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News Release
Please Check out our new Most Wanted page. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Shelby County Sheriff's Office at 502-633-4324.
On January 22nd, 2012 at or about 6:00 a.m., a
vehicle was stolen from the Flying J in Waddy, KY. The vehicle was recovered a few days later in the area of Hickory Ridge Road. The male subject pictured is wanted for questioning in reference to the crime. If anyone has information, your encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 502-633-4500.
01/11/2012
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office need your assistance to help identify a suspect who is believed to have committed credit card fraud on 12/22/2011 at our local Walmart in Shelbyville. If anyone has information to the identity of the suspect pictured please contact Crime Stoppers at 502-633-4500.
01/09/2012
Burglar arrested within hours of committing crime.
Deputies were able to arrest Brandon Shuck a short time after he illegally entered a home on Arlington Dr and took a firearm and personnel checks. The firearm was recovered and Mr. Shuck was charged with burglary 1st, criminal possession of a forged instrument 2nd and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
01/05/2012
DEPUTY INVESTIGATION LEADS TO METH HOUSE BUST!
On January 5th, 2012 the Shelby County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant on Vigo Road in central Shelby County. That warrant lead to the arrest of three individuals charged with manufacturing and possession of Methamphetamine along with other drug related and gun charges.
The 2011 SHOP WITH A COP program was a huge success again, thanks to many generous donations, local law enforcement, and volunteer help! Shelby County Fraternal Order of Police was able to help 33 Shelby County children in need this Christmas! With all the donations and help these children will be able to open Christmas gifts of clothes and toys that they would not have been able to receive otherwise! A big THANKS to all that helped and supported this great cause, especially the Shelby County Rockets Boys Basketball team that volunteered to help wrap the presents for the children!
Internet and Phone Scams
Consumers beware of internet and phone scams. We have received numerous complaints about phone and internet scams, the most recent being a mystery shopper scam. It involves a request to mystery shop Western Union. The group, who represents themselves as different companies, will send fraudulent money orders and ask you to deposit them into your account. After doing so, they tell you to keep your portion and withdraw the remainder to send to different locations via Western Union. They provide you with names to send the money to and advise that the process will rated upon completion. The groups originate out of the country and have runners here to pick up the money. By the time the money order comes back fraudulent, they have moved on and the victim is left to pay back the bank. If anyone requests you to deposit a check or money order and then withdraw a portion to be sent elsewhere, it is more than likely a scam. Another common scam involves being contacted in regards to winning money or gifts. You are told in order to receive your gift you are required to pay the taxes up front. Most of the scams originate out of other countries and make it virtually impossible for local Law Enforcement to investigate. We hope that this information is helpful and that consumers protect themselves by verifying any transaction. Anyone that has been a victim of a recent scam, we urge you to report the information to the Attorney Gernal Department of Criminal Investigations and the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection.
08/11/10
Sheriff Mike Armstrong and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office was honored for receiving their accreditation status on August 11th, 2010 at the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference in Bowling Green. The Sheriff’s Office has been working hard over the past year to meet the requirements necessary to become accredited through the K.A.C. P. and is only the 7th Sheriff’s Office out of 120 in the state of Kentucky to do so. This accreditation means that our agency was carefully measured against an established set of standards and has met or exceeded professionally accepted practices in law enforcement. We are very proud of this accomplishment and will continue to fulfil our public trust by delivering our services in a professional manner with a service-oriented attitude.
