CRIME & SAFETY
Elderly Louisville man yanked from home and slammed to ground by police receives $250,000 settlement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A 71-year-old man who was yanked out his home while wearing a bathrobe, thrown to the pavement face first and then handcuffed by police has received $250,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming Louisville and Jeffersontown officers used excessive force. The lawsuit filed on behalf of...
2 Louisville men arrested for shooting at Portland neighborhood bar
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two Louisville men are behind bars for a shooting at a bar in the Portland neighborhood, according to Louisville Metro Police. Lewis Ronald pleaded not guilty to assault and eight counts of wanton endangerment. James Kolson faces complicity charges in the incident. Police say the men...
Hurstbourne Acres residents remain on high alert as police search for man who raped elderly woman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- For most people in the Hurstbourne Acres area, the story is a familiar one. More than two weeks after a woman called police to report she was raped inside her own home by an intruder, Louisville Metro Police released a sketch of a suspect. "This type...
Man dies after being shot 'multiple times' in Parkland neighborhood, Louisville police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in the city's Parkland neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Dwight Mitchell, a spokesperson for LMPD, said officers were called to 28th and Garland around 4 p.m. on a reported shooting. That's not far from Elliot Park and Brandeis Elementary School.
LMPD: Man wanted for questioning in connection to Louisville double homicide fatally shoots himself
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man wanted in questioning to a double homicide that took place April 27 fatally shot themselves Wednesday, Louisville Metro Police said. According to Dwight Mitchell, a spokesman for LMPD, officers were serving an unrelated warrant in the 1200 block of South Brook Street in regard to a person wanted for questioning for a double homicide on April 27, 2024, in the 1700 block of West Ormsby.
City pays $650,000 to 4 people wrongfully arrested by former Louisville police detective
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The city of Louisville agreed to pay four people a total of $650,000 for being wrongfully arrested by a former Louisville police detective to settle a lawsuit that has been pending since 2010. Former Louisville Metro Police Detective Crystal Marlowe arrested more than a dozen people...
Kentucky State Police troopers conducting traffic safety checkpoints ahead of Oaks, Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Kentucky State Police troopers are starting the month of May with conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints. This is according to a release from KSP Post 4, which includes Jefferson, Bullitt, Nelson, Meade, Breckinridge, LaRue and Grayson counties. Troopers are making sure drivers are sober and have...
'It was somebody he knew': Family fighting for justice as 2020 Louisville murder case goes cold
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For many in the Derby City, this time of year is a celebration, but for the family of Tommy Tidwell, it's a reminder of their loss. “As many times as he was shot and where he was shot, this was personal. It was somebody he knew,” said Terri Tidwell, Tommy’s widow.
Boy Scouts Executive Director speaks on safety after 11-year-old boy was hit by tree limb
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) —A camping trip turned tragic over the weekend, with a tree falling on a tent housing three sleeping Boy Scouts. Because of this, there are rising concerns about safety protocols enforced by the scout leaders. 44News spoke with the Executive Director of the Buffalo Trace Council...
Man recovering after he was shot in hand in Shelby Park
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man was taken to University of Louisville Hospital after he was shot in the hand late Wednesday night. Louisville Metro police officers were called at about 10 p.m. for a reported shooting in the 1000 block of South Jackson Street in the Shelby Park neighborhood. That’s where they found a man with a gunshot wound to one of his hands.
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