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Man Charged After Trigg County High-Speed Pursuit
A Hendersonville, Tennessee, man was charged after a high-speed pursuit in Trigg County Monday morning. Trigg County Sheriff’s deputies say they joined a pursuit on US 68 at South Road that started with Cadiz Police involving a motorcycle driven by 26-year-old Lemonte Newsome who was speeding and he fled at speeds of 120mph.
Three people injured during rollover crash in Christian County
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WSMV) - A rollover crash sent three people to the hospital in Hopkinsville on Wednesday night. According to WKDZ, a red Toyota car was traveling southbound on Pennyrile Parkway when it left the roadway and hit an embankment six miles south of the Crofton exit. The car then overturned and came to rest on its side in the middle of the road, WKDZ reported.
Woman arrested after attempting to shoot man at Manhattan Motel
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A 40-year-old woman was arrested and charged on July 13 after firing shots at her ex-boyfriend and being in possession of narcotics. Saturday night, Officers with the Hopkinsville Police Department were dispatched to the Manhattan Motel, 307 South Main Street in reference to...
Police arrest Hopkinsville man for strangulation
Hopkinsville Police arrested Jeffery White of Hopkinsville on Monday for allegedly choking a victim during a verbal altercation. According to a report from police, officers were dispatched to the Manhattan Motel for a disturbance. At the motel, officers reportedly heard an argument and someone yelling that they had been choked.
The mother, grandmother of a man who died of a fentanyl overdose charged in his death
The mother and grandmother of a 21-year-old man who died of a fentanyl overdose have been charged in his death. The Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force in early June responded to a residence on Williams Hill Road in Elkton and found Jordan Moorefield deceased. Further investigation by the medical examiner’s showed he died from a fentanyl overdose, according to WKDZ.com.
Woman and 2 young children in critical condition after car accident in Hopkinsville
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A woman and two children were severely injured in a single vehicle crash on July 15. Hopkinsville EMS responded to the wreck Monday evening in the area of Jefferson Davis Highway and Vaughns Grove – Little River Road. Initial reports from EMS said multiple people were ejected from the vehicle.
Former Daycare Worker Pleads Guilty to Abuse Charges
A former Hopkinsville daycare employee reached a mediation agreement in Christian County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Deshayla Day is a former First Baptist Church Daycare employee who was originally charged with first-degree criminal abuse. She was accused of lifting a 16-month-old child by one arm from a classroom and into...
Man Charged With Drug Possession In Hopkinsville
A Christian County man was charged with possession of drugs after a report of a disturbance on Kelby Court in Hopkinsville Friday morning. Hopkinsville Police say they found 33-year-old Dedrick Brodie in a vehicle with the smell of marijuana coming from it after being called to his home for a disturbance between him and a woman.
Police arrest Elkton woman for endangerment after reported shooting
Hopkinsville Police arrested 40-year-old Kimberly Harrell of Elkton for wanton endangerment after she reportedly fired a gun toward a person’s house following an altercation on Saturday. According to a report from police, a man who reportedly threw cans of food at Harrell’s car resulting in damages to the car’s...
Christian County Sheriff’s Office arrest 2 more suspects involved in July 4 shooting
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Two additional suspects were located and arrested yesterday after a Christian County Sheriff’s Office investigation into a shooting on July 4. During the initial incident, four men were shooting at a house on Plum Street in Ashwood Village, and a man was...
3 escape house fire on Evergreen Park Drive in Hopkinsville
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A home was severely damaged after a fire on the 600 block of Evergreen Park Drive in Hopkinsville early Sunday morning. Firefighters from three stations arrived within minutes to find fire coming from the back of the home around 2:45 a.m. Sunday, according to Hopkinsville Fire Department. Three occupants were able to safely evacuate and escape without any injuries.
Details released in South Main collision
Details have been released about the wreck involving a bicycle on South Main Street Monday. According to the Hopkinsville Police Department report, a bicycle operated by 58-year-old Dean Latour of Hopkinsville was heading north on South Main near the intersection with West First Street and West Second Street around 11:30 a.m.
Lady Tigers to take on Hopkinsville Police Department during fundraising game
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – In an effort to raise funds for the Hopkinsville Lady Tigers upcoming season, the team will go head-to-head with the Hopkinsville Police Department in a friendly game. The game will be July 19 at 6 p.m. at the Hopkinsville High School gymnasium. Admission...
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