ARJAY, KY - The Bell County Sheriff's Department is reporting that:  On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at approximately 7:41 PM while on routine patrol on Highway 66, Bell County K-9 Deputy Adam Southern observed the driver of a 1999 white/gray Toyota pickup truck not wearing a seatbelt.

MANCHESTER, KY - Clay County Sheriff Patrick Robinson is reporting that on April 7, 2021 at approximately 12:00 AM Clay County Sheriff Deputy Jared Smith along with Deputy Kendric Smith arrested John Stapleton, 33 of Fox Hollow Road.

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Detective Taylor McDaniel along with Detective Bryon Lawson and Detective James Sizemore arrested three individuals off Bert Allen Road near McWhorter Road approximately 4 miles east of London while Sheriff's investigators were responding to a complaint that a male subject had assaulted his mother on Thursday morning April 8, 2021 at approximately 11:25 AM.

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Justin Taylor along with Deputy Landry Collett and shift Sgt. John Inman arrested two individuals on Thursday night April 8, 2021 at approximately 11:16 PM.

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Detective Taylor McDaniel along with Major Chuck Johnson, Lieut. Chris Edwards, Detective James Sizemore, and Detective Bryon Lawson arrested six individuals on Wednesday morning April 7, 2021 at approximately 10:39 AM.

By Ray Daniels

For many years, criminal justice advocates have been pleading with the General Assembly to take stock of outdated laws and make sure they meet the needs of Kentuckians today.