CRIME & SAFETY
Bowling Green police arrest man on assault, strangulation charges
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man is facing domestic violence-related charges after police say they responded to a Bowling Green residence on Tuesday. In a uniform citation, the Bowling Green Police Department states it received a call about a disturbance. When officers arrived at the scene, they say they...
Bowling Green man charged with DUI for second time this month
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One man is facing charges after authorities say he was driving under the influence for the second time this month. According to a uniform citation, officers were called to Cumberland Trace Road on Monday to investigate a driver who appeared to be intoxicated. When officers...
Two people arrested after search warrant executed by multiple agencies
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) - Today, detectives with the Allen County- Scottsville Crime Task Force, Scottsville Police Department, and Allen County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at 338 SE 2nd Street at the residence of 45-year-old Billy D. Patterson and 43-year old Heather D. Clark. The search warrant yielded...
Person sought by deputies in custody after possible shooting
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Deputies say the individual is now in custody. News 40 will provide additional details are they become available. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office says it is trying to locate a witness to a possible shooting. According to deputies on...
Crime Stoppers: Police looking for suspects in mail theft
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Bowling Green Police are looking for a man who stole mail from a person’s residence. Police say an unknown suspect in a beige Buick Rendezvous pulled up to the victim’s residence on Jones Drive and parked in the drive way. He then got...
Local woman looking for answers after dog collapses during Petco grooming
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Caleigh Lundy is heartbroken and looking for answers, after she claims her dog died after a grooming session at the local Petco. Lundy said she dropped her five and half year-old chow chow Wednesday off at the Bowling Green Petco April 17 for a routine groom, only to get the call a few hours later that Wednesday had collapsed on the table, was taken to three springs animal hospital.
Feds charge Owensboro man in fentanyl case
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returned an indictment on an Owensboro man. 24-year-old Shai Chance Sheriff is charged with possessing 40 grams or more of a fentanyl mixture with the intent to distribute it, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
2 schools no longer on lockout due to potential hit-and-run, shooting
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – South Warren High School and Rockfield Elementary School went under a lockout due to a hit-and-run and possible shooting near the school Monday, school officials say. Both school offices confirmed near 1:46 p.m. that they are no longer on lockout. According to a message to...
Missing 17-year-old found safe, police say
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A missing 17-year-old has been found safe, police confirmed Monday. The Bowling Green Police Department stated 17-year-old Alexia Abston went missing Sunday. Abston was first reported missing out of Bowling Green.
Scottsville man charged with theft of vehicle
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – A Scottsville man is facing charges in relation to a stolen pickup truck. On Monday, the Scottsville Police Department says the truck was stolen around 3 a.m. from ProMasters Transmission Center in Scottsville, Kentucky. Police say a male subject was seen entering the vehicle on the...
Firefighters respond to barn fire in Woodburn
WOODBURN, Ky. – Multiple fire departments responded Monday night to a barn fire in Woodburn. Around 8 p.m., Woodburn Volunteer Fire Department chief Bob Skipper confirmed an active structure fire off of Petros Road. Units from the Alvaton Volunteer Fire Department, Plano Volunteer Fire Department and Browning Fire Department...
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