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Help identify this WD Bryant burglar in Corbin

The Corbin Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance to help identify this suspect, who was caught on security camera burglarizing WD Bryant in Corbin early Tuesday morning. Sgt. James Miller said video surveillance showed a white male breaking into the lawn and...
Posted On 28 Apr 2022

Local officers complete School Resource Officer (SRO) training

A Corbin police officer and two Knox County sheriff’s deputies were among the 30 law enforcement officers, who graduated from the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT)’s third School Resource Officer (SRO) III Training Friday. Corbin Police Officer James G....
Posted On 19 Mar 2022

58-mile I-75 vehicle chase ends near Corbin

A 58-mile police pursuit on I-75 spanning four counties ended Tuesday afternoon near Corbin shortly after a Laurel County Sheriff’s deputy deployed spike strips to disable the suspect’s tires, according to a sheriff’s department release. Read this story and more for just $.99...
Posted On 16 Mar 2022

Corbin Police recover vehicle stolen in 2019

Corbin Police Department responded to a call for a collision with injury on Feb. 23, but when officers arrived, no collision was located. Officers did find, however, a vehicle that had been reported stolen in 2019 concealed under black plastic. Corbin Police Department Major Coy...

“Pack-the-Cruiser” event exceeds expectations

A “Pack-the-Cruiser” event, hosted by Speedway Corporation in partnership with the Corbin Police Department, received so many donations, one police cruiser was not large enough to transport them. Grace on the Hill, the recipient of the donated items, brought a box truck to the...

Returned: Chili Cookoff Trophy and coffee pots

It all started when a Corbin firefighter visited dispatch at Corbin City Hall and noticed a shiny Chili Cookoff trophy sitting on a shelf. On his way out, the firefighter nabbed the trophy, which would later be used to taunt the Corbin Police Department. At 6:05 p.m. on Feb. 18,...

Corbin Police voted winners of chili cook off

Despite being better equipped to handle the heat and having a full-size kitchen, the Corbin Fire Department was escorted out of the kitchen as the Corbin Police Department took home the win at the chili cook off on Feb. 10. The friendly competition between the departments yielded...

Corbin Police Department partners with Speedway for food drive

The Corbin Police Department and the Speedway Corporation are teaming up for Speedway’s second annual food drive event on Feb. 26. This will the first year that the police department has assisted with the event. Corbin Police Department Public Information Officer Coy Wilson said...

Corbin couple faces child abuse and endangerment charges

A Corbin couple is facing child abuse and child endangerment charges after police, along with Kentucky Child Protection and Permanency workers found two children, ages one-year-old and two-months-old, inside the residence piled full of garbage and with marijuana and a bong...

Chili cook off: Corbin firefighters versus Corbin police

Corbin Police Department’s partners in crime, Detective Robby Hodge and Sergeant Bill Rose, will compete go head to head with Corbin Fire Department’s Lt. Mike Neal and firefighter Daryl Thompson to see which team will go out in a blaze of glory at the chili cook off on Feb. 10...