Police Car

It's a tight squeeze in the back of a Winchester Police cruiser. Wednesday night, during the second class of the Citizen's Police Academy, we were given a tour of  theinside of a Winchester Police car and a Clark County Sheriff deputy's cruiser. And what did I learn? There's definitely no extra leg room back there. My knees were tightly fit between my seat and the seat in front, so it's a good thing I didn't go for that extra cookie at lunch. No but really, it's amazing how high-tech just the police cars are these days.

WAYNESBURG - A Kings Mountain man is being held on charges of first-degree fleeing and evading police and first-degree wanton endangerment after allegedly leading state police on a high speed chase Tuesday. Shannon Snow, 19, had an active warrant out for his arrest for allegedly violating a domestic violence order. Snow also was wanted for questioning about the assault of Lloyd Ruckle, 67, owner of Ruckle's Grocery in Waynesburg. Ruckle was hospitalized Tuesday after the assault.

Three people had to be extracted from their vehicle after they collided with a police car at the intersection of Maple and York streets Monday afternoon. According to witnesses, William Landham III, of Nicholasville, was driving a red Nissan Pathfinder heading south on York Street when he failed to yield to an NPD car driven by Officer James Howard that was heading east on Maple. There is a two-way stop on York Street. The police car collided with the Pathfinder, rolling the SUV on its driver's side.

Dear Editor: I am writing because of the cop cars that sit on the side of the road in Danville. I believe that it is dangerous. Think about it ... Say a woman is driving down U.S. 127 and someone jumps in her car. She thinks she'll drive fast to get a cop's attention so he will pull her over. Then after seeing a police car, she thinks she is gonna be OK. Now you tell me: How can an officer help her or anyone if it's a dummie? They need to do their job and not put people in more danger.

Dear Editor: With respect, I must comment on Lori Stipe's letter concerning the ichthus symbol on the police car. She stated that it "deeply disturbed her. " May I share some things that deeply disturb me? How about war, injustice, children who have terminal illnesses, babies born with AIDS, perverted sex with children by adults, abortion, poverty, mothers who leave toddlers alone for two weeks ... shall I go on? Let's save our energy for the things that are worth being deeply disturbed over.

Dear Editor: This letter is a rebuttal to letters critical of Danville's fake police officer. Here's a better, more realistic, and more likely scenario than someone jumping in your car: A 19 year-old man is driving his Dodge Ram 70 mph in a 35 mph zone. The police take your advice and retire Officer Dummy. The man plows into a stationwagon being driven by a sweet, little grandmother, taking her precious, young grandchildren out for ice cream, who thought she had plenty of time to turn left onto the road.

Dear Editor, Local elections are not about Democrat, Republican or Independent, but what happens in the county and your pocketbook. That's why I am glad someone like Rick McQuerry is voting no on the fiscal court when money is to be spent and there are smarter ways, or it does not make sense to spend the money. Take for example $3,800 for a motor in a worn out police car. Rick voted no on this expenditure. The $3,800 is less than a new cruiser, but a new cruiser will have the latest safety equipment.

Paula Votaw had the day off from her job at Shoney's on Thursday so she agreed to go to jail. "I was more than happy," she said as she waited for her lunch to arrive at Reno's, along with several other jailbirds. Votaw and many others became part of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Lock-Up to raise money for Jerry's Kids. They were picked up - although not in a police car or in shackles - and taken to Reno's to be booked. They couldn't just be picked up and taken to jail for no reason, though.

The new red lights at Lake and High streets are still causing quite a commotion, according to city leaders. "I've received 50-60 calls in the past week," Commissioner Chris Moore said at last Thursday's special called meeting. "We've taken a bad situation and made it worse as far as the traffic situation at certain times of the day. " To avoid the backup the lights have caused, some motorists are cutting through the parking lot of the police and fire station and Turning Point church to get to Lake Street, and that has the police department concerned.

Flip to page three of the newspaper - there it is. The police log from a couple nights prior: "11:43 p.m. 100 block N. Main St. Suspicious situation. " The police car approached a man walking down the street with tears flowing down his face: "Son, is everything all right?" The man explained everything to the police officer just as a second car arrived. As they left, no arrests made, one of the officers said, "Boy you really caused a lot of commotion. " The man wasn't drunk and no crimes were committed.

