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K-9 Vicko retires from service

After seven years on the job sniffing out and taking a bite out of crime, Williamsburg Police K-9 Vicko has retired. Vicko, who came to the department in 2013, has been partnered with Sgt. Eljiah Hunter since 2015. Hunter said Vicko was the first K-9 that he worked with. “To me,...

Williamsburg Police K-9 ‘Vicko’ retires

The Williamsburg Police Department recently announced the retirement of K-9 Vicko. Vicko began working at the department in early 2013. In conjunction with his handler, Sergeant Elijah Hunter, Vicko has been involved in the tracking of numerous criminal suspects and seizure of...

UPDATE: Arrest warrant issued in Wednesday fatal shooting

UPDATE: Kentucky State Police said Friday that an arrest warrant has been issued for a Corbin man following an investigation into a fatal shooting Wednesday night in Woodbine. Trooper Lloyd Cochran, public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, said the warrant has been issued for...

Laurel Co. Sheriff’s K-9 unit makes first drug bust

Less than a week on the job, Laurel County Sheriff’s K-9, Edge, scored his first drug bust Wednesday morning during a traffic stop in north Corbin. According to Laurel County Sheriff John Root, Edge alerted to the presence of methamphetamine inside a black colored Jeep Cherokee...

Laurel Co. Sheriff’s Department adds K-9 unit

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has a new deputy that is paws, nose and ears ahead of his fellow officers. K-9 Edge has been teamed up with Deputy Daniel Grigsby to the department’s new K-9 unit. Edge is a five-year-old Belgian Malinoise that was donated to the sheriff’s...

Corbin Police K-9 unit chases down suspected drug dealers

Corbin Police Capt. Coy Wilson did the driving and his K-9 Luka did the sniffing that led to the arrest of two Corbin residents on multiple drug-related charges Tuesday morning. Twenty-eight-year-old Edward Clark and 24-year-old Martha House were each arrested following the...