KENTUCKY STATE POLICE POST TWO IN MADISONVILLE IS INVESTIGATING NUMEROUS ROBBERY AND BURGLARY COMPLAINTS IN THE AMISH/MENNONITE COMMUNITIES OF CHRISTIAN AND TODD COUNTIES.
AT THE PRESENT TIME, STATE POLICE SAY THERE HAVE BEEN TEN REPORTS OF BURGLARIES AND ROBBERIES THAT HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN ELEVEN O’CLOCK AT NIGHT AND THREE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. STATE POLICE SAY THREE OF THOSE WERE AROUND THE FAIRVIEW AREA OF TODD COUNTY AND SEVEN HAVE BEEN REPORTED BETWEEN THE PEMBROKE AND OAK GROVE AREA OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY.
ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE, THE SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS BLACK MALES OR HAVING A DARK COMPLEXION, WEARING BANDANAS OR SKI MASKS, AND RANGING IN HEIGHT FROM 5’7” TO 6’0”. STATE POLICE REPORT THE NUMBER OF SUSPECTS RANGE FROM TWO TO FIVE INDIVIDUALS ARMED WITH GUNS. SO FAR, STATE POLICE SAY MONEY AND ONE FIREARM HAS BEEN REPORTED STOLEN, WITH NO INJURIES TO VICTIMS REPORTED.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING THESE INVESTIGATIONS IS URGED TO CONTACT STATE POLICE POST TWO AT 800-222-5555.