KSP Investigates Pedestrian Fatality In Letcher County

Deane, Ky.  (March 30, 2020) – A Letcher County man was killed Sunday evening after being struck by a vehicle while he was walking along a roadway.  Troopers were called to the Deane community after Kentucky State Police Post 13 received a call advising that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle on KY...

KSP Post 13 Personnel to Conduct Traffic Safety Checkpoints throughout Post District

Hazard, KY.  (March 1, 2020) - Troopers with Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard will be conducting Traffic Safety Checkpoints and Moving Patrols throughout the Post 13 area during the month of March, 2020. These enforcement efforts will utilize Troopers, Detectives, and KSP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers assigned to the Hazard Post area, which includes the...

KSP Investigates Teen’s Death in Knott County

Emmalena, Ky. (February 19, 2020) – Detectives with Kentucky State Police Post 13, in Hazard are investigating an apparent animal attack that resulted in the death of a Knott County teenager. Troopers responded to a residence on Montgomery Creek Road in the Emmalena community after Post 13 received a call shortly after 6:00 p.m. advising...

KSP Charges Knott Co. Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

Hindman, Ky. (February 18, 2020) — On February 18, 2020, at approximately 11:44 a.m., the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested David Branam, 55, on a charge related to possessing or viewing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor in the 1st degree. Branam was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children...

KSP Arrests Hazard Man For Drug Related Offenses

HAZARD, Ky. (February 4, 2020) – A Hazard man was arrested Monday morning after suspected illegal drugs were discovered at his home. Troopers with Kentucky State Police Post 13 and KSP D.E.S.I. East Criminal Interdiction Team executed a search warrant at the residence of Jeffery Olinger on KY Highway 451 in the Town Mountain community...

KSP Post 13 Personnel to Conduct Traffic Safety Checkpoints throughout Post District

Hazard, KY.  (February 1, 2020) - Troopers with Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard will be conducting Traffic Safety Checkpoints and Moving Patrols throughout the Post 13 area during the month of February 2020. These enforcement efforts will utilize Troopers, Detectives, and KSP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers assigned to the Hazard Post area, which includes...

“Update” Road Closure in Whitley County Due to Hazmat Spill

Williamsburg, KY. (February 3, 2020) – The Kentucky State Police Commercial Enforcement Division investigated a single vehicle collision on Buck Creek Road in Williamsburg at 5:45 a.m. ET today that closed the road and evacuated several homes. Preliminary investigations show that 43 year-old Valrey Laroche of Marietta, GA was operating a 2015 Freightliner on Buck...

Road Closure in Whitley County Due to Hazmat Spill

Williamsburg, KY. (February 3, 2020) – The Kentucky State Police Commercial Enforcement Division is currently on the scene of an overturned semi hauling Hazardous Material on Buck Creek Road 5 miles south of Williamsburg.  The semi hauling a flammable material has overturned and is hanging off a bridge currently leaking causing the area to be...

KSP Investigating Assault And Burglary In Letcher County

Cowan, Ky. (January 27, 2020) – A Letcher County man was seriously injured during a residential burglary early Monday morning. Kentucky State Police Post 13 received a call around 9:00 a.m. from a residence on 931 South advising of an assault. Trooper Tyler Smith responded to the residence in the Cowan community along with personnel…

Man Killed in Logging Mishap in Letcher County

This incident remains under investigation

Leslie County Deputy Shot During Altercation

KSP Post 13 and Critical Incident Response Team are investigating.

KSP Post 13 Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian

Trooper Adam Baker is leading this investigation.