CRIME & SAFETY
KSP: Johnson men found with half a pound of meth
Kentucky State Police, according to a statement from the agency's Post 9, arrested two individuals on April 25 after illegal drugs were discovered during a traffic safety checkpoint. KSP troopers, along with Post 9’s Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic safety checkpoint in the Salyersville community of Magoffin County, the...
Prestonsburg Police Dept. warns community of credit fraud
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Officials with the city of Prestonsburg police department are asking for your help finding someone they say has been stealing people’s credit card information. Katie Picklesimer of Johnson County worked at King’s Daughters Clinic in Prestonsburg, collecting copays and fees from patients. Prestonsburg Police...
Prestonsburg PD: Driver's licensing employee stole customers' debit card information
A Johnson County woman has been arrested on felony charges linked to crimes she allegedly committed while she was employed at the Kentucky Department of Transportation's driver's license division in Prestonsburg. According to an arrest citation written by Prestonsburg Police Department Det. Dennis Hutchinson, on May 3, he arrested Brittany...
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