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Couple charged after 2-year-old found wandering parking lot

Submitted by Fox19 Web Staff
Thursday, May 10th, 2012, 11:15am

FLORENCE, KY (FOX19)- A Florence couple faces charges after neighbors found their 2-year-old child wandering alone in a parking lot at the Village of Cross Creek apartments.

After a two hour search, Florence Police located the parents.

David Powell, 24, and Tiffany Wesley, 23, were found asleep in their apartment unaware  their child was missing.

Social workers also responded and released the child to a grandparent.

Both parents have been charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Minor.

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Prosecutor to discuss Leigh Jennings murder case

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Thursday, May 10th, 2012, 2:01am
Prosecutor to discuss Leigh Jennings murder case

LAWRENCEBURG, IN (FOX19) – Dearborn-Ohio Prosecutor Aaron Negangard is holding a news conference Thursday to update media on “the progress and status” of the investigation into the murder of Leigh Jennings.

Jennings was found murdered several weeks ago in her home in Aurora.

Charles “Stevie” Stephenson of Walton, a former insurance salesman who had been a friend of Jennings and also is the nephew of Bill and Peggy Stephenson, a couple found murdered in their Boone County home last year, has been described by police as a person of interest in Jennings’ case.   Jennings grew up in Boone County.

Stephenson has been arrested and jailed on unrelated charges in Boone County: drug trafficking and tampering with evidence.

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Kentuckians turn in thousands of old prescriptions

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012, 4:55pm
Kentuckians turn in thousands of old prescriptions

CINCINNATI (FOX19) – The Kentucky State Police report that the National "Take Back" Initiative netted the agency 644 pounds of prescription drugs from those who wished to discard unwanted medications.  Each of the sixteen KSP posts collected the drugs for four hours this past Saturday.

The program, organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration, is intended to give people a safe and convenient way to part with unneeded medications.

KSP Commissioner Rodney Brewer was pleased with the turnout at post locations across the state.  “The continued support of citizens who choose to properly dispose of unwanted prescription pills speaks volumes to the effectiveness of this program” said Brewer. “Once again, Kentuckians have assisted law enforcement in the removal of potentially dangerous drugs from reaching the hands of those whom they do not belong.”

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Rally planned over KY law that's like Florida’s

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012, 11:45pm
Rally planned over KY law that's like Florida’s

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19)- A group of speakers from local organizations in Northern Kentucky will headline a rally in Covington on April 21 that will take on Kentucky’s “Stand Your Ground” law.

The Covington community is invited to convene for a rally to discuss community issues and Kentucky’s Castle Doctrine, which is similar to the Florida law that has been used as a reason not to arrest, and suggested as a defense, in the case of George Zimmerman, who shot Martin in a situation that Zimmerman appeared to have started.

Confirmed guest speakers and performers include:

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Police say two metal thieves were high on the “job"

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Saturday, April 7th, 2012, 9:45pm
Police say two metal thieves were high on the “job"

BOONE COUNTY, KY (FOX19) – The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says it caught two sets of two men in the act of taking or selling stolen metal in the past week, including one pairs that was caught intoxicated by drugs at a Catholic church where they had just taken apart two air conditioners.

After a contractor reported $1,200 worth of metal roofing material stolen overnight from the 300 block of White Pine Circle near Florence, Kentucky deputies located two men on Wednesday at Walton Recycling located at 13229 Dixie Highway in Walton, Kentucky trying to sell the material at 1:30 p.m. Both men, Garrod Kelly, 27 & Keith Buckler, 24 both of Union, Kentucky, were charged with Theft by unlawful taking, a Class D felony.

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5 NKY teams in mock trial tournament this weekend

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Friday, March 16th, 2012, 4:17pm
5 NKY teams in mock trial tournament this weekend

 

LOUISVILLE, KY (FOX19) - Thirty-one high school mock trial teams from across the commonwealth are in Louisville to vie for the state title in the Kentucky High School Mock Trial Tournament. The tournament is taking place through Sunday, March 16-18, at the Jefferson County Judicial Center at 700 W. Jefferson St.  The public is invited to observe the competition. 

The team that wins the championship round Sunday will compete in the National High School Mock Trial Tournament that will take place May 3-6 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Lisabeth Hughes Abramson and Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Denise G. Clayton will open the state competition with remarks at 11:45 a.m. EDT Friday at the judicial center. Justice Abramson and Judge Clayton represent Jefferson County on their respective courts.

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NKY law enforcement execs prominent in state training class

Submitted by Richard Todd, Reporter
Thursday, March 15th, 2012, 1:33am
NKY law enforcement execs prominent in state training class

 

RICHMOND – Law enforcement executives from 17 agencies across Kentucky, including 5 from Northern Kentucky, graduated last Friday from the Criminal Justice Executive Development program, an advanced leadership course designed for supervisors at the state’s small- and medium-size agencies.

Guest speaker Van Ingram, executive director for the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, told the graduates that having good policies and procedures was not enough to run a good department, but agencies and communities also need strong leaders.

“Leadership is not something you put on in the morning with the uniform and take off at the end of the day,” said Ingram, who is also a former police chief and graduate of the first CJED class. “Leadership should pervade your entire life as a part of who you are.”

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