Kentucky State Police News

Kentucky State Police Suffers Trooper Shortage

Kentucky State Police is about 100 troopers short of its authorized staffing level, due in part to retirements and challenges in finding recruits. The agency currently has 910 troopers, including 69 new trainees that graduated last week. A recent cadet …

Kentucky State Police Add More Troopers to its Ranks

Kentucky has several dozen new state troopers, bringing the state police force to a total of 910. The new troopers completed the Kentucky State Police’s 92nd cadet class, which began Aug. 3. The class started with 110 cadets, and 41 …

Kentucky State Police Focuses on Aggressive, Impaired, Distracted Driving

Kentucky State Police have started a new initiative aimed at cracking down on aggressive, impaired and distracted driving. The effort, known as Operation R.A.I.D., began on Sunday and continues until Jan. 24. State police officials say the statewide effort is …

New Kentucky Police Campaign Emphasizes Safe Driving

Kentucky State Police has launched its summer safe driving campaign, called Operation B.L.U.E. Lights. The acronym “B.L.U.E.” stands for basic traveling safety and vehicle maintenance; lower speed in work zone areas; undivided attention on the road and attention to motorcycles; …

Fire Fails to Destroy Burglarized Kentucky Church

Kentucky State Police say someone stole a small safe and some other items from a Central Kentucky church and then tried to burn it down to obscure the crime. KSP Public Affairs Officer Billy Gregory said the fire failed to …