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Hodgenville Police Chief James Richardson says he was disappointed with the low turnout for a presentation on sextortion the department hosted via Zoom, so after getting community feedback on how to improve the idea and reach more people the police department is hosting an in-person event on sexual assault and related issues on April 15.

“We’re going to give a presentation,” Richardson said. “It’s going to start at 6 p.m. at the Extension Office here in Larue County up on Old Elizabethtown Road, and what we will do is we’ll start out with basically what are the issues that we’re seeing here in our community and then we will talk about how HPD investigates those.”

Richardson said the event ties into April being Child Abuse Awareness Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The event is an opportunity to hear from the HPD as well as the organizations that assist them.

“We are going to start out with just basically ‘this is what we’re seeing’ and then we’re going to introduce our community partners,” Richardson said. “We have some folks from Silverleaf, I’ve invited CommuniCare, Lincoln Trail BHH is coming, so we’ll have folks there to explain to the community this is what their role is in our investigations and what services they offer for the community.”

The ultimate goal of the event is to share information and connect residents with resources.

“If anybody wants to come, we encourage in-person, that way you can actually meet and see everybody,” Richardson said. “You’ll get to see some of the sexual assault investigators from the police department. You’ll get to ask questions. Any questions that we have from the community, they can email me questions. They can go on our Facebook page and message me questions that they want answered, and we’ll try to address those there in the presentation.”

The event will be recorded and made available for viewing for anybody unable to attend in person.

Sarah Windmuller said her friend Kimmie Albrecht, who was killed in a car accident in October 2023, was loving, giving, and passionate, qualities that shined brightly in her efforts to care for animals in need.

“She did animal rescue on her own, and alongside her husband,” Windmuller said. “She would take care of animals that were vulnerable that most people would be like ‘Ah, that’s kind of too hard of a case for me. I’m not going to do it.’ She gave every animal all the love and every chance and every, every little thing that she could to help them.”

In Albrecht’s memory, Windmuller and the team at Hard Knox Games and Hobbies are organizing a charity event from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 13 that will benefit the Lucky Cat Cafe and Lounge in Louisville, the only non-profit cat cafe in Kentucky.

“There’s a couple of tournaments going on. and then there’s going to be a swap meet,” Windmuller said. “So we’re going to be there with our booth, and we’re going to have baked goods that people can just donate some money, whatever they want. I have a team of ladies who make the absolute best baked goods you can imagine.”

The event will also feature raffles and silent auction items.

Windmuller said the event is a way for Albrechts friends and loved ones to celebrate the things that made her who she was.

“Kimmy’s passing was such a huge impact on the whole D&D community, so this is all of us coming together and celebrating her at one of her favorite places,” Windmuller said. “So we’ve also got dragon bracelets and I’ve also got paw print bracelets for, so it’s like combining all of her favorite things.”

Contact Hard Knox Games and Hobbies for more information.