Kentucky State Police Post 5 Welcomes New Telecommunicator

Sixteen Telecommunicators complete 196 hours of training (CAMPBELLSBURG, Ky.)—Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police announced that 16 telecommunicators representing 11 posts located throughout the commonwealth have graduated KSP’s in-house telecommunications academy. Present-day emergency services communication centers require several qualities and characteristics that are imperative, including the ability to handle high stress, challenging conditions;...

Kentucky State Police Investigate Shooting Incident in Gallatin County

Verona, KY. (October 9th, 2021) – The Kentucky State Police, Post 5 Campbellsburg is investigating a shooting that took place on South Fork Road in Gallatin County on October 9, 2021, at approximately 2:04 am. The preliminary investigation reveals that Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an altercation involving Joshua C. Sayler, 30 years old,...

Kentucky State Police Traffic Safety Checkpoint

Campbellsburg, KY. (October 1, 2021) –The Kentucky State Police Post 5 in Campbellsburg, which provides coverage for Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Oldham, Owen, and Trimble counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at approved locations in accordance with Kentucky State Police Policy. These checkpoints will be conducted in an effort to enforce the traffic laws...

Kentucky State Police Investigate Sexual Abuse Case

LaGrange, KY. (September 23, 2021) – On Thursday September 23, 2021 Kentucky State Police Post 5 dispatch received a call from the Kentucky State Reformatory in reference to a sex abuse complaint involving an inmate at the facility. A Kentucky State Police Post 5 detective responded to the facility. KSR staff as well as the KSP...

Kentucky State Police Investigates Officer Involved Shooting

Ghent, KY. (September 18, 2021) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) was requested and is investigating a Gallatin County Sheriff’s office, officer-involved shooting that occurred at approximately 4:31 am on September 18, 2021 in Gallatin County. KSP's critical incident response team arrived on the scene and the investigation into the incident remains ongoing. A male subject was transported...

Kentucky State Police Involved in Pursuit That Resulted in Multiple Arrests

Gallatin County, KY. (September 17, 2021) – On September 17, 2021 at approximately 2:27 am a Kentucky State Police Trooper was conducting traffic safety enforcement near the 55 mile marker in Gallatin County on Interstate 71.  He observed a white Ford Fusion traveling south at a high rate of speed.  The trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on...