during a September 22nd meeting.

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Jonathan Lee Smithers (Credit: Boyd County Detention Center)

BOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY: CATLETTSBURG MAN THAT SHOT OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGE OF VIOLENT KIDNAPPING

ASHLAND, KY – The U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Kentucky is reporting that a Catlettsburg, KY, man, Jonathan Lee Smithers, 41, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, before U.S. District Judge David Bunning, to a federal kidnapping charge. 

FELONY ARREST ON OLD KENTUCKY 30 OF EAST BERNSTADT MAN THAT DROVE OFF DURING TRAFFIC STOP IN LAUREL COUNTY WHILE DETECTIVE WAS STRUGGLING WITH STILL SOUGHT WANTED SUSPECT INSIDE VEHICLE

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LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Detective Taylor McDaniel conducted a traffic stop on Old Crab Orchard Road with 2 occupants in a 2013 Hyundai on Wednesday night September 21st, 2022.

UPDATE: Officer involved Shooting Investigation regarding Grants Pass Police Department in Josephine County, Oregon

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GRANTS PASS, OR - The Oregon State Police Is reporting that on Monday September 19, 2022 at 7:55 PM, officers from the Grants Pass Police Department responded to a call reporting suspicious activity in progress at a city park.

 

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