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CRIME & SAFETY
Man sentenced to 45 years behind bars for 'execution' at Caesars Southern Indiana
ELIZABETH, Ind. — A man who pleaded guilty to a deadly "execution" shooting at a southern Indiana casino has been sentenced. Antwaun Proctor admitted to shooting Louisville hip-hop artist LilDon Williams outside of Caesars Southern Indiana last March. According to investigators, Proctor and another man ambushed Williams in the...
Accused drug dealers arrested in Louisville after posting TikTok videos of drug operations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Two Louisville residents were arrested Monday on drug trafficking charges after police say they were selling marijuana and THC products from a Louisville warehouse. Police say they caught the suspects with the help of their TikTok pages. According to arrest documents, Tara Lyles and James Lyles...
2 men taken to the hospital after shooting in New Albany, police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two men were shot and taken to the hospital in New Albany on Monday evening, according to police. According to New Albany Police Chief Todd Bailey, police responded to a shooting at 1829 Culbertson Avenue around 7:05 p.m. Once police arrived on scene, they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to University of Louisville Hospital, but his condition isn't known at this time.
1 dead, 2 others hospitalized after shooting outside Old Louisville business early Monday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man is dead after a triple shooting early Monday morning in Old Louisville. Louisville Metro Police officers were called around 9:40 a.m. to the 400 block of West Oak Street. Once on scene, they found three shooting victims — a man and two women — in the parking lot in front of a business, according to a news release from LMPD.
Surveillance photos captured 4 people vandalizing Maryville Park in Hillview
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Surveillance photos captured four people vandalizing a Hillview park. There's 24-hour video surveillance at the Maryville Park and it caught the vandals in action. It happened on Tuesday between 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. by Maryville Elementary School off Summers Drive. Two men and two women...
NAPD: 2 injured in double shooting in southern Indiana
NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Two men are hospitalized after a double shooting Monday night in southern Indiana. At about 7 p.m., New Albany police responded to a shooting in the 1800 block of Culbertson Avenue, about a half mile away from New Albany High School, according to a NAPD news release.
Teen charged in Waterfront Park shooting after Thunder fireworks show
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Louisville Metro police have arrested a 15-year-old in connection with the shooting of another teen following Thunder Over Louisville. The shooting happened around 10:15 p.m. in the purple lot of Waterfront Park following the fireworks show. The lot is located under I-65. Officers and EMS...
Sheriff: Man found with drug paraphernalia, gave officers false information
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A Somerset man is facing charges after reportedly giving police a false name and social security number. Officials said the information actually belonged to someone from Louisville. Pulaski County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene of a Breezy Hills address at approximately 8:52 p.m....
Rajon Rondo expected to plead guilty months after traffic stop in southern Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville native and former NBA star Rajon Rondo is expected to change his plea following gun and drug charges stemming from a traffic stop in southern Indiana. Indiana State Police arrested Rondo in Jackson County in January after he was reportedly driving recklessly on I-65 South...
Man killed in early morning Russell neighborhood shooting identified
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The name is now known of the man killed in a shooting in west Louisville from earlier this month. Louisville Metro police officers were called on Wednesday, July 10 just after 3:15 a.m. to the 2600 block of West Chestnut Street in the Russell neighborhood. That’s where they found a man who had been shot.
Driver charged in Spencer Co. crash that killed motorcyclist
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Kentucky State Police have arrested a Nelson County woman in connection with a deadly crash that killed a Jefferson County man. According to the KSP Frankfort post, the crash happened around 5:10 p.m. July 21 on U.S. 150 and Old Louisville Road in Spencer County.
LMPD says 2 people taken to hospital after shooting outside Old Louisville business
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A local man, who works to prevent violence in the city, became a witness to a double shooting outside an Old Louisville business Monday morning. Marcus Poyntz is the supervisor at Cure Violence Program YouthBuild. He was sitting at a stop light across the street when gunshots were fired. He told WAVE News he looked to his left and saw a man coming out of the store with a gun, shooting at a car in the parking lot.
Kentucky Judge Chastises 2 Teenagers For Fighting In Jail: ‘I’m Not Your Mama. Don’t Play With Me’
Jefferson County Judge Tracy Davis warns Demaurion Moore and Mekhi Cable about their behavior. Two Kentucky teenagers who are on trial for allegedly killing another teenager were admonished by Jefferson County Judge Tracy Davis, who found out that the two suspects were fighting in jail. She expressly told the two teens, “I’m not your mama. Don’t play with me.”
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