Written by Craig Cheatham for WCPO A Covington police K-9 was released on an innocent man sleeping in a wooded area because officers wrongly believed he was someone violating a protection order, according to a federal lawsuit filed last month in United States District Court in Covington. The incident happened in June 2022 and was […]
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Florence police distributing Kia, Hyundai steering wheel locksÂ
The Florence Police Department has received a grant for steering wheel locks to help residents protect themselves from the uptick of Kia and Hyundai vehicle thefts. “We heard about it from other departments that had already been in the program,” Florence Police Department Lt. Jeffrey Mallery said. “I believe Covington and Independence have had it. […]
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Legislators receive overview on juvenile justice disparities
Written by the Legislative Research Commission During Tuesday’s joint meeting of the Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity and the Juvenile Justice Oversight Council, legislators and others received an overview on disparities within Kentucky’s juvenile justice system. Cortney Downs and Shannon Moody of Louisville-based Kentucky Youth Advocates presented statistics from the Kentucky Administrative Office […]
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Campbell County female juvenile inmates relocated after critical staffing shortage
The females in the Campbell County Juvenile Justice Center have been moved after it was announced the facility is experiencing a critical staff shortage, according to an announcement from the governor’s office Thursday. “Right now, the situation has gotten too critical, so that is why we are going to temporarily relocate the juveniles currently in […]
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Kroger working with police, FBI to investigate Saturday bomb threats
Law enforcement agencies from across the region were sent to Kroger locations in Bellevue, Newport, Cold Spring and Erlanger Saturday for reports of bomb threats. A threat was also called into the Oakley location in Cincinnati, according to Cincinnati Police. Upon receiving the calls, police forces closed the stores, evacuated the buildings and placed the […]
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Alleged Covington groper arrested
The Covington Police Department has announced the arrest of Cameron Chambers, 30, of Cincinnati, in connection with multiple reported incidents of sexual abuse in the Mainstrasse neighborhood. Earlier this week, Covington Police Chief Brian Valenti was asking for help in identifying the suspect in several instances of alleged harassment and inappropriate touching in Covington’s Mainstrasse […]
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78-year-old man killed while crossing street in Florence, driver arrested
Written by WCPO’s Christian LeDuc A 78-year-old man is dead after he was struck by a car in Florence, police said. Charles Serra, of Elsmere, was attempting to cross Dixie Highway just south of Industrial Road around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday when he was hit by a Dodge Caravan traveling northbound, investigators said. Serra was pronounced […]
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Covington Police asking for help in identifying Mainstrasse groper
Covington Police Chief Brian Valenti is asking for help in identifying the main suspect in several instances of alleged harassment and inappropriate touching in Covington’s Mainstrasse and Mutter Gottes neighborhoods. “Most are aware; some are not,” said Commissioner Shannon Smith at the Covington Commission meeting Tuesday evening. “There’s an individual frequenting the Mainstrasse area and […]
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Man in custody weeks after fatal Grant County crash
Written by WCPO’s Christian LeDuc and Taylor Weiter A Grant County man is in custody weeks after a fatal crash, Kentucky State Highway Patrol said. KSP’s Dry Ridge post said a call came in just before 8 p.m. May 17 for a crash on the 740 block of S. Main Street in Williamstown. Two vehicles […]
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Alexandria to join Kenton County SWAT organization
Alexandria is doing away with their SWAT team and instead will work with Kenton County for those services going forward. Alexandria City Administrator David Plummer said the new agreement would require roughly the same amount of money for operations — $4,000 annually — but would allow the city to spend less time coordinating training schedules, […]