Kentucky
House Bill 562 allows 48 hours of time off post-critical incident, but issues of messaging and pay are vital to ensuring peace officer support
New legislation in Kentucky now requires the average turnaround time for sexual assault kit results be 60 days
Deputy Caleb Conley served with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office for four years and served with the U.S. Army for eight years. He left behind a wife and small children
The man who killed five people and shot a rookie officer made plans for the shooting and put his phone in a pocket to livestream
Officer Nickolas Wilt graduated from the police academy March 31 and was working his fourth shift as a police officer when he was shot
Officer Nickolas Wilt has been taken off all life-sustaining medical equipment and can follow some commands
Officer Nickolas Wilt’s brother said pneumonia “is a common illness after being on a vent” and that “the doctors and nurses are working to treat it”
Officer Nickolas Wilt was on the job for just 10 days when he was critically wounded by the active shooter at Old National Bank
‘I’m hiding in a closet': 911 calls from co-workers, gunman’s mother released in Louisville shooting
“I need your help. He’s never hurt anyone, he’s a good kid,” the gunman’s mother said
The video shows the moments when police arrived on scene as the shooter they couldn’t see from the street rained bullets down on them
Officer Nickolas Wilt is in critical but stable condition after undergoing emergency brain surgery
Officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter, who appeared to be a former employee of the bank
“The LMPD conduct has undermined the public safety mission and strained the relationship with the community they are meant to protect and serve,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said
A deputy and two officers were killed and several others wounded in the deadliest single day for law enforcement in the state since 1923
The agency said a pay raise in 2021 and “tireless efforts from the recruitment branch” aided in gathering 103 potential new law enforcement officers in the latest class
Dispatch: “Have a male standing outside. He is naked. He has a robe covering part of his body. He is exposing himself, and he has a hose between his legs.”
Deputy Darrin Lawson had his left leg amputated below the knee after being wounded in what’s being called the deadliest police shooting in state history
Chief Erika Shields’ focus on reducing violent crime helped to cut homicides by 14% and shootings by 30% last year
Three officers were killed after a man with a rifle opened fire on police attempting to serve a warrant in June
Officer Logan Kendall Medlock, 26, who died after his cruiser was T-boned by an alleged drunk driver, leaves behind his wife and 5-year-old son
The comments, traced by the FBI to Wyakee Ansaran Vinegar, include a statement Oct. 4 that “we going to have to start shooting and executing cops.”
The university’s equine director revealed details of their training process to prepare horses for the world of law enforcement
Video shows the officer walking alongside the highway when his patrol vehicle, with a K-9 inside, is pushed toward him by a distracted driver
Vine Grove Police Chief Kenneth Mattingly got the idea for the vending machine after a call officers responded to earlier this year
The good deed comes days after Police Chief Lawrence Weathers told the community that officers needed them to be “involved in public safety”
Police responded to a hotel and attempted to make contact with a suspect, who later fired at officers
Federal investigators said Kelly Goodlett added a false line to the warrant and later conspired with another detective to create a cover story
The slaying of three officers was the deadliest for law enforcement in a single incident in Kentucky since 1923
The officers’ attorney said she would first seek new trial dates and, if that didn’t work, she would appeal the verdicts
The officers were charged with civil rights offenses, unconstitutional use of force, obstruction and conspiracy
The officers who filed the lawsuit said they missed family gatherings and were unable to secure off-duty jobs due to the on-call rules
The Whitesburg Police Department lost at least seven cruisers due to devastating floods last week
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