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Karla Ward

Lexington, University of Kentucky

We cover public safety stuff - police, fire & more - for the Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com. We made #lexingtonpolicescanner trend.

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  • 3 days ago | yahoo.com | Karla Ward |Chris Leach

    A suspect accused of defacing and destroying multiple headstones at a cemetery in Whitley County has been arrested. Multiple gravestones were defaced and destroyed at Hamblin Cemetery, off Michaels Road in the Upper Mulberry Road community of Whitley County, sometime between Sunday afternoon and Tuesday morning, according to the Whitley County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office was dispatched to the scene at 11:28 a.m. Tuesday.

  • 5 days ago | kentucky.com | Karla Ward

    Marvin Bartlett is a familiar face to Lexington television viewers, having anchored the news desk at WDKY FOX 56 since its beginning in 1995. “I’ve covered crimes and disasters and drug busts,” he said. But talk to Bartlett for long, and it’s clear he finds lots of enjoyment in getting out from behind the desk and into Kentucky.

  • 5 days ago | yahoo.com | Karla Ward

    Marvin Bartlett is a familiar face to Lexington television viewers, having anchored the news desk at WDKY FOX 56 since its beginning in 1995. “I’ve covered crimes and disasters and drug busts,” he said. But talk to Bartlett for long, and it’s clear he finds lots of enjoyment in getting out from behind the desk and into Kentucky.

  • 6 days ago | kentucky.com | Karla Ward

    Kentucky State Police say they are looking for an inmate from Three Forks Regional Jail who escaped by pretending to be his brother. Jeffrey Harrison, 43, of Lexington, was “inadvertently released after falsely identifying himself as his brother, who was scheduled for release,” state police said in a news release. State police said Harrison left the Beattyville jail just before 5 p.m. Thursday, and his escape was not discovered until jail staff conducted roll call Friday night.

  • 1 week ago | kentucky.com | Karla Ward

    Steven Lawson, one of three defendants charged in the murder of Crystal Rogers, a Bardstown mother who went missing in 2015, has been found guilty, according to multiple media reports. Lawson, who was charged with conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence, was found guilty on both counts Friday afternoon. The jury deliberated for just over two hours before reaching its verdict, WDRB-TV reported.

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RT @heraldleader: Lexington street that runs through UK campus to be closed for a week https://t.co/jx4bUOAls7

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RT @heraldleader: Man shot, killed in Lexington. Police say all parties have been identified https://t.co/1iz9B0HTq5