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Councilwoman, LMPD announce 3 more public safety walks

Councilwoman, LMPD announce 3 more public safety walks

From Louisville Metro Council

LOUISVILLE, KY – Three more District 15 neighborhoods have signed on with Councilwoman Marianne Butler and officers of the LMPD’s 4th Division for Violent Crime Reduction Walks in April. It is part of the 90 Days and 90 Nights keeping Streets Safe program.

Cat thrown from balcony still needs your help

Cat thrown from balcony still needs your help

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Simon the cat had yet another surgery at the beginning of February after being thrown from a second story balcony over three months ago. This time his front left leg was fused.

The Shamrock Pet Foundation reported complications occurred after the fall severely broke Simon's growth plate in October, 2012. As he is still growing, they said this will soon cause him pain, but amputation is not an option due to the injuries his back left leg suffered. With that injury, he would not be strong enough to support himself with his three remaining legs.

New public service announcement warns parents about signs of heroin abuse

New public service announcement warns parents about signs of heroin abuse

From Shelley Catherine Johnson, Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

FRANKFORT, KY –  Attorney General Jack Conway and the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy have jointly released a public service announcement (PSA) to increase awareness of heroin abuse among young people and to warn their parents of the signs.

The 30-second PSA http://youtu.be/leznM7P2O0g  depicts a young woman in a morgue who describes how easy it has been to hide her heroin habit from her parents—that is until she becomes an overdose victim.

The FBI in Kentucky enhances community relations program

The FBI in Kentucky enhances community relations program

From Minerva Virola

LOUISVILLE, KY -  To do its job effectively, the FBI works with both government and private sector partners every day and at every level—local, state, federal, tribal, and international. In some cases, these partnerships directly support our investigations and operations. In other cases, they enable mutually beneficial information sharing that help us to better understand emerging threats and foster crime prevention initiatives.

The Feuds of Bloody Breathitt: Kentucky’s Untold Story upcoming film screening

The Feuds of Bloody Breathitt: Kentucky’s Untold Story upcoming film screening

From Jamie Evans, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator, The Filson Historical Society

Louisville, Ky. – The Filson Historical Society will present a documentary by Jerry Deaton entitled The Feuds of Bloody Breathitt: Kentucky’s Untold Story, on Thursday, January 17 at noon at 1310 South 3rd Street.

The Feuds of Bloody Breathitt is a journey back to the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. When one thinks of Kentucky feuds, most often they reference the famous feud between the Hatfield’s and the McCoy’s of Pike County. In this documentary, author Jerry Deaton returns to Breathitt County to tell the story of these forgotten feuds that raged for more than 40 years and the mark they left on Kentucky that remains to this day.

KSP still searching for leads in unsolved cases

KSP still searching for leads in unsolved cases

From Sherry H. Bray, Kentucky State Police Headquarters

FRANKFORT, KY - Kentucky State Police (KSP) is renewing their effort to solve unsolved cases by asking the public for assistance with leads.  In 2010, KSP distributed over 8,000 decks of playing cards to prisons across Kentucky depicting unsolved case information. 
 
The deck of cards highlighted 52 unsolved Kentucky homicide or missing person cases.  Since that time, three of those cases have been solved.

16 arrests made in western Kentucky on various criminal and immigration charges

16 arrests made in western Kentucky on various criminal and immigration charges

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - As part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, 16 convicted criminal aliens, immigration fugitives and immigration violators were arrested during a three-day operation in western Kentucky.

This operation concluded November 8th and was conducted by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations teams in Louisville.

Of the 16 arrested, 11 had prior convictions for crimes such as: aggravated assault, drunken driving, theft, public intoxication, and traffic offenses. Three of the 16 were immigration fugitives who had been previously ordered to leave the country but failed to depart; two of the fugitives also had criminal convictions. Three of those arrested had been previously removed from the country and illegally re-entered the United States, which is a felony.