KSP restarts Angel Initiative

KSP restarts Angel Initiative

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FRANKFORT – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Angel Initiative is a proactive program designed to help people battle addiction. The program, available at all 16 KSP post locations, temporarily paused in April while the agency developed safety protocols in response to...
UNITE staff donates safety gloves

UNITE staff donates safety gloves

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Operation UNITE staff, in an effort to assist front-line workers with Kentucky’s COVID-19 response, has donated 1,000 protective gloves to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.Ten boxes of Nitrile gloves were accepted by Lieutenant John Yates and Trooper Scottie Pennington at...

Leslie drug roundup

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HYDEN – A father and son suspected of peddling drugs throughout Leslie County for nearly a decade were among those arrested Monday by Operation UNITE. John Ed Holland, 62, and Elbert Holland, 38, of Bear Branch in the Rockhouse community of Leslie County, also face...

Harlan drug roundup targets 51

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HARLAN – Arrest warrants for 51 Harlan County residents have been issued following a nine-month undercover investigation by Operation UNITE into drug trafficking within the area. Law enforcement officers from UNITE, the Kentucky State Police, Harlan Police Department,...

Pike dispatcher/deputy arrested

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PIKEVILLE – A Pike County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher and deputy was one of two individuals arrested Thursday morning following an undercover drug investigation by Operation UNITE. Matthew Blanton, 33, of Rocky Road, Pikeville, and 34-year-old Bradley Childers of...