LONDON, KY (February 4, 2021) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Hobie Daugherty along with Deputy Landry Collett, Deputy Tommy Houston, Deputy Justin Taylor, and shift Sgt. John Inman arrested Mitchell Vaughn age 30 no address listed early Thursday morning February 4, 2021 at approximately 3:20 AM.

New Covid-19 Guidelines for Angel Initiative Participants

FRANKFORT, KY – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Angel Initiative is a proactive program designed to help people battle addiction. The program, available at all 16 KSP post locations, temporarily paused in April while the agency developed safety protocols in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the Kentucky State Police is pleased to announce that the doors have reopened to assist in the fight against the drug epidemic, with CDC guidelines in place to help mitigate the spread of the virus amongst the public and KSP dispatchers and Troopers.

KSP Changing Protocol to Keep Troopers Closer to Home

FRANKFORT, KY – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) are accepting applications for their next academy class and changing protocol in an effort to offer troopers a post assignment closer to home. New troopers will have the opportunity to ‘Pick Three’ posts that they would prefer to be assigned to. In doing so, the new trooper would know that when they graduate the academy, they would be assigned to one of their top three selected posts.

LONDON, KY - The Kentucky State Police, London Post which provides coverage for Clay, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne and Whitley counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual.

MANCHESTER, KY - Clay County sheriff Patrick Robinson is reporting that on February 1, 2021 at approximately 12:30 AM Clay County Sheriff Deputy Coty Arnold arrested David Howard, 28 of Town Branch.

SOMERSET, KY - Sheriff Greg Speck reports on February 1, 2021, a second suspect has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery that occurred last month. The Sheriff reports that on January 22, 2021, at approximately 3:52 AM, an armed robbery on Prather Road in Somerset, Kentucky, was reported to the Pulaski County 911 Dispatch Center.