Officers in eastern Kentucky want to find a woman who robbed a jewelry store with a hammer.

Police say a woman wearing a motorcycle helmet ran into the Hefner’s Jewelers in Pike County, smashed a display case with a hammer, grabbed jewelry and ran out. She then allegedly jumped on the back of a waiting motorcycle and took off. Witnesses said she was in and out in about 20 seconds.

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The store owner believes it was a woman who was in the store the day before. Investigators are looking through security footage to learn more about their suspects.

Formal sentencing is set for a woman involved in a deadly home invasion in Harrison County.

The Cynthiana Democrat reports that Raven Edwards pleaded guilty to complicity to burglary and attempted robbery. Her charges stem from a December home invasion that left Marcus Gross dead. She and Larry Nolen broke into a house and got into a fight with the homeowner. Gross was shot and killed.

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Nolen was sentenced to fifteen years in prison.

Edwards will be formally sentenced on Tuesday.

Drugs, Guns and a truck on fire. Investigators say a drug deal turned deadly leading to the deaths  of two men from North Carolina.

The two men were shot at home on Jumping Branch Road in Cherokee County around 24 to 36 hours before their bodies were found inside the burning truck in York County, Thursday night.

After 24 long hours of police work, Cherokee County Sheriff, Steve Mueller, says their two  killers are off the streets.

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“He’s a bad guy. I’m glad he is off our streets. Unfortunately, two innocent persons had to lose their life as a result of this man,” said Mueller.

That man is Steven Eugene Parker. Investigators say he and Donald Creswell Jr. Were dealing drugs and attempting to make a sale in North Carolina before bringing it to the home.

“We believe it was a drug deal that went bad,” said Mueller.

They say Parker shot the two men inside the home. He’s charged with two counts of murder along with Creswell Jr.

“It was pretty brutal the way these guys were murdered and how their bodies were disposed of,” said Mueller.

Thursday night, a pickup truck was spotted on fire in york county. Two men were inside shot to death.

Cherokee county deputies didn’t know at the time they had one suspect, Donald Creswell, in custody on a separate drug charge. They picked him up during a search warrant based on a tip that a murder had taken place days earlier on Jumping Branch Road. Then all the pieces fell in place.

“Had that tipster not called in, that’s what led us to go that home to make that initial inquiry. Had we not received that tip, we may not had even realized we had a murder occur here,” Mueller explained.

Murder warrants were served Friday morning and they spent the day attempting to locate Parker.

“They made a very diligent effort to locate Mr. Parker due to his violent past,” said Mueller.

Though they wouldn’t reveal the extend of his record because he was a juvenile, they say the citizens of the county can rest better.

“Hopefully he will never see the other side of the bars again,” said Mueller.

There are still many questions left in this case and more arrests are expected. The main question is how were the bodies moved to York County and who helped.

Meanwhile, the York County Coroner’s office has not yet released the names of the victims until all family can be notified.

A warning out of Frankfort tonight about a scam involving a fictitious government agency.

Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes says businesses are receiving a misleading “Notice of Potential Compliance Violation.” The mailing, from a group called “Business Compliance Division,” appears to be an official document. But it’s not.

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Several businesses have reported receiving the postcard, which directs the recipient to call 1-855-530-2615 to avoid potential fees and penalties. The card bears a symbol with a scale and two hands. When the business owner calls the number, he or she is told to pay a one-time fee of $70 to apply for a Certificate of Existence.

“Businesses should exercise caution before providing information or payment to Business Compliance Division,” Grimes says. “or any other entity that makes misleading claims or requests.”

Grimes says she encourages anyone with questions about their corporate records to contact her office directly.

The search for a missing Owsley County man continued on Friday, as rescue crews spent all day looking for 47-year old Conley Baker Jr. Emergency management said Baker walked away from his home on Booneville Lucky Fork Road, near HW 2024 on Thursday, and never returned.

On Friday the calm of the country, sounded more like a city street as dozens of search and rescuers relentlessly worked from dawn to dusk looking for Baker.

Carl Smith lives nearby and did what he could to help, after hearing Baker walked away from his home in the woods at around noon on Thursday.

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“It ain’t nothing like he would normally do. He’s a pretty good ole boy,” said Smith.

Owsley County Emergency Management said when Baker didn’t return, family got worried and called rescue crews to the scene.

“Everybody is looking and trying, hoping to find him,” said Smith.

Around 25 rescuers, and even more volunteers, searched until dark on Thursday. On Friday crews started back up at 6 a.m. with canines and backup from the Lee County Search and Rescue Squad. Rescuers scoured around 20 miles of land near Baker’s home.

“There’s a lot of things dangerous about that in this area,” said Smith. “Bad cliffs and mountains, it’s real bad, bad thickets grown up here. You could lay down anywhere and couldn’t find you,” said Smith.

Therefore EMA asked everyone to keep a sharp eye. Baker is described as a white man who is about five feet and nine inches tall, and weighs around 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing green pants, a light green shirt around his neck, and military boots.

Now neighbors hope for the best. “I hope they find him and he’s alright,” said Baker.

If you see Baker or know where he is, you’re asked to call the Owsley County Sheriff’s Department at (606) 593-5161.

A man who taught last year at Lexington’s Morton Middle School is now in jail facing sex abuse charges.

The indictment charges 59-year-old Larry Watts, current assistant basketful coach at Woodford County High School, of two counts of first degree sexual abuse. According to the indictment, the female victim was abused from May through November 2001. Police say Watts is accused of fondling the girl, who has now come forward as an adult. LEX 18 News has also learned that Watts taught in-school suspension at Morton Middle School this past year, and also worked as a para-educator at Cardinal Valley Elementary.

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Watts is scheduled for court July first. The investigation still continues.

Clark County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a missing 64-year-old man who may be in danger.

Stephen J. Franklin has not been seen since 12:10 p.m. Thursday. He is a brain injury victim who easily forgets what he has recently said or done, deputies said.

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Franklin is 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds with an average build. He has blue eyes and short, gray hair along with a mustache. He was last seen wearing khaki-colored shorts and a blue or light gray T-shirt. He wears a silver ID bracelet on his left wrist and may not be wearing shoes.

Franklin is believed to be driving a red 2014 Toyota Rav4 with Washington plate “ARF8263.” He and his vehicle are entered in a national database as a missing endangered person, deputies said.

Anyone who sees Franklin is asked to call 911