Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors

The following people were booked into the Jessamine County Detention Center on Jan. 16, 2013, according to jail records: • Timothy Arnold, 38, first-degree forgery, first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument • Quinton J....

HARRODSBURG — The following people were recently indicted by a Mercer County grand jury: - Joseph Milton, 56, 216 E. Office St., bail jumping for allegedly failing to appear for a jury trial in Mercer Circuit Court on Feb. 22. Bond was set at $5,...

A former employee of the Jessamine County Detention Center has been charged with stealing money belonging to the detention center and forging notices of jail credit. Brian Shearer, 35, 105 1/2 Cottage St., was indicted by a Jessamine County grand jury in...

A Boyle County grand jury recently indicted the following people on the charges listed: - Andrew West, 24, of 2160 Johnson Branch Road, Parksville, two counts of burglary and two counts of theft less than $500 for allegedly breaking into Sandra Hale&...

LIBERTY — The following people were recently indicted by a Casey County grand jury: * Jasper Edward McCann, 27, of Waynesburg, burglary, theft of controlled substances and being a persistent felony offender for allegedly breaking into Wesley...

A couple accused of taking massive amounts of wiring from the former Palm Beach Co. building have been indicted by a Boyle County grand jury. Dustin Fifer, 21, of Junction City, and Ashley Watters, 18, of Stanford, were each charged with burglary and...

The following cases were resolved in Clark District Court Sept. 21 with Judge Earl-Ray Neal presiding. — Venessa A. Centers, theft by unlawful taking, pleaded guilty, 75 days. — Steven T. Benton, intimidating a participant in a legal process,...

The following cases were resolved in Clark District Court May 25 with Judge Earl-Ray Neal presiding. — Steven T. Benton, theft by unlawful taking (livestock), preliminary hearing, probable cause found, sent to grand jury. — Steven T. Benton,...

A woman who authorities say posed as a licensed drug councilor in Glencoe will be sentenced in June on charges that she committed forgery when she deposited insurance company checks to her bank account, even though the checks were made out to the father...

A state Senator who has legislation that would increase the penalties for hoax 911 calls known as "swatting" was himself the victim of such a prank call Friday. Police received an anonymous text message sent through an operator that reported a...

Los Angeles police said Tuesday night that a bomb threat that forced employees at the KTLA-TV studios in Hollywood to be evacuated was a hoax. "It was a hoax call," Los Angeles Police Department Officer Christopher No told The Times. "The guy called and...

A forgery investigation led state police to an active methamphetamine lab in Summit Township. State police said Jordan O'Donnell, 22, and Matthew Bowman, 29, both of 7052 Mason Dixon Highway, were found with an active meth lab in their second-floor...