For years, the Ford Crown Victoria has been known as the law-enforcement vehicle of choice. That is changing as the Ford Motor Company has rolled out its new model for law-enforcement agencies - the 2013 Police Intercepters. The new vehicle is drawing rave reviews from members of the Nicholasville Police Department. “This is my fourth car, and it's the first one that wasn't the Crown Vic, and it's the best thing that I've had,” officer Erik Cobb, a six-year veteran with the NPD, said.

It's a tight squeeze in the back of a Winchester Police cruiser. Wednesday night, during the second class of the Citizen's Police Academy, we were given a tour of  theinside of a Winchester Police car and a Clark County Sheriff deputy's cruiser. And what did I learn? There's definitely no extra leg room back there. My knees were tightly fit between my seat and the seat in front, so it's a good thing I didn't go for that extra cookie at lunch. No but really, it's amazing how high-tech just the police cars are these days.

A Danville woman was killed late Saturday night when the car she was riding in went off US 150 near the Boyle-Lincoln county line. According to state police, a 1995 Pontiac driven by Rodney Alcorn, 42, of Stanford crashed after 11 p.m. A passenger in the vehicle, Teresa Hoskins, 35, of Danville, was ejected from the vehicle. Lincoln Coroner Farris Marcum said Hoskins was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple blunt force traumas. Marcum said it appeared the vehicle was westbound toward Danville when Alcorn overcorrected.

STANFORD — Police arrested a Moreland man early Sunday morning after he drove through the scene of a fatal accident, causing police officers and firefighters to scatter. Charles R. Dotson, 32, faces 16 charges, including driving under the influence and nine counts of wantonly endangering police officers and firefighters, after he allegedly drove around stopped traffic, ignored police demands to stop and drove at a pair of troopers investigating the scene of a late-night fatal car crash.

Thanks for helping to feed the hungry To the Sun: The St. Vincent De Paul Society from St. Joseph Catholic Church thanks all who helped support the second annual Friends of the Poor Walk. The walk last Saturday, although quite damp, was a success, as almost $9,000 was raised to combat hunger in our community. There are many individuals, groups and corporate sponsors who helped fund the food pantry at the "Walk for the Poor. " Space does not allow us to list all who helped, but your support is very much appreciated.

LANCASTER - Being too lax with enforcement of ordinances has caused some fiscal difficulties for Lancaster City Garbage Department. A committee formed to discuss viability of the department in the upcoming fiscal year reported to Lancaster City Council Monday night that the department "faced an inability to carry forward funds in the necessary amounts of self-sufficiency. " The committee, made up of Lancaster City Council members Jimmy Crutchfield, Brenda Powers and Bret Baierlein, was formed after Mayor Don Rinthen said complaints started coming in that the department was hauling off more trash than customers were paying for, causing the department to lose money.

Three people had to be extracted from their vehicle after they collided with a police car at the intersection of Maple and York streets Monday afternoon. According to witnesses, William Landham III, of Nicholasville, was driving a red Nissan Pathfinder heading south on York Street when he failed to yield to an NPD car driven by Officer James Howard that was heading east on Maple. There is a two-way stop on York Street. The police car collided with the Pathfinder, rolling the SUV on its driver's side.

The Wilmore City Council authorized Police Chief Steve Boven to use up to $24,000 in impact fees to purchase a new police cruiser at its meeting Monday. One of Wilmore's current police cars, a 2000 Ford Crown Victoria with 100,000 miles on it, needed a new transmission, which would cost the city $2,900 at Man O' War Ford in Lexington. The car also recently had the intake manifold replaced. Boven came to the council Monday with two bids on a new vehicle in case the council members didn't want to invest anymore money into the 9-year-old cruiser.

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of seven stories profiling the seven people running for the Wilmore City Council. In the interest of fairness, they are being profiled in alphabetical order according to last name. Next week's candidate will be Lynne Fuller. Kim Deyer has been on the Wilmore City Council for eight years, long enough to see that the city is right on the fringe of a development boom. In order to make sure her city was prepared, Deyer began working about four years ago on the impact fee ordinance that was adopted by the council at the beginning of 2006.