The City of Hodgenville is closing Salem Lake until further notice due to damage caused by a vehicle doing donuts.
Hodgenville Police Chief James Richardson said the incident at Salem Lake was preceded by two similar incidents.
“Before the snow came through, we had a young man that was in a pickup truck – we haven’t identified him yet, we’re still looking – that was doing donuts out at McDougal Lake and caused several thousand dollars worth of damage on that brand new chip-sealed parking lot,” Richardson said. “We put out information that we were looking for anybody with tips that could lead to a charge or arrest in that case, then shortly after that the weather turned bad and we had some individual doing donuts in one of our major intersections.”
Richardson said the damage at Salem Lake was significant, and the city is reminding residents to be safe and to take care of public areas.
“We understand that kids are gonna be kids, and I’m not the Donut Police,” Richardson said. “We’re not coming out looking for people that are doing these things as long as you’re on private property. If you’ve got permission, knock yourself out, but don’t go to public property, don’t go to places you’re not allowed to do it and then damage other people’s property, that’s what we have an issue with.”
Meanwhile, the Hodgenville Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance Wednesday that led to a Hodgenville man’s arrest.
The HPD says officers responded to an address on Parker’s Loop in the early morning hours on January 17. The HPD says the investigation revealed that the victim in the incident was forced from the apartment after a physical altercation with Kevin “Dewey” Day, who allegedly broke the victim’s phone, took her keys, and threw some of the victim’s possessions out the window before locking the door and fleeing the scene.Responding officers forced their way into the apartment with the victim’s consent so she could retrieve her things.
Day was charged with Fourth Degree assault, Criminal Mischief, and Theft. A warrant was issued for Day’s arrest and police began searching the area. Day was found Thursday hiding in an area barn. He was taken into custody and lodged in the LaRue County Detention Center.
