Tag: investigation

Emmalena, KY (July 30, 2025) – On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at approximately 2:27 P.M., Kentucky State Police, Post 13 in Hazard, responded to a 911 call reporting a fatal ATV accident on a surface mine road located off Sylvester Branch in the Emmalena community of Knott County. Preliminary investigation indicates that an 11-year-old juvenile…

BEAVER DAM, Ky. (July 30, 2025) Kentucky State Police Post 16 – Henderson received a call from Ohio County Dispatch around 12:20a.m. CT of a two-vehicle collision on US 62, just west of Beaver Dam, Kentucky (Ohio County). Preliminary investigation reveals a 17 year-old minor of McHenry, KY was traveling eastbound on US 62 in…

Kite, KY (July 30, 2025) – On Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 2:49 P.M, Kentucky State Police, Post 13, Hazard, received a 911 call in reference to a lawn mower accident on KY Highway 7 South located in the Kite community of Knott County. Troopers, along with medical personnel responded to the scene. Preliminary investigation…

ELKHORN CITY, Ky. (July 18, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a 911 call on Thursday, July 17, 2025, regarding a possible missing person who had been swimming near the Ratliff Hole River Access Point in the Elkhorn City community of Pike County. KSP troopers responded to the scene, where the body of a…

BENTON, Ky. (July 14, 2025) – Following a Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 1 investigation, Marshall County Deputy James Steven Oakley has been charged with Harassment. On May 14th, 2025, KSP Post 1 was contacted by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) requesting KSP to investigate allegations against Deputy Oakley, possibly involving his position as…

Hazard, KY (July 9, 2025) – Kentucky State Police, Post 13 in Hazard, is actively investigating a theft that originated from a scam and resulted in the loss of a substantial amount of currency. As part of the ongoing investigation, surveillance images have been obtained showing a 2007–2011 Toyota Camry, as well as an individual…

Worthville, Ky. (July 9, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police in Campbellsburg were contacted just before 1:00 am about a trespassing complaint in the Eagle Creek Resort area of Owen County, where shots were fired. Upon arrival, Troopers located a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his right arm. Troopers provided aid to the…

EDMONTON, Ky. (June 21, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 Troopers investigated a reported shooting that led to the arrest of a Metcalfe County man.   On June 19, 2025, at 3:48 P.M. CST, KSP Post 15 received a request for assistance from the Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office regarding a report of gunshots fired…