The Bellevue Police Department shared a photo on its Facebook page over the weekend of a coyote catching up on its sleep on the ice coating the Ohio River. It is currently coyote mating season, which typically runs from January through March, with activity peaking in February. According to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, during the breeding season, […]
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Bellevue Police catch the Grinch, save Christmas!
The Grinch has been caught! Bellevue Police successfully thwarted the Grinch’s attempt to steal Christmas last Friday, Dec. 5 as the Grinch attempted to sneak through Bellevue. A patrolman spotted the Grinch just after 2:15 p.m. The Grinch attempted to flee, but the officer gave chase, deploying his taser and inducing the Grinch to surrender. […]
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Bellevue Police Department introduces new personnel
Bellevue Police Chief Jon McClain introduced the department’s social worker and two new police officers at the April 9 city council meeting. The two officers, Jonathan Kohler and Ian Clark, were sworn in a few weeks ago, and McClain said the meeting gave him an opportunity to introduce them to the community. “These are our […]
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Bellevue considers police request for license plate reading cameras
The city of Bellevue might soon be getting license plate reading cameras. Police Chief Jon McClain and a representative from the vendor, Flock Safety, presented on their possible use and cost during an April 9 council meeting. “License plate reading cameras are not necessarily designed to catch live feed or images of people or anything […]
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Bellevue swears in new officer, celebrates annual police department awards
The Bellevue City Council meeting on Wednesday opened with a swearing-in and some special announcements from the police department. New police officer Police Chief Jon McClain began the council meeting by introducing new officer Austin Begley, whom Mayor Charlie Cleves then swore in. Begley comes to Bellevue from the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. His family […]
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Bellevue man crashes into liquor store, steals bourbon, flees police
Police have arrested a Bellevue man who crashed into a liquor store, stole a bottle of bourbon, and fled from police, causing all northbound lanes of the Big Mac Bridge to be closed for a short time on Wednesday, according to the Bellevue Police Department. Bellevue police were dispatched to an alarm at One Stop […]
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KKK flyers reemerge in NKY: ‘Their movement is dying.’
The new year has brought fresh distributions of flyers and literature from the Trinity White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a Ku Klux Klan splinter group responsible for similar distributions last year, even as local leaders decry their views as outdated and hateful. “Their movement is dying,” Northern Kentucky NAACP President Jerome Bowles told […]
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Bellevue police officer receives international award
Bellevue Police Officer Trevor Bonar has been selected as a recipient of the 40 Under 40 Award by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
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Bellevue honors retiring police officer for 25 years of service to the community
At the Bellevue city council meeting on Wednesday, Mayor Charlie Cleves read a proclamation honoring Police Sergeant Michael Taylor, who is retiring after 25 years of service to Northern Kentucky communities. Taylor started his career with the Southgate Police Department in 1999 and also served with the Elsmere Police Department for four years before joining […]
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Bellevue Police seek information on vandalism incident involving white paint
The Bellevue Police Department is seeking information from residents regarding a vandalism case involving a blue van with white paint thrown on it in the 200 block of Washington Avenue.