Correction: an earlier version of the article incorrectly stated that the fire took place the night of the meeting, and the cutline incorrectly identified the subjects of the photo; the relevant lines have been changed. A structural fire took place late last year on Fairway Drive in Southgate. Two police officers took charge, controlling the […]
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Southgate Police Department adds new smart phone app
The Southgate Police Department has added The Police App, a customizable phone application that facilitates communication between police departments and the public. The app will replace the Nixle system, which provided information via text message and email alerts. The new app is available for both Android and Apple devices. Southgate is only the second city […]
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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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Southgate discusses annual police report
At a brief February meeting of the Southgate city council, Police Chief John Christmann shared the annual police report covering his department’s activities in 2023. He emphasized the many avenues of training officers took over the course of the year, including two who trained to be certified by the FAA to fly the department’s drone. […]
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Southgate talks police evidence room space needs: ‘We would fail’
The need for a larger and more efficient police department evidence room led the discussion at the Southgate city council’s Nov. 15 meeting. The current evidence room is too small, said Police Chief John Christmann, and does not meet the standards of accreditation. The next accreditation for his department will be in 2026, and he […]
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Southgate police recapture fugitive burglar
Dakota Blackburn, serving a sentence for burglary, escaped home monitoring and was rearrested Saturday. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Dakota Blackburn, who escaped from custody on June 3 while serving a three-year sentence for burglary, was recaptured on Saturday, August 10, in Southgate, Kentucky. The arresting officer was Sergeant Danny Johns of the […]
