Man Charged With Stealing GirlfriendR...
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A Russell Springs man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after allegedly stealing pain medication belonging to his girlfriend and then staging a break-in of their vehicles. Deputy Sheriff Clete McAninch told WJRS NEWS that 43 year old George Smothers is charged with Theft Of Controlled Substances, Criminal Mischief and Falsely Reporting An Incident. Smothers was taken into custody...
2011-2012 Deer Season Ends With Fourth L...
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Kentucky’s 2011-12 white-tailed deer season ended Jan. 16 with hunters posting the fourth largest overall harvest ever recorded.
“The 119,656 deer taken was the highest total since the 2008-2009 season,” said Tina Brunjes, deer program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “Good hunting weather may have been a contributing...
Rape, Sodomy, Burglary and Numerous Othe...
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Sodomy, Rape, Criminal Abuse, Burglary, Theft, Persistent Felony Offender and Failing To Pay Child Support….these and other charges were filed Wednesday through “Indictments” returned by the Russell County Grand Jury.
According to Circuit Court records obtained by WJRS NEWS….the following persons were indicted:
Steven Daniels, age 34….Sodomy and Rape
Dawn Swalley, age...
Eight Die On KY Roadways Last Week...
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Preliminary statistics indicate that eight people died in eight separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, Jan. 23rd through Sunday, Jan. 29th.
Seven of the fatalities involved motor vehicles and five of the victims were not wearing seat belts. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Carroll, Clay, Hardin, Jefferson, Knott, McCracken, and Pike counties. Crashes in Jefferson and...
Jamestown Man Charged With Theft of Cont...
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A Russell County man was arrested Friday evening on a warrant charging him with Theft Of Controlled Substances. Timmy Polston, 44, of Jamestown was taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff Lee Smith and lodged in the Russell County Detention Center just after 6:30 p.m. Polston allegedly stole pain medication prescribed to Susan Harrison. The investigation is continuing by Deputies Lee...
School Calendar Amended, May 10th Last D...
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Changes were made to the school calendar by the Board of Education last night that will result in Russell County students finishing the current school year on May 10th. The changes include cancelling Professional Development days for teachers which would have allowed students to have the day off from classes this Friday, January 27th and again on Friday, February...
JPD Files Burglary, Theft Charges Agains...
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A Russell Springs woman is facing several felony charges for allegedly burglarizing a relative’s residence in Jamestown.
Stephanie Grant, 23, was taken into custody Saturday on charges of Burglary, Theft By Unlawful Taking and Theft of Controlled Substances.
She is accused of breaking into the June Johnson residence on Boat Dock Road Friday afternoon.
Sgt. Jeff Kerns of the Jamestown...
Russell Springs Woman Charged With Illeg...
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A Russell County woman was arrested Wednesday evening on charges of drug possession and trafficking. Stephanie Morales, 27, of Russell Springs, was taken into custody just before 6 o’clock by Deputy Sheriff Clete McAninch and charged with Trafficking in a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree and Possession of a Controlled Substance 2nd Degree.
The charges allege Morales had been...
Three Injured During Early Morning Wreck...
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January 19, 2012 |
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A single vehicle wreck Wednesday morning near Jamestown injured three persons. Deputy Sheriff Mark Cromwell told WJRS NEWS the accident occured at 3:30 a.m. on Hwy. 92 near the intersection with Hwy. 379 in the Esto community. Two passengers in the vehicle, J. C. Popplewell, 49, and William C. Appleby, 59, both of Jamestown, were transported by the Russell County EMS to the Russell...
