Memorial ceremony observes 31 fallen KSP troopers and officersand 6 highway patrolmen FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 22, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police (KSP) honored the 37 fallen troopers, officers and highway patrolmen who died in the line of duty throughout the agency’s inception. “The standards have been set high for […]

Who: Gov. Andy Beshear          Phillip Burnett, Jr., commissioner, Kentucky State Police What: Gov. Andy Beshear will join Kentucky State Police to honor 37 fallen troopers, officers, highway patrolmen and one canine who have died in the line of duty since the agency’s inception at the annual memorial ceremony.  When: Thursday, May 22, […]

PADUCAH, Ky. (May 20, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 1, along with KSP Post 2 and KSP Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Region 1, joined forces with Illinois State Police and Missouri Highway Patrol in participation with Operation United Front from May 1-May 15. Operation United Front was a tri-state approach targeting commercial vehicle enforcement […]

STANFORD, Ky. (May 20, 2025) – On May 16, 2025, at approximately 2:57 p.m., the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch located, interviewed, and arrested Dalton Bailey Herbert, 18, related to a child sexual abuse material investigation. Herbert was interviewed as the result of an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation. The KSP Electronic […]

FORT KNOX, Ky. (May 20, 2025) – On May 16, 2025, at approximately 2:47 p.m., the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch located and arrested Christopher E. Sharp, 35, on charges related to a child sexual abuse material investigation. Mr. Sharp was located, interviewed, and arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes […]