A note inside a sealed pallet at a Walton business prompted the Boone County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a possible bomb threat on Monday. It turned out to be a false alarm. According to the sheriff’s department, deputies were dispatched to Cummins Filtration at 20 Logistics Blvd. just before noon after the note was found […]
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Suspect in Double Murder of Florence Couple Dies of COVID-19
The man accused in the 2016 double murder of a Florence couple has died from COVID-19, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Craig Pennington, 56, reportedly was hospitalized on December 11 and tested positive for the coronavirus while hospitalized. He was being held at the Marion County Detention Center awaiting trial or the July 2016 killings […]
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Graves, Signage Damaged at Historic Black Elsmere Cemetery
The Mary E. Smith Memorial Cemetery in Elsmere was vandalized with tombstones and signage damaged. Some gravestones were broken, and Elsmere Police characterized some of the spray-painted imagery as “anarchist symbols.” The cemetery is an historic resting place for African-Americans. The damage happened in “early December”, according to a news release about the actions on Thursday. […]
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Man Charged with Manslaughter in Crescent Springs Shooting Death
A man who eluded police for a week now faces charges in the shooting death of a woman that investigators believe to have been the defendant’s girlfriend. Moustapha Iba Ka, 23, of Florence was charged with second degree manslaughter, tampering with physical evidence, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. Alyssa Murray was […]
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Coach, Substitute Teacher Faces Felony Charge After Former Student Comes Forward
A substitute teacher and wrestling coach at Scott High School faces a felony charge after a former student told police that she engaged in consensual sexual contact with him six years ago. Covington Police, which was notified by the school of the allegation on December 2, characterized the student’s report as one “alleging inappropriate sexual contact between […]
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Police: Man Shoots Grandson in Independence Domestic Dispute
A man was shot by his grandfather late Saturday night in Independence, Kenton County Police reported. Ezekiel Kemp, 21, of Independence was found by responding officers in a driveway on the 2000 block of Maple Tree Lane. He suffered a gunshot wound to his left leg and was transported by ambulance to the University of […]
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Two Erlanger Police Cruisers Struck in Separate DUI Incidents
Two Erlanger Police cruisers were damaged by two different drivers accused of operating their vehicles while intoxicated. One Erlanger officer was injured. Two Erlanger cruisers were on the scene of a traffic stop on northbound Interstate 75 just before 4 a.m. Sunday. One cruiser was leaving the scene with two people from the stopped vehicle […]
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New Kenton Jailer is Current Chief Deputy, Former Erlanger PD Chief, City Administrator
Kenton County’s new jailer will be Marc L. Fields, who currently serves as the chief deputy there and previously as Erlanger city administrator until 2017. Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann tapped Fields to assume the role effective January 1. He replaces Terry Carl, who is retiring, after first being elected in 1998. “Marc Fields has been […]
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Covington Woman Accused of Posting Child Pornography to Tumblr
A Covington woman was arrested Tuesday on a felony charge of possessing or viewing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor. Covington Police executed a search warrant at 727 Edgecliff Street after receiving information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that someone was possibly sharing child pornography through the social networking website […]
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Man Pleads Guilty to 1978 Park Hills Rape
A man pleaded guilty in a rape, sodomy, and kidnapping case from 1978. Dean Tate, 78, pleaded guilty to all three charges stemming from an attack on a Park Hills woman outside her home in the early morning hours of October 1, 1978. Tate was arrested at his Georgia home in November of last year […]
