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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 389 law enforcement agencies employing 7,833 sworn police officers, about 183 for each 100,000 residents.
The Kentucky State Police (KSP) is a department of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, and the official State Police force of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, responsible for statewide law enforcement. The department was founded in 1948 and replaced the Kentucky Highway Patrol.
Law enforcement medals and badges first appeared in the late 19th century, as used by some of the (then) largest police departments in the country, such as the New York City Police Department and Chicago Police Department. Early law enforcement awards were often pins and badges awarded on a case-by-case basis.
The Akron Police Department had to rewrite its history after Dye’s research proved that the squad formed in 1872, not 1898 as previously believed. Retired for more than a decade, Dye still does ...
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Independence Deputy Police Chief Ken Jarnagin says he was the only department employee disciplined in the city’s overtime investigation — an issue he “had no involvement with,” according ...
Independence Police Chief Adam Dustman salutes the casket of police officer Cody Allen on Friday, March 8, 2024, in Independence. Allen was fatally shot during an eviction in northeast ...
Following the Civil War, the Kentucky General Assembly passed an act to reorganize the department. The police department was given county-wide jurisdiction. Unfortunately, there was much corruption, as the police department was appointed by the city council. Thus the makeup of the police department depended heavily on the political affiliations ...