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
The Whitesburg Police Department lost at least seven cruisers due to devastating floods last week
“I’m sorry, but when you are waiting on a phone to ring, that is not work,” LMPD Chief Erika Shields said
Herbert Lee, who was wanted for more than 10 outstanding arrests, pulled out a gun as he stumbled from his injuries – shooting an officer in the chest
The ambush was the deadliest attack on Kentucky law enforcement since 1923
Authorities described the tragedy as a “tactical ambush” with “a field of fire of over 200 yards”
Two officers and a K-9 were killed at the scene and a third officer died of his wounds in the hospital
The shooter had been on the run since Monday, police said
Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 562, which allows a 48-hour leave following a critical incident
At issue was whether there’s a “reasonable expectation of privacy” regarding a person’s real-time cell-site location information
The suspect pulled a gun when deputies took him outside for a smoke break, police said
Agencies are finding ways to budget and reduce fuel usage for a “worst-case scenario”
County officials said they were moved to act after the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas
Deputy Jody Cash, a 23-year veteran, was pronounced dead at the hospital; a suspect was also killed
Deputy Jerry Critchelow was a 41-year law enforcement veteran and loved working with kids
Officers had been called to a reported shoplifting before the suspect opened fire
The jury of eight men and four women delivered its verdict about three hours after it took the case
Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison, who is facing three counts of wanton endangerment, testified in his own defense Wednesday
Former officer Brett Hankison is charged with three counts of wanton endangerment
The bill aims to incentivize more law enforcement officers to work in the state, lawmakers said
A task force established after the shooting of Breonna Taylor has come forward with its review
Officer Zachary Cottongim was trying to move an abandoned vehicle when he was hit, police said
Sheriff Derek Robbins says he was inspired after seeing that Graves County deputies were riding in damaged cruisers
Myles Cosgrove was fired in January for department violations, including use of deadly force and failing to activate his body camera
The deputies had only just emerged from their battered cars when they heard someone screaming for help
The officer was supervising 7 inmates participating in a newly launched work program
A man walked up to the construction site and killed a worker before turning on an officer, police said
Former detective Myles Cosgrove is making his case before the Louisville Metro Police Merit Board
Officers conducted a traffic stop and a subsequent investigation revealed the teenager had been reported missing by her parents days earlier
“I never had a second thought. I had a feeling this was what I was supposed to do.”
A young filly called “Bold and Bossy” bucked her rider and took a jog down the highway before running into Sheriff Tom Latham
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