(Information from KSP & APPCV reporter Ron Hamblin) Haddix, KY – January 7th, 2023 Personnel from multiple Kentucky Emergency Management regions participated in a multi-state, joint agency search for Vanessa Baker, the sole missing person from the devastating floods in Eastern Kentucky, in late July 2022. Saturday’s operations brought together over 160 searchers, covering 1067 […]
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Breathitt County Fire Leaves One Person Dead
Clayhole, Ky. (January 6, 2023) – On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at approximately 1:06 P.M, Kentucky State Police, Post 13, Hazard, received a call in reference to a structure fire on Cedar Hill Rd. in the Clayhole community of Breathitt County. Multiple surrounding fire agencies responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. During this time, human […]
Kentucky State Police Charges Breathitt Co. Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
VANCLEVE, Ky. (November 15, 2022) — The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch located and arrested Gary D. Gross, 45, on charges related to a child sexual abuse material investigation. Gross was interviewed and arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation […]
Kentucky State Police Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Breathitt County
Jackson, Ky. (June 24, 2022) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on June 24, 2022, at approximately 11:28 a.m. in Breathitt County. The KSP Critical Incident Response Team responded to the scene, along with personnel from KSP Post 13, and the investigation into […]
KSP Releases Suspect Information in Madison County Home Invasion
Richmond, Ky. (Feb. 23, 2022) –The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post, is requesting the public’s assistance locating the suspect wanted in connection to a Murder that occurred on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at a home on Willis Branch Road in Madison County. The ongoing investigation alleges Shannon V. Gilday, 23 years old of Taylor Mill, KY, forced […]
Letcher Man Arrested After Hours Long Standoff
Millstone, KY. (February 17, 2022) –On Thursday, February 17, 2022, shortly before 11AM, Troopers and Letcher County Deputies were attempting to serve an arrest warrant at a residence on Lick Fork Rd in the Millstone community of Letcher County. While at that residence, Law Enforcement officials were able to make contact with a male subject. Shortly […]
Johnson County Man Arrested for Drug Trafficking after Traffic Stop
Prestonsburg, KY. (February 17, 2022) – A Kentucky State Police Trooper conducted a traffic stop on US 23 in the Prestonsburg community on February 12, 2022 at 8:35 p.m. for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop, the operator of the vehicle was arrested for Driving on DUI Suspended License. During a search of the vehicle, troopers […]
Kentucky State Police Investigates Trooper-Involved Shooting in Magoffin County
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. (February 14, 2022) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP), Post 9 has requested the KSP Critical Incident Response Team to investigate a trooper-involved shooting that occurred at approximately 10:58 pm EST on February 13, 2022 on Lacey Creek Road in Magoffin County. The KSP Critical Incident Response Team responded to the scene, and the investigation […]
Kentucky State Police Morehead Investigating String of Storage Building Thefts
Kentucky State Police Morehead Investigating String of Storage Building Thefts Morehead, KY. (February 14, 2022) – Kentucky State Police, Post 8, Morehead is attempting to return unclaimed property regarding a string of storage unit thefts that occurred in Rowan County and Fleming County in 2020 and 2021. If you had a storage unit broken into in Rowan […]
Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal Collision in Pike County
Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal Collision in Pike County Aflex, KY. (February 11, 2022) – Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a call on February 9, 2022, at 10:17 a.m. reporting a single vehicle collision had occurred on State Highway 292 East in the Aflex community of Pike County. Troopers from Post 9 responded and began the investigation. The […]