Jeffersontown (Kentucky)

Ky. man wins pipe smoking contest

JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A 37-year-old Kentucky man smoked a pipe of 3.3 grams of tobacco for 71 minutes and 30 seconds to win the Gaslight Festival pipe smoking contest. Coy Howard, 37, of Springfield, Ky., smoked...

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Police Evaluate Standoff Response

Newly Released Radio Traffic Shows Confusion JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. -- Newly released radio transmissions show police received conflicting reports about what was going on inside a Jeffersontown business Monday, after a gunman...

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Relatives Say Standoff Suspect Targeted Ex-Girlfriend

Brent Works Died After A 12-Hour Standoff In Jeffersontown UPDATED: 4:55 am EDT July 8, 2009 JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. -- Early Tuesday morning, Works’ brother received a phone call telling him Brent was being rushed to the hospital....

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Suspect in Hostage Situation Dies From Gunshot Wound

Standoff And Shooting Under Investigation UPDATED: 8:14 am EDT July 7, 2009 JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. -- The suspect in an overnight standoff has died from a gunshot wound. Police say the hostage situation in Jeffersontown ended early...

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J-Town Police Charge Man In Robbery Attempts

JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. -- Police have arrested a man they say attempted to rob several area hotels. Jeffersontown police have arrested Lee Benjamin Bruck. Police in Jeffersontown said the man used several different techniques to...

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