Fort Thomas police are asking the public’s help in locating a vehicle they say has been used to commit thefts at laundromats and other businesses with coin vending in the Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati area. The vehicle is a black Chevrolet Cobalt that is believed to be a 2008 model. Police say at least two […]
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Petersburg woman arrested, charged with trafficking fentanyl to a teenager
Written by WCPO staff A woman was arrested and charged with trafficking fentanyl to a minor that led to an overodose, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. Dorothy M. Clark, 36, of Petersburg, is charged with two counts of trafficking in controlled substance (carfentanil or fentanyl derivatives), one count of possession […]
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C. Wesley Morgan on daughter’s murder: Taylor Mill suspect had ‘fantasy’ about house’s shelter
Written by Mike Valente, LEX 18 reporter Businessman and former state lawmaker C. Wesley Morgan suggested the ‘doomsday style’ bunker in his Madison County mansion may have played a role in a home invasion that left his daughter dead. “She’s dead because of this,” Morgan said. “And it is ridiculous.” Morgan spoke with reporters in […]
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Dayton woman pleads guilty in death of 1-year old son
A Northern Kentucky woman awaits sentencing after her guilty plea to a charge of severely beating her 1-year old son, which led to the child’s death. Stacey Schuchart of Dayton, Kentucky, 32, pleaded guilty to a single count of murder last week. She previously pleaded not guilty in November of 2019. The Campbell County Commonwealth […]
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Suspected murderer from Taylor Mill captured
The Northern Kentucky man suspected in the shooting death of a former local prosecutor was captured Monday morning, the Kentucky State Police said. Shannon Vincent Gilday, 23, of Taylor Mill, was arrested by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office after being found walking along Barnes Mill Road at around 4:30 a.m., the announcement said. He was […]
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Family of man shot during traffic stop files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a man who was shot and killed during a traffic stop last February filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court. Manchester, Kentucky native Randall Lockaby, 57, was stopped along I-75 in Kenton County for speeding. Two Villa Hills police officers, Sean Dooley and Jacob Bolten, asked him to step out of […]
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Taylor Mill man ID’d as suspect in Richmond murder
A Taylor Mill man was identified Thursday as the suspected killer in the shooting death of a former local prosecutor in Madison County. Shannon V. Gilday, 23, now faces an arrest warrant on charges of murder, first degree burglary, first degree assault, and two counts of attempted murder. The Kentucky State Police announced Gilday’s identity […]
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Attorney Ben Dusing temporarily suspended by Kentucky Supreme Court
Written by Dan Monk, WCPO investigative reporter The Kentucky Supreme Court today suspended prominent Northern Kentucky defense attorney Ben Dusing, following a three-month review of allegations that he threatened two Northern Kentucky attorneys and used amphetamines during a federal criminal trial in New York. The indefinite suspension requires Dusing to “submit to a full psychological […]
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Man, 19, Shot in Covington
A man is recovering after being shot multiple times in Covington on Wednesday night. Covington Police were dispatched to the 2800 block of Indiana Avenue at around 10 p.m. where the 19-year old victim was found suffering from “several gunshot wounds,” police said. The man told police that he was in his car when another […]
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Parents of abandoned boy speak from jail
Written by Courtney Francisco, WCPO 9 senior reporter Both parents of a boy abandoned in Colerain Township are in jail Tuesday night. Heather Adkins now faces a charge of felony kidnapping after police said she left her son, who is non-verbal and has autism, approximately 75 miles away from their Indiana home. Hamilton County Prosecutor […]
