Metropolis
CRIME & SAFETY
Foot Chase Ends with Metropolis Man’s Arrest for Meth, Other Offenses
METROPOLIS – A Metropolis man was found with meth and drug paraphernalia after leading Metropolis Police on a foot chase after being stopped recently at McDonald’s on 5th Street. According to Metropolis Police, an officer saw a vehicle driven by 29-year-old Stephen S. Youman on Pullen Road and...
Joppa Man Arrested for Trying to Take Money from Woman’s Purse
METROPOLIS – A Joppa man was arrested following a reported domestic disturbance Sunday in the area of 10th Street and Ferry Street in Metropolis. According to Metropolis Police, officers were called to the area and saw 41-year-old Brandon L. Smith struggling with a female. When Smith saw police, he...
Paducah man arrested on drug charges in Allen County
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) - A man has been arrested on a slew of drug charges in Allen County. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, detectives from the Allen County-Scottsville Task Force conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 Ford pickup for a traffic-related offense, according to a Scottsville Police Department Facebook post.
Metropolis PD Apprehend Juvenile Orkin Truck Car Thieves 7.2.24 WMOK Metropolis Illinois
(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – When Chief Harry Masse of the Metropolis Police Department joined us recently for WMOK’s Coffee Break program we asked him as we always do what’s been happening in City crime since we last spoke. Chief Masse told us there had been nothing “earth-shattering”...
Kentucky’s Most Dangerous Cities: 248 Violent Crimes Per 100,000 Residents in 2022 Revealed
Bowling Green Tops the List – Kentucky’s Most Dangerous City for 2024 High Crime Rates in Shively and Paducah – Safety Concerns for Residents According to the Southwest Journal, these cities in Kentucky have serious crime problems, making them some of the most dangerous places to live in the state for 2024. People living in […]
Downed power line impacts travel along U.S. 45 in Metropolis
METROPOLIS, IL — The Metropolis Police Department confirms a downed power line along U.S. 45 near the Metropolis Walgreens is impacting travel and redirecting traffic around the area. The police department confirmed no one was injured and are working to clear the scene. The Metropolis Police Department says a...
Paducah man burned then cited after his vehicle goes up in flames
A Paducah man was burned and then cited after his vehicle went up in flames. The McCracken County Sheriff's Office said they got a call about a vehicle fire off Old Husband Road. The driver, 46-year-old James Wurth of Paducah, told deputies that his car caught fire as he was driving. He got the vehicle stopped and it came to rest in a ditch near Powersports of America. Wurth had to be taken to the hospital for treatment of burns he sustained.
North Carolina man charged with wanton endangerment in car along I-24
A weekend welfare check at a Paducah business near I-24 landed a North Carolina man felony charges. The sheriff's office responded to Power Sports of America at Exit 11 after a woman was apparently kicked out of a vehicle by her husband, 69-year-old Nathaniel Carlisle. He was said to have...
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