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A Leitchfield man police believe is responsible for multiple incidents in Grayson and Breckinridge counties over the past month is in custody.

According to the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, from July 14 to August 12 deputies responded to at least 10 reports of burglaries, thefts, and destruction of property in and around Grayson County. The alleged thefts include stolen vehicles, UTVs, guns, identity theft, and allegedly leading officers on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle earlier this month.

Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins says investigators were able to identify the suspect as Tyler W. Corbin.

“We’ve been receiving multiple thefts over the last several weeks,” Chaffins said. “We figured he was in the Breck. County/Grayson County area, and every time there was a theft we received information that he was a suspect, and we had witnesses that saw him. We had him on camera a few times, so we knew who we were looking for.”

Corbin was taken into custody by Breckinridge County Sheriff Billy Richardson after he spotted Corbin and detained him after a short foot pursuit.

Chaffins says Corbin has been through multiple attempts at pre-trial diversion programs, and while he believes in second and sometimes third chances at a certain point public safety must be considered.

“At some point we have to draw the line somewhere, and I think that he certainly forced us to draw the line,” Chaffins said. “This cannot continue to happen, otherwise we’re going to be reading a different headline in the news where someone was hurt or killed because of his actions, and it’s certainly not something as sheriff that I want my citizens to have to deal with.”

Corbin faces multiple counts of Burglary, Theft, and Criminal Mischief in Grayson and Breckinrdige counties, and the sheriff’s office says more charges are likely as the investigation continues. Corbin was lodged in the Breckinridge County Detention Center.

The Radcliff City Council met for a regular meeting Tuesday.

The council voted to uphold the Radcliff Planning Commission’s denial of a zoning map amendment for four properties at or near the intersection of Wingard Drive and Redmar Lane in the Redmar Subdivision from R-1 to R-4. Council member Jerry Brown said that Radcliff is a relatively young city in one of Kentucky’s oldest counties, and it is important to preserve the city’s history when possible.

“There is so little of valid historical significance, but this area, this community that these homeowners are discussing, is probably the only valid historical area in town,” Brown said.

The council did approve on second reading ordinances that annexed a property on the east side of Bullion Boulevard between Safari Trail and Oakland Circle and a property at 691 Safari Trail from the city of Vine Grove and rezoned both properties from R-1 to R-3.

An ordinance establishing an Energy Project Assessment District program was also approved on its second reading.

“By establishing an EPAD program, pursuant to the EPAD Act, eligible property owners will be eligible to finance qualifying energy projects to their properties through the imposition of assessments on their approved real property within the city,” said City Attorney Michael Pike, reading from the ordinance.

The council received an update on the Green Dot program, a violence prevention program that trains schools and businesses while promoting bystander intervention. Leadership Hardin County, Silverleaf, and the city council partnered to implement the program, and to promote it a mural was commissioned to be designed by the North Hardin High School art class, with the winning design submitted by recent grad Megan McNight.

“We wanted to resemble a breaking away of all of this negative energy, all these bad things that could be happening like bullying, just getting away from all of that, and then behind it is something beautiful where it’s just like a calm scene,” McNight said.

A location for the mural is being discussed.

The Radcliff City Council will next meet in a work session on September 12 and a regular meeting on September 19.

CASA of the Heartland held their largest annual fundraiser, the Farm to Fork event, at the Venue at Highland Sod Farm Saturday, and over 180 attendees helped make the night a successful one.

“With the team effort from our volunteers, our staff, our community supporters, and our sponsors we were able to raise $69,246 with our Farm to Fork event this year,” said CASA of the Heartland Executive Director Michelle Kail.

The event featured live entertainment, live and silent auctions, and a meal featuring locally-grown, farm-fresh dishes from local farmers, prepared by chef Tony York from Tony York’s on Main in Glendale.

Kail says the money is a big show of support for CASA of the Heartland’s mission.

“It’s about $2,800 to provide advocacy for one child for an entire year, and so we are able to continue those efforts with the funds that we raise,” Kail said.

In addition to fundraising, the event is an opportunity to provide outreach on what CASAs do, and find new people to join the cause.

“We had at least three new volunteers that maybe from hearing the testimonial at our event and learning a little bit more about the organization, we did receive three new volunteer applications following the event,” Kail said. “We’re really excited about that so that we can get those wait list numbers down because we do always need volunteers.”

CASA of the Heartland recruits, trains, and supports community volunteers who serve as court-appointed special advocates on behalf of abused, neglected, and dependent children in Hardin and now LaRue counties. For more information, visit www.casaheartland.org or call 270-982-2274.