Two Covington police officers are on administrative leave as Kentucky State Police investigate an officer-involved shooting. Covington police said officers responded to reports of an armed robbery at the US Bank in the 600 block of Madison Avenue at around 3 p.m. Friday. When officers arrived, they “encountered a man matching the suspect’s description” less […]
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Campbell County lawyer pleads guilty to theft
Jennifer Zaccheus-Miller, a former Campbell County attorney, has pleaded guilty to stealing over $200,000 from the estates of two deceased women in the county. As a result, Zaccheus-Miller will be temporarily prohibited from practicing law and will be ordered to pay restitution. Zaccheus-Miller was indicted in July. She was arrested in May in Powell County […]
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Four admit guilt in Amani Smith shooting charges
Four people involved in the shooting of Amani Smith, a 14-year-old Covington resident who was shot and killed near Latonia Elementary early last year, have pled guilty to manslaughter. 18-year-old Donte Rice, Jr., 17-year-old Ja’Lontai Mason, 16-year-old Averyon Howard and 17-year-old Jordan Bailey all pled guilty to manslaughter in the Kenton County Circuit Court on Wednesday. […]
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Coercive control ‘operates in the shadows’ NKY lawmaker moves to address it
If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. You can also contact any of Kentucky’s 15 domestic violence programs. A Kentucky victim of “coercive control” can’t use that alone to get a protective order against their abuser. […]
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Covington police lieutenant under investigation for alleged fraud
A Covington police lieutenant is under investigation by the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office for alleged fraud and theft at the Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police. The Kentucky State Fraternal Order of Police told LINK’s media partner WCPO that Bryan Bogard is under investigation after an internal audit found the FOP had been a victim […]
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Covington police officer arrested on DUI charge
A Covington police officer was arrested early Sunday on a DUI charge, according to Covington police. Officer Joshua Knott was arrested by Kenton County police and booked in the Kenton County Jail just before 7 a.m. Other than a DUI charge, he was also charged with disregarding traffic lights and speeding 26 mph or more […]
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Covington PD seeks missing woman
The Covington Police Department is asking the community for help in locating 30-year-old Covington resident Karrupt Nesbitt. Nesbitt left her house on Hanser Drive around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, according to police social media announcement. “She was wearing a white shirt, pink shorts and had a suitcase,” according to the announcement. “She was […]
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Boone County Sheriff Mike Helmig: ‘He created something that most men couldn’t’
Boone County Sheriff Mike Helmig announced his retirement in December, about two years after his diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease. Helmig was first appointed as sheriff in 1997, and throughout his tenure, he oversaw massive institutional changes to policing in the county. Family members and colleagues sat down with LINK nky to reflect on Helmig’s time […]
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Man arrested in Erlanger with ‘rifle-style’ airsoft gun near train bridge
An airsoft pellet gun caused a stir in Erlanger on Feb. 15, prompting police action after reports of a man near the train bridge with a possible firearm. Murmurs circulated in the Erlanger/Elsmere Facebook group over the weekend about a man on the train underpass near Dixie Highway and Hallam Avenue in Erlanger with a […]
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Ludlow police seek vehicle involved in shooting
The Ludlow Police Department is asking the community for help in locating a vehicle they say was involved in a shooting Sunday night. The shooting occurred at around 9 p.m. Sunday night in the 300 block of Montclair Street, according to a social media announcement from the department. The people involved are believed to know […]
