From the Legislative Research Commission A measure moving through the Kentucky Senate aims to rein in porch pirates, a nickname for people who steal packages off front porches. Sponsored by Sen. David Yates (D-Louisville), Senate Bill 23 would make it a class D felony to steal or destroy packages from common carriers and delivery services […]
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Alexandria couple convicted of harboring undocumented workers
When a worker at the Tokyo Dragon Buffet in Alexandria was badly burned by hot oil, owners Yun Zheng and Yan Qui Wu initially refused to take him to a hospital because they didn’t want authorities to find out the worker was here illegally, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the […]
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Three Dead, Including Two Children, from Stab Wounds in Walton
This story has been updated with the identities of those dead at the scene, and a comment from Boone County Public Schools. A woman and two children are dead from stab wounds, the Boon County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Deputies were called at around 9 p.m. Sunday to respond to the 100 block […]
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Hebron Man, Augusta Officer Arrested After Explicit Chats with Undercover Investigator
An Augusta Police officer and Hebron resident was arrested Friday and charged with one count of unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual activities. The charge is a Class D felony. According to the Boone Co. Sheriff’s Office, Ryan Hill, 29, used a social media application to […]
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NKY Attorney Sentenced on Human Trafficking Charges
A Northern Kentucky attorney was sentenced to five years in prison on human trafficking charges. Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced that Robert L. Poole pleaded guilty to two counts of promoting human trafficking – commercial sex activity. His five-year sentence, delivered in Boone Circuit Court, is to be served concurrently with an existing sentence, a […]
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Man Accused of Stabbing Woman Outside Covington Shelter is Captured
Editor’s note: The Covington Police Department spells the suspect’s name as Donte Cammon while the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, which has him in custody, spells it Dante Cammon. A man accused of stabbing a woman in Covington on Tuesday was captured in Cincinnati on Friday. Covington Police reported that a woman was found with multiple stab […]
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Police: Shoplifter reportedly fires shot at Cold Spring Kroger
Kroger in Cold Spring on Martha Lane Collins Blvd. Police are still looking for a shoplifter who allegedly fired a shot Sunday night at the Kroger store in Cold Spring on Martha Lane Collins Blvd. Highland Heights Police said that another officer heard the gunshot at around 8:40 p.m. while conducting a separate traffic stop. […]
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Driver who killed Newport couple gets life in prison
The scene in Campbell Circuit, in Judge Dan Zalla’s courtroom. The driver charged in a high-speed chase that killed two and wounding two others, was sentenced to life in prison today. Judge Dan Zalla gave Mason Meyer, 28, life in prison on two counts of murder in addition to 20 years on the remaining charges […]
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Driver in deadly Newport police chase pleads guilty to murder
FTM file. A man charged with murder relating to a police chase that originated in Cincinnati and ended in Newport in from of Press on Monmouth pleaded guilty in Campbell County Circuit Court on Monday in front of Judge Dan Zalla. Merk & Gile. 513-713-0862 Mason Meyer, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of murder, […]
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Body Found in Taylor Mill Near Banklick Creek
A body was found near Banklick Creek on Thursday, Taylor Mill Police reported. Officers were dispatched to the area of Banklick Creek under the bridge where Taylor Mill Road (Ky. 16) crosses the water. Officers located a body there. Police said that the discovery of the body is not being investigated as a crime at […]