FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2025) – On Sept. 11, 2025, George Wayne Aldridge was convicted of rape 1st degree and sentenced to 15 years in prison, where he must serve 85% of the sentence before he is eligible for parole. Aldridge will also be required to register as a lifetime offender on the sex offender registry. Lead investigator […]

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (September 16, 2025) – Today, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 4 is joining law enforcement and first responder agencies across the nation to participate in Operation Clear Track (OCT), the single largest rail safety initiative in the United States. This annual event takes place during “See Tracks? Think Train Week” and is […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 15, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) will provide an escort for the remains of U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant (SSG) Henry Gerald Gish as he returns home to Kentucky more than five decades after making the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War.  On Thursday, September 18, 2025, SSG Gish’s remains […]

HENDERSON, Ky. (Sept. 15, 2025)–The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways. Our agency strives daily to ensure the safety of the motoring public. Some of these proactive measures include various roadside safety checkpoints and saturating known problematic areas in the district through general patrol tactics. The […]

STEARNS, KY (September 13, 2025) – On September 11, 2025, at approximately 5:42 PM, Kentucky State Police Post 11 was contacted by the McCreary County Sheriff’s Office regarding a missing person investigation involving Damian A. Poole, 36, of Monument, Colorado. During the investigation, deputies executed a search warrant at a residence on Farm Ridge Road […]