Police are searching for a 13-year-old boy who was last seen begging for money at the 95th Street Red Line station last week.

Lawrence Crawford left his home in the 9000 block of South Emerald in Auburn Gresham on Friday, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

His family reported he was later seen begging for money at the 95th Street Red Line station, police said.

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He is described as a 5-foot-1, 140-pound black boy with brown hair, brown eyes and a medium complexion.

Anyone who sees the teen is asked to call 911.

A Clark County man accused of robbing a gas station pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday.

The bond remains at $50,000 for Curtis Wilkerson because of the violent charge, even though he says he did nothing wrong.

Clark County Judge Earl Neal entered a not guilty plea for Wilkerson who, according to police, was the lookout guy while his friend tried to rob the 96 Truck Stop.

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Wilkerson told LEX 18 that Davon Marshall put a gun to his head and he didn’t know why his so-called friend would do such a thing. Meanwhile, police say Wilkerson’s partner-in-crime was shot by the store owner. He was later found in a nearby field.

Wilkerson, according to police, was held down by people in the store until help arrived. Turns out that wasn’t his first offense. Officers say the duo robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint in Winchester earlier this week.

Wilkerson maintains his innocence.

“I shouldn’t be in jail, I didn’t do nothing,” he said. “I didn’t harm nobody. I didn’t set nobody up. Actually I tried to help the people.”

Wilkerson is scheduled to be back in court next month.

Two Franklin County women face felony charges after police say they stole from a woman they were hired to care for.

Sheriff Pat Melton says Cathy Stewart and Tonya Ward were hired to come to an elderly woman’s home and provide care. Instead, he says they ended up stealing more than $12,000 in checks, jewelry and other household items.

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“This is someone that this individual trusted to take care of her and her daughter, and it’s a sad sad story,” Sheriff Melton said.

The victims lived in the Bentwoods subdivision in Frankfort and the stealing had been going on for months before the two were caught.

Sheriff Melton says a traffic stop sparked the investigation. The two women actually got pulled over in Lexington and that’s when police found the stolen checks that belonged to the victim.

When the sheriff’s department told the victim what they found, she realized everything else was gone.

“Keep track. Keep track of your items, keep track of your stuff,” said Sheriff Melton. “If you know something is missing and you have only had these caretakers in or out, that’s probably a clue. Once you find something, there is probably more. Keep close reigns on your checking account.”

Sheriff Melton says they were able to return almost $6,000 worth of items to the victim.

Stewart and Ward have not yet been arrested

Friends and family of a northern Kentucky teen who has been missing for four years gathered in Covington Tuesday night to remember the teen and renew their hopes in finding answers to her mysterious disappearance.

Paige Johnson missing in September 2010

Jacob Bumpass, Johnson’s former boyfriend, told police he dropped the 17-year-old off in Covington before her disappearance. According to court documents, the night before Johnson was last seen, Bumpass and teh teen drank beers together at his home and then Bumpass says he dropped her off. He has not been named a suspect in the case.

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In January 2013, police searched a cistern in Covington for the remains of Johnson after they got a tip that the girl’s body may have been dumped there. That searched turned up nothing.

In the summer of 2012, authorities responded to a tip that Johnson was buried in a shallow grave in Knox County, but no remains were found.

Johnson’s family told LEX18 that Paige was declared legally dead in 2012.

A man wanted in connection with a deadly Laurel County crash turned himself in Monday.

A Laurel County grand jury indicted Justin Wibbles, 21, for murder on Friday. Investigators say Wibbles was driving west on KY-30, crossed the center line and crashed into a vehicle driven by Jerry Thompson last June. Deputies say crash reconstruction revealed Thompson’s vehicle was on the shoulder when Wibbles hit him. Thompson was declared dead at the scene.

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The grand jury indicted Wibbles on charges including murder, wanton endangerment and reckless driving.

Investigators continue to look into a suspicious fire that destroyed an old grocery store building in Lincoln County Tuesday night.

Fire crews responded to the abandoned grocery near the intersection of US-27 and KY-50, in the Kings Mountain area, around 9 p.m. Firefighters say the building was completely engulfed when they arrived. It took crews about an hour to get the fire knocked down.

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There were no reported injuries.

Officials say the 60-year-old building was in the process of being torn down and there was no electric service hooked up. They say there have been several reports of illegal burns in the area and a few arson investigations remain open. According to a report in the Interior Journal, a witnesses told firefighters they heard some loud pops and saw a white pickup truck leave the area shortly before the fire started.

The manager of a Ridgetop salon was arrested Monday night on accusations of illegally charging hundreds of dollars to a customer’s credit card, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Lori Amber Carter, 36, is charged with identity theft and fraudulent use of a credit card. She is a manager at the Royal Tease Salon.

The TBI began investigating Carter on July 29 at the request of 19th Judicial District Attorney General John Carney. During the investigation, authorities determined that Carter used a customer’s credit card number to make about $900 in illegal purchases over the course of five months.

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Carter, of White House, is also facing a charge of evading arrest, according to the TBI.

She was booked into Robertson County Jail. She is currently free on $8,250 bond.

An ongoing investigation has lead to the arrest of two adult males for Arson Second Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Arson, and Insurance Fraud.

The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office has arrested Edward L. Sigmon, 35 of Upper Marlboro and Patrick L. Kreamer, 35 of Waldorf for intentionally setting fire to a Volkswagen Jetta.

A passerby discovered a fire at the home of Edward Sigmon, on Adams Willett Road and Hancock Run Road in Nanjemoy at 12:26 a.m. involving a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta.

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Four firefighters from the Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department responded and quickly extinguished the fire which began to involve brush in the woods.

It was determined that the fire began in the interior passenger compartment of the vehicle.

The fire completely destroyed the car valued at nearly $9,000.

Investigators obtained a Grand Jury Indictment for Charles County Circuit Court leading to the arrest of Sigmon and Kreamer.

On September 22, 2014, both individuals were taken into custody at the Charles County Sheriff’s Office in Waldorf of Charles County.

The Volkswagen Jetta was owned by Edward L Sigmon. The fire was intentionally set for monetary gain from the insurance company.

Both are being held at the Charles County Detention Center and are awaiting a bond review by a Charles County Circuit Court Judge.

Two Charlotte doctors have been charged following a prescription fraud investigation.

Dr. Benjamin Hobbs, 37, and Dr. Samuel Hobbs, 40, of Clear View Eye Care were involved in the scheme, according to police.

CMPD began investigating after alleged victims notified police. Detectives say the doctors wrote prescriptions for Hydrocodone and requested the patients return to the practice with the medication. They would then allegedly remove a portion or all of the pills from the bottles.

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Search warrants were executed at the office on Tuesday. Based on records, investigators say both doctors have prescribed a large amount of Hydrocodone.

CMPD’s Pharmaceutical Diversion Unit, along with agents from the SBI and the DEA, arrested Dr. Benjamin Hobbs and Dr. Samuel Hobbs. They were each charged with trafficking in opiates, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and larceny.

Police believe there are more victims to identify. Anyone with more information on these cases or the suspects is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

A couple has been indicted for murder by a Hardin County Grand Jury.

Octavio Correa and Tiffany Hodges are accused of causing the death of Saul Alvarado Flores of Munfordville in July of this year.

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He was found dead in a car with a bullet wound to the head.

The Elizabethtown News Enterprise reports both Hodges and Correa were indicted on kidnapping charges resulting in a death, theft and murder.