Newport and Fort Thomas Police swarmed the black Volkswagen yesterday on Memorial Parkway. FTM file. Yesterday on Memorial Parkway a traffic stop at 8:45 a.m. caused a backup as police attempted to stop a man accused of being under the influence of heroin just outside Stardust Lane in Fort Thomas. Fort Thomas resident Thomas McGill […]
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KSP Increasing Patrols During Labor Day Weekend
Via KSP, Citizens Academy. The national campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, runs through Labor Day weekend and is aimed at reducing deaths and injuries caused by motorists driving drunk or impaired by drugs. During the 2014 Labor Day holiday, there were six alcohol-related highway deaths on Kentucky roadways. Statewide, law enforcement officers arrested […]
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Kentucky General Assembly Passes Keene’s DUI Interlock Bill
Dennis Keene. Twitter. Legislation on its way to signing by Governor Steve Beshear The Kentucky House of Representatives voted yesterday to accept a compromise Senate Bill 133, which is a hybrid of legislation repeatedly filed by Rep. Dennis Keene (D-Wilder) and modified provisions passed by the Senate. This is the first time interlock devices will […]
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NKY Legislator Working to Strengthen DUI Laws
Rep. Dennis Keene will hold a press conference on Tuesday in support of his DUI bill./Provided Representative Dennis Keene (D-Wilder) will speak at a press conference on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. in the Kentucky Capitol Rotunda in support of House Bill 60 that he has filed to strengthen Kentucky’s DUI laws.
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DUI Arrest/Crash Leads to Damage of Fort Thomas Business
Ford Ellington Florist was damaged as a result of a DUI suspected crash. Ford Ellington Florist was damaged early Sunday morning as a result of a vehicle crash. The suspect who was driving the car was arrested on suspicion of DUI around 2:30 AM. Owner of Ford Ellington Florist, Kevin Ford, received a call from […]
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Fort Thomas Police Officer Recognized for Drunk Driving Busts
FTPD Officer Derek Faught (right) upon his commissioning in 2013. Faught was nominated this year for recognition for his commitment to DUI enforcement./Image via Enquirer Earlier this month, the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety recognized law enforcement officers all across the state for aggressive targeting of impaired drivers. Fort Thomas’s own Officer Derek Faught was among those […]
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Police Round-Up: DUI Enforcement Grant, FTPD/Hoxworth Blood Drive, New Recruits Wanted, Drug Disposal Program
by PAT LaFLEUR Police Reporter, Fort Thomas Matters Here’s your round-up of news coming out of Fort Thomas Police headquarters over the last two weeks: DUI Enforcement Grant The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet has recently allocated a grant of over $15,000 to the Fort Thomas Police Department. The funds are part of an […]
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FTPD Receives DUI Enforcement Grant
Sobriety checkpoints are a common form of DUI enforcement. Photo via Flickr. by PAT LaFLEUR Police Reporter, Fort Thomas Matters The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet has recently allocated a grant of over $15,000 to the Fort Thomas Police Department. The funds are part of an initiative to increase patrols for intoxicated drivers in […]