70 Year Old Man Accused of Kidnapping & Rape of 12 Year Old in Southeastern Ky.

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BARBOURVILLE, KY. (July 20,2020) – On July 18, 2020 at 9:50 PM Kentucky State Police, Post 10 Harlan was contacted by the Knox County Sheriff's Department to assist a deputy at Whitesburg Hollow Road in the Barbourville community of Knox County. Tpr. Sidney Wagner responded and began an investigation.

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Man Arrested for Murder after Discovery of Human Remains in Jackson County, Ky.

McKEE, KY (July 20, 2020) – The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post was contacted by Jackson County 911, just before 3:00 AM Sunday morning, after human remains were discovered at a residence on Hwy 2004 in Jackson County.

KSP Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrests in Leslie County, Ky.

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WOOTON, KY (July 20, 2020) – A Leslie County man and woman were arrested following a traffic stop early Friday evening.  Trooper Darrell Hicks, with Kentucky State Police Post 13, stopped a GMC pickup for traffic violations on Highway 699 in the Wooton community. 

Seven arrests following an investigation into illegal drug activity near London, Ky.

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Laurel County Sheriff John Root stated that drug investigations will be ongoing

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root And Detective Taylor McDaniel along with Sheriff's detectives and deputies arrested seven individuals off Morentown Road, approximately 1 mile north of London on Friday afternoon July 17, 2020 at approximately 2:05 PM.

Deputies investigate traffic fatality on Winding Blade Road in Laurel County, Ky.

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LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Hunter Disney along with Deputy Daniel Reed investigated a single vehicle single traffic fatality which occurred on Winding Blade Road approximately 10 miles north of London on Saturday evening July 18, 2020 at approximately 6:11 PM.

Manchester resident killed in vehicle crash in Laurel County, Kentucky

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LONDON, KY- Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Daniel Reed along with Sgt. Greg Poynter and Lieut. Chris Edwards are investigating a single vehicle single traffic fatality which occurred on Hopper Creek Road approximately 10 miles southeast of London on Friday afternoon July 17, 2020 at approximately 4:51 PM.

 

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