Alexandria is considering changing an ordinance on curfews for minors after recent vandalism involving juveniles. According to Alexandria City Administrator David Plummer, the ordinance came out of a recent safety committee meeting after news of the vandalism. The city council heard the first reading of the ordinance at its July 6 meeting. “Earlier in June, […]
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Boone County Library hosts Innocence Project lecture
Since 1989, there have been 3,338 documented cases of wrongful convictions in the United States – representing 29,500 years of life lost to prison time. That statistic was shared by Ohio Innocence Project Policy and Engagement Director Pierce Reed during a presentation on Wednesday at the Boone County Library Main Branch. During the roughly 1.5 hours […]
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Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in Florence
The Boone County Sheriff is investigating the death of a 38-year-old man who died after getting struck by a 2004 black Ford F-150 while bicycling southbound on Dixie Highway. Simon Aguilar was cycling down Dixie Highway early in the morning on July 2 before the truck’s driver struck Aguilar, launching him from his bike. Deputies […]
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Bellevue seeks new resource officer for middle, high schools
The Bellevue Police Department is seeking a new school resource officer for Bellevue Middle and High School. School resource officers are responsible for monitoring and managing criminal activity in schools, and Kentucky law mandates the presence of one in all public schools. The position includes a $70,000 salary, paid vacation and vision and dental insurance. […]
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Former Kenton County Coroner sentenced to one year in prison for illegally dispensing opioids
Written by WCPO’s Craig Cheatham Former Kenton County Coroner David Suetholz was sentenced on Thursday to one year and a day in federal prison for illegally dispensing opioids and other drugs through his private practice. Last year, a federal jury in Covington found Suetholz guilty on 12 counts involving three patients. Two of those patients — with […]
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Trial date for two-year-old River Metals Recycling case pushed back
The trial Newport residents have been waiting over two years for, the Commonwealth V. River Metals Recycling case, has been pushed back. The case, which first saw the light in Campbell County District Court Judge Cameron Blau’s courtroom in January 2021, was initially scheduled for a bench trial on July 7, but was moved to […]
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Kenton County Sheriff warns against scammers posing as law enforcement
The Kenton Sheriff’s Department reaffirmed a warning this week, first made at the end of May, about phone scammers masquerading as law enforcement. “Law Enforcement agencies will not call, text or message you that there is a warrant for your arrest or that there is any type of civil service needing your attention,” the department […]
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Cold Spring enters into agreement with Kenton County Regional SWAT
Cold Spring has entered into an agreement with Kenton County Regional SWAT for support in responding to serious threats. With the passage of the amendment, Cold Spring joins several other cities in Campbell and Kenton counties that have entered into similar agreements that provide operators for the team as well as crisis negotiators. “The team […]
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Villa Hills dentist convicted of causing patient’s death
Villa Hills dentist Jay M. Sadrinia was recently convicted in federal court for a patient’s death caused by his unlawful prescribing of morphine. The jury convicted Sadrinia on June 22 on “one count of unlawful distribution of controlled substances resulting in death and one count of unlawful distribution of controlled substances,” per the Department of […]
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Police report: Innocent man ‘resisted’ by not responding to commands as police dog bit him
Written by Craig Cheatham for WCPO An innocent man who had been sleeping in a hammock in the woods “resisted” Covington police by not responding to their commands as a police dog bit him in June 2022, according to the Covington police K-9 officer’s use of force report on the incident. The victim, Sean Davis, filed […]