CRIME & SAFETY
'It's scary': Man shot dead next to playground at Louisville public park
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police continue their investigation into a fatal shooting at a public park. Officers arrived at Norfolk Acres Park near West Buechel to find a man lying dead near a picnic table Wednesday afternoon. "It’s just nerve-racking," said Steve O'Neal, who lives near the park....
Louisville police investigating double shooting, carjacking in St. Denis neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police are investigating after two men were shot in the St. Denis neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, prompting a vehicle pursuit after a victim's car was stolen. Officers were called to the 4900 block of Saddlebrook Lane just after 3 p.m. on multiple reports of a...
29-year-old man found shot, killed in Shelby Park neighborhood identified
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The man foundshot and killed in the Shelby Park neighborhood Saturday has been identified by the coroner. The coroner's report says 29-year-old Jeffery Wilson was found shot in an alley behind a building in the 1300 block of South Preston Street shortly before 5 p.m. Video...
Man, child released from hospital after apparent 'drive-by shooting' in Southside neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police are still looking for any tips after a man and an 8-year-old child were shot on Sunday. Police said the incident happened in the 100 block of Kingston Avenue at the Heritage Green Apartments just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Officers found the 8-year-old...
Videos show car swerving moments before crash that killed JCPS teacher
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - New video shows a vehicle swerving into on-coming traffic minutes before crashing and killing a Jefferson County Public School teacher. An investigation by WAVE Troubleshooters also found 911 calls describing the suspected drunk driver’s car weaving into oncoming traffic and his 20-year history of troubles behind the wheel.
Gift card scam suspect arrested in St. Matthews
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A man arrested in Louisville is believed to be part of a nationwide forgery ring involving gift cards. Jinxian Xu, 32, of Rosemead, California, is being held at Louisville Metro Corrections on 14 counts of forgery and one count of theft by deception. St. Matthews...
LMPD: Man found dead after hit-and-run on I-65 in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Part of Interstate 65 was closed in Louisville Monday morning after a person was found dead in the road, police said. LMPD said they responded to the southbound lanes at Arthur Street around 9:15 a.m. When they arrived, they found a man who appeared to have...
LMPD: I-64 East lanes back open after person hospitalized following Cochran Tunnel crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A person was injured after the vehicle they were in crashed inside the Cochran Tunnel on Interstate 64 in Louisville, according to Louisville Metro Police. Police responded just before 8:30 a.m. to the crash in the eastbound lane of the tunnel. Video in the player above...
Man pleads guilty to 3-year-old boy's 2020 death in Jefferson County
A West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to felony manslaughter in the death of 3-year-old Rasir Jameir Oliver in Jefferson County in 2020. Keith Kennedy-McLeod, 36, accepted an Alford plea — which means he maintains his innocence but has accepted a plea bargain — in Jefferson Circuit Court and was sentenced Tuesday to ten years in prison on one count of felony manslaughter in the first degree.
Body found near railroad tracks in Russell neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A death investigation is underway in the Russell neighborhood after Louisville police found a body near the railroad tracks Wednesday morning. Police said they were first notified about the body around 11:30 a.m. They responded to the 3100 block of Vermont Avenue in the alley. They said the body was found near the tracks.
Police officers who died in the line of duty remembered at annual ceremony in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville remembered the lives of fallen officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. On Wednesday, police officers and city leaders gathered at Jefferson Square Park in downtown Louisville for the annual Louisville-Jefferson County Fallen Officer Memorial. The service was led by Louisville Metro Department of Corrections FOP Lodge No. 77 and eight lodges of the Fraternal Order of Police in Jefferson County.
Former Indiana sheriff Jamey Noel accused of discussing criminal allegations with deputy auditor
State investigators allege former Clark County, Indiana Sheriff Jamey Noel, who faces 25 felony charges, had a "three-year relationship" with a deputy county auditor, according to court documents made public Thursday. In an affidavit for the ongoing criminal investigation of Noel, who served as county sheriff from 2015-2022, Indiana State...
Woman recovering after being shot in Wyandotte neighborhood
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A woman was hurt in shooting that happened early Thursday morning in south Louisville. Louisville Metro police officers were called at about 4 a.m. to the 1200 block of Dresden Avenue in the Wyandotte neighborhood. That’s where they found a woman who had been shot.
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