COLD CASE: Man charged with 1983 rape; victim now 88

Prosecutors say justice will finally be served against a man who raped a woman, more than 30 years after the crime. July 18, 2018LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Testing of a backlogged rape kit resulted in an indictment more than 30 years after police say a man raped a woman...

Owner found for prosthetic leg found in the LMPD property room

Louisville Metro Police thanked social media for finding Mr. Frederick Owens. Enter Article DATE HERELOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The owner of a camouflage prosthetic leg found by police has been found. Louisville Metro Police thanked social media for finding...

Indictments accuse Scott County coroner, state trooper, retired officer of multiple crimes

More than $40,000 in ammunition had been unlawfully removed from the KSP Supply Branch June 7, 2018The Scott County coroner, a Kentucky State Police trooper and retired state police colonel were indicted Thursday on charges involving the theft of $40,000 worth of...

Gun meant as evidence in criminal trial and sold at KSP auction now at center of police debate

A real life “who done it” is swirling around Louisville’s police agencies after a gun meant for a criminal trial was sold at a state auction in error. May 19, 2018LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A real life “who done it” is swirling around...

Sheriff improves evidence room tracking

The system the sheriff’s department is now using is called “evidence tracker” and it is provided by Progressive Microtechnology, Inc. (PMI); a company that designs custom inventory and asset management systems that incorporate barcoding for use by...

Louisville to pay $7.5M to Kerry Porter for wrongful conviction and 11 years in prison

Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Stengel dropped the case against Porter, citing Cunningham’s statement and DNA on the duct tape that belonged to someone other than Porter who couldn’t be identified. Porter, who was serving a 60-year sentence, was freed....