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Federal Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday March 16, 2024 ( 5 items )  

FLETC Offers First-Ever Critical Incident Response Training Program for Kentucky Law Enforcement
GLYNCO, Georgia, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers issued the following news release: Recently, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), in coordination with the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), provided its first ever Critical Incident Response Training (CIRT) to 30 Kentucky law enforcement officers. The FLETC CIRT program is designed to provide first responding officers critical incident training and uses dyn  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Second Madison County Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl That Resulted in an Overdose Death
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: A Richmond, Ky., man Kris Allen Anglin, 36, was sentenced on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, to 262 months in prison, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and fentanyl; distribution of fentanyl, that resulted in death; and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is the second defendant   more

Start Here, Go Anywhere: Cadet Finds Second Family in ROTC
FORT KNOX, Kentucky, March 16 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: By Sarah Windmueller When nine-year-old Colette "Miracle" Milak saw a pair of pink ballet slippers in Goodwill, she knew she had to have them. After fleeing civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with her family and relocating to Uganda before immigrating to Clarkson, Ga., the visions of beautiful ballerinas dressed in pink tutus floating across her television fascinated Milak. She bought the  more

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldier Inducted Into Southeastern Conference Women's Legends Class of 2024
FORT KNOX, Kentucky, March 15 -- The U.S. Army Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Hunter West, USAREC Public Affairs On March 8, 2024, International Women's Day, Sgt. Alison Weisz, stood before the fans of her alma mater to receive the honor of being inducted into the Southeastern Conference Women's Legends Class of 2024. With this recognition, Weisz, a Soldier in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, joined a legacy of women who have competed and excelled at the highest level of thei  more

U.S. Postal Service Pays Tribute to Bluegrass Music
OWENSBORO, Kentucky, March 16 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: That high lonesome sound was celebrated here today with the dedication of the Bluegrass Forever stamp at the Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Museum. Bluegrass is a singularly American music style, born in the mid-20th century. It defies time, drawing inspiration from the past while also openly embracing innovation. "Like Bluegrass, the Postal Service finds inspiration in our nation's histo  more