The Elizabethtown Police Department responded to Skaggs RV on Sunday in reference to two stolen travel trailers. According to Officer Chris Denham, surveillance video captured a light-colored, one-ton Dodge pickup truck and light-colored, one-ton Ford pickup truck hitching up to two brand new travel trailers, and driving off with them. The trailers are believed to be worth around $34,000 a piece. A criminal case has been opened for theft, but as of right now, there is no suspect information. Anyone who may be able to provide useful information is asked to contact the Elizabethtown Police Department, or Hardin County Crime Stoppers.
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Deputies with the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Spurrier Road in Big Clifty in an attempt to serve an arrest warrant on Tracy McCandless. According to a press release from Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins, upon officer’s arrival, McCandless gave false identifying information, claiming to be her sister, Robin. However, the Sergeant with the Sheriff’s Office recognized her, and also noticed drugs and drug paraphernalia in plain view. Another suspect in the residence, later identified as Brian Thompson, 44, of Leitchfield, had a large chunk of suspected crystal meth in his pocket. A third suspect, Amber Christine Esters, identified herself as a fifteen-year-old juvenile, but according to her date of birth was actually 28 years old, and had multiple warrants on her. All three were arrested on various drug-related and non-drug-related offenses, and were lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.
The Louisville Metro Police Department conducted a human trafficking detail that resulted in seven arrests over the weekend. Detective Kris Pedigo and the Louisville Metro Police Department held a press conference to discuss the details of the case yesterday afternoon. All in all, seven men were captured, with two of them being from Hodgenville and Eastview. All seven men were fathers, and some were fathers to girls. The Metro Police Department used an online decoy to coax the men to meet, where they were then met by officers and SWAT team members, interviewed, and sent to jail.
The coronavirus breakout in parts of the world is causing some people alarm, but Lincoln Trail District Health Department wants members of their service area to know they stand ready for response. In a release from the department, they state that there are no known cases of the coronavirus disease currently in the state of Kentucky. However, local and state public health officials are monitoring and preparing in order to promptly respond should cases come to light. Lincoln Trail notes that they are in constant contact with the Kentucky Department for Public Health for any updates relating to the disease. To date, public health officials in Kentucky have monitored 100 individuals outside of the Lincoln Trail area, with only one requiring tested, and no confirmed case. Health alerts for the Lincoln Trail service area can be found at ltdhd.org.
March is Women’s History Month, and Elizabethtown Community and Technical College will be celebrating with a series of activities and speakers. The series, which is entitled “She Can, She Will, She Does”, will begin tomorrow March 3rd with an airing of the movie “Hidden Figures” at 1:30 PM in Room 100 of the Academic Technical Building. There will also be several special guests to the campus throughout the month including Brenna Sherrill on March 18, who will make a presentation called “Difficult Women: The Age of the Anti-Heroine”, Dawne Gee on March 19, who will discuss women breaking the mold in media, and Alma Randolph on March 25 speaking about how one female can make a difference. All these events are free and open to the public.