HPD received a tip from a concerned and observant local retailer. They believed that 3 subjects from out of town were in Harlan trying to buy meth precursors. The retailer refused the sale and notified police. After about 10 minutes, the vehicle was observed by Sgt. Mike Boggs and stopped on the US 421 bypass. After obtaining consent to search, Sgt. Boggs located 3 boxes of Sudafed, 2 bottles of drain cleaner, a package of lithium batteries, some plastic tubing and a funnel.
Three suspects from Clay County were arrested. Timothy Wagers was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle under the influence. Wagers, Tammy Jones, Christina Collett were charged with Unlawful Possession of Meth Precursors.
These charges make 8 recent arrest that HPD have made that are meth related. All have been from Clay or Leslie County coming to Harlan to buy precursors. HPD has made a concentrated effort on stopping these out of town shoppers. We encourage all local retailers to be vigilant and report suspicious shoppers buy or asking for unusual amounts of meth precursors in order to take a stand and fight this epidemic from taking hold of Harlan.
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The Christmas Season is upon us. That means that it is time for the annual Harlan Christmas Parade.
The parade will be Saturday December 3rd 2011. The parade will start at the corner of Main and Mound Streets and run straight down Main Street to Clover Street where it will turn and travel up Clover to the Harlan High School and turn down Central Street. From there it will go to the Court House and turn up First Street and go by the Post Office. It will turn onto Mound Street and finish back at the Baptist Church. Line-up begins at 4:00 pm and the parade will start at 6:00 PM. The parade has a rain date of December the 4th. Start times on the rain date is line-up at 1:00 PM and a start time of 2:00 PM.
The streets and the intersections involved will be closed to through traffic on the day of the parade 30 minutes before the start time. Please move your vehicles 2 hours before the start time. You may park in the city lot or on streets unaffected by the parade.
ALL vehicles must be moved prior to the start times. Any vehicle left parked on the street prior to the start will be towed by the Police Department and impounded at the owner’s expense. Please have your vehicles moved prior to this time to avoid any inconvenience.
We are sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation. The Harlan Police Dept. wishes everyone a safe and Merry Christmas.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety today honored 141 law enforcement officers from 122 agencies across the Commonwealth for their efforts to increase the use of seat belts and child restraints.
The 2011 Governor’s Occupant Protection Awards ceremony was held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Lexington. Awards were presented to officers with the most occupant protection citations in each agency and division. There are six divisions, based on number of officers within the agency, plus a division for Kentucky State Police.
“Despite a wealth of data showing that seat belts and child restraints save lives, each year hundreds of unrestrained motorists lose their lives on Kentucky roadways,” said State Highway Engineer Steve Waddle, who presented the awards. “These officers, their departments and agencies render a great service for public safety by enforcing our occupant protection laws.”
There were 760 total highway fatalities in Kentucky in 2010 with 598 killed in motor vehicles. Of those killed, 62.5 percent were not buckled up.
“Our law enforcement is making a difference, as our overall fatalities decreased last year compared to 2009,” said Waddle. “However, there is still a great deal of work to be done. One fatality is too many.”
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), seat belts, when worn correctly, are proven to reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat occupants by 45 percent – and by 60 percent in pickup trucks, SUVs and minivans. Also according to NHTSA, child restraints reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and by 54 percent for toddlers in passenger cars and by 58 percent and 59 percent, respectively, in light trucks.
Officer Jeff Owens received the award for Harlan Police Department.
For more information, visit http://highwaysafety.ky.gov.
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The missing girl that has been missing for several days was located late Friday night in the Baxter area. Officer searched a residence after receiving information she was hiding there. Officers located the girl there and turned her over to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Three adults were arrested and charged with Unlawful Transaction with a minor, Hindering Apprehension, and drug possession related charges. Those arrested were Brent Trosper 31, Chad Nolan 18, Selena Deleon 19, all of Baxter.
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HPD officers on patrol observed a structure fire on Mountain View Avenue early Friday morning. The fire was located on the second story of the house. Harlan Fire was called to the scene. After their initial search and attack of the fire, they had to pull out for their safety as the structure began to collapse. After several hours on the scene, their search revealed unidentified human remains. The remains will be sent to Frankfort for autopsy. Foul play is not suspected at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
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