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Bourbon consumers should be advised of ongoing scam attempts targeting the area.

The Better Business Bureau serving Greater Kentucky and South Central Indiana says local consumers have reported websites that appear to be legitimate and claim to offer high-end beverages such as bourbon and wine at low prices, but the deal turns out to be too good to be true. 

Consumers have reported after making a purchase products were not received, consumers were sent fake tracking numbers, or the consumer isn’t given contact information to report a problem or request a refund. Scammers have also been targeting bourbon-related Facebook groups offering to sell hard-to-find bottles.

The BBB recommends consumers protect themselves from scams by taking precautions such as purchasing with a credit card rather than a debit card, making sure you are shopping on a legitimate seller’s website and checking the website’s security settings, and protecting your private information.

Anybody who finds a scam can report it using the BBB’s scam tracker available at www.bbb.org.

The Radcliff Police Department is investigating a Wednesday morning incident that resulted in a shooting death.

“This morning at about 4:24 a.m. the Radcliff Police Department responded to the apartment complex located on Knox Boulevard in regards to a disturbance,” said Captain Willie Wells with the RPD.

Upon officers arrival, they discovered that a subject had been shot. 

“We do have one person in custody for the shooting, and the victim that was shot is deceased,” said Wells.

Detectives processed the scene and collected evidence, while patrol officers searched for the suspect who fled the scene. At about 5:52 a.m. the suspect, identified as Nicholas Vandergrift, was located and placed under arrest without incident.

Vandergrift faces multiple charges including Murder, Tampering with Physical Evidence, and Assault. He was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.

The investigation is ongoing. Anybody with possible information on the incident should contact the Radcliff Police Department at 270-351-4477, or leave an anonymous tip at 270-351-TIPS.

The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday.

The council approved an ordinance amending the city code concerning flood damage procedures to name the city’s contracted engineering firm QK4 as the city’s floodplain administrator. The first reading was held on an ordinance adopting certification and enforcement procedures for recovery residences in line with ordinances recently passed by the City of Elizabethtown and the Hardin County Fiscal Court.

The council approved an update to police policies and procedures that removes a requirement that officers must live in Hardin County in order to take their vehicles home. The new policy still requires officers to live within so many miles of Radcliff, but because the city is close to other counties it removes the Hardin County requirement. Radcliff Police Chief Jeff Cross requested the policy change to better help with officer recruitment. Council Member Jerry Brown thanked the chief for bringing the issue before the council.

“It’s just unbelievable that we were being so caught up on whether a policeman has to drive 20 miles or 25 miles or 25.1 miles in order to get their vehicle home and to keep our community safe,” Brown said.

Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall said several residents told the city they did not hear the emergency sirens go off during the storms that went through over the weekend. Duvall said the issue is being addressed.

“We did have upgrades to the sirens over the past few weeks,” Duvall said. “We had a few on Hill Street that were replaced, and so the chief and I talked this morning and they are working, they’re going to run either Wednesday or it could be Thursday. They’re going to run the sirens again and test each siren again just to make sure it’s running properly.”

Duvall also said guidelines on spring cleaning opportunities will be posted this week, and the mayor has a reminder for area residents: please cut your grass.

“It’s one of the biggest complaints, and I think our fire chief will tell you that people aren’t cutting their grass, without weedeating,” Duvall said. “Obviously, we know everybody’s not going to be pristine, but we do ask people to just try to do what’s right. If you can’t get your grass cut and you need help cutting your grass, feel free to call us.”

The Radcliff City Council will next meet April 8.