Sergeant Matt LeMonds says that an inmate failed to return to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Community Corrections from a court-ordered medical pass this afternoon.

The inmate’s name is Michael Paul Ramey.

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Ramey was released at 8:00 Wednesday morning and was supposed to return at noon but LeMonds said he failed to do so.

He is described by Sergeant LeMonds as a white man, 5’8’’, 145 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes. He is 41.

Anyone with information concerning the whereabouts of Michael Paul Ramey should contact the Lexington Police Department.

The owner of a Lexington business said that three people stole from his store Tuesday.

Anupam Gupta owns Lexington Phone Repair. He said that around 1:00 p.m., three people came into his store looking to have some phones repaired. Gupta fixed them, but when it came time to pay, he said that one of the girls claimed somebody else was going to come pay since there wasn’t enough money on her card.

One by one the three left. The last woman sprinted away from the store. Gupta chased her while on phone with police dispatch.

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He said he caught her in a nearby parking garage and wrestled her to the ground. He has small scabs on his knuckle where he says she bit down on his hand.

Gupta said his goal is to catch the people who stole his sense of security.

“I just thought it would never happen to me. I never thought I was the target, but I guess I was,” said Gupta.

They found an unpaid receipt from one woman who signed before she took off.

If you can identify any of the people involved, you are asked to call the police.

A phony work from home “logistics inspector” job opportunity being advertised online is using a Lexington, KY address and a BBB investigation shows the business has no physical location there.

The Better Business Bureau received an inquiry from a job-seeker in Miami, Florida.  She responded to a listing on CraigsList that appeared to be a legitimate job offer for a “logistics manager.”  The woman was told that the company, “The Packard Group,” was located in Lexington, KY.

The job paid $2700 a month base salary plus medical benefits to receive packages at home, inspect the contents, take photos of them, and re-ship them to other addresses.

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The consumer’s inquiry raised red flags because the job offer resembled the “package re-shipper” work-from-home scam that has been the subject of previous warnings by BBB and federal authorities. A check of “The Packard Group” website showed a lot of generic photos of airplanes, trucks and names of well-known shipping companies.  Some of the language used on the website and in emails to the job-seeker was oddly worded or contained grammatical errors, classic signs of a possible scam.

The biggest giveaway of the scam is the fact that the Lexington, Kentucky address on the company’s website is fake.  A BBB representative visited the address, which is an office suite rental building, and confirmed there is no “Packard Group” at that location. Phone calls to the toll-free number provided on the website only reached voicemail.

While a job making a good salary from home sounds great, it could end up earning the job seeker nothing but legal trouble.  U.S. Postal Inspectors and other authorities say that in these reshipping jobs, the unsuspecting worker is really moving stolen merchandise, or items purchased with stolen credit cards. The “employee” becomes an accomplice in criminal activity.

BBB advises job-seekers to use caution with job descriptions that advertise “package processing,” “package forwarding,” “wiring funds,” etc.  Be wary if you are asked to accept packages at your home address and forward them on, especially to a foreign country (example: “overseas home office”). Research carefully… simply looking at a company’s website may not be enough.  Check out job offers with the BBB at (859) 259-1008, 1-800-866-6668 or www.bbb.org.

Jefferson County Public School officials and Louisville Metro police are investigating an alleged sexual assault that happened on a bus transporting special needs students.

WAVE 3 News reports that the incident happened Jan. 19 on the way home from school, but was not reported until Monday.  Specific details are not being released but a spokesperson for JCPS confirmed the investigation.

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Jennifer Brislin released the following statement: “The safety of all students in our buildings and on our buses is a top priority for the district. While reviewing security footage from a bus, our employees saw an incident involving two students. Our employees immediately notified the schools, families, Louisville Metro Police and CPS.”

In September, school officials and police investigated another sexual incident involving two students on another bus, also transporting students with special needs. At the time of the alleged sexual assault, two students and three adults were on the bus.
The incident resulted in the resignation of one JCPS employee the suspension of two other JCPS employees, including the driver.

The man accused of shooting and killing his father-in-law and injuring his estranged wife and another woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday.

The shooting occurred early Tuesday morning on Huff Road, about five miles North of London.

When deputies got to the scene, Gordon Browning was already dead in the front yard of his home.  Authorities say his son-in-law, 36-year-old Michael Collier, is the one who shot and killed him.

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Investigators tell LEX 18 a young child was inside of the Laurel County home during the deadly triple shooting. Investigators also found two women inside. Michael’s estranged wife, Jessica Collier and another woman, Amy Lyons, suffered from multiple gunshot wounds and remain in critical condition. The child inside was Michael and Jessica’s five-year-old son

Authorities say they are still searching for the motive in this case. Collier was arrested and charged with murder and two counts of evidence tampering. He appeared in a Laurel County courtroom Wednesday to answer to the charges. Collier’s bond has been set at $750,000.

Kathy Gail Middleton, 35, of Bowling Ridge Road in London, is charged with tampering with physical evidence. She also pleaded not guilty. Police say Middleton removed a weapon used in the shooting. Both suspects are being held at the Laurel County Detention Center.

A Golden Alert has been issued for a man whose family says they were separated at a welcome center.

Emergency Management said that Randall Alan Walker, 54, was separated from his family around 3 a.m. at the I-75 northbound rest area near the Kentucky-Tennessee line.

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Emergency Management said that Walker left behind his medications and his cane in the vehicle. They say he needs his medication for bipolar disorder.

Walker is described by Emergency Management as a white man, around 5’8’’ and 145 pounds. He has short gray hair and brown eyes. They say he was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt and blue jeans with a black fleece jacket and hiking boots.

Two people were arrested Tuesday after deputies say a man allegedly sexually abused an eight-year-old girl.

Detectives say that through an investigation, they were able to determine that 26-year-old Jordan Young allegedly subjected the girl to sexual contact on four separate occasions.

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Young was charged with four counts of Sexual Abuse 1^st degree. Sable Young was also arrested and charged with four counts of Sexual Abuse 1st degree.

He was lodged in the Laurel County Detention Facility.

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of the two female victims involved in a triple shooting early Tuesday morning in Laurel County.

Authorities say Jessica Collier, 29, of London, and Amy Lyons, 39, of Harrogate, Tennessee, are both listed in critical condition at UK Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.

Deputies tell LEX 18, they responded to a shooting complaint on Huff Road, approximately five miles north of London, around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday. They had been told one woman had been shot. When deputies arrived, they found a deceased man with several gunshot wounds outside his pickup. The victim was identified as Gordon Browning, of Huff Road, who is believed to be in his 50s.

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Two people were taken into custody in connection to the shootings.

Michael Paul Collier, 36, of Morris Road in London, is charged with murder and two counts of first degree assault. Investigators say Collier shot three persons causing death to one male and serious physical injuries to two females

Kathy Gail Middleton, 35, of Bowling Ridge Road in London, is charged with tampering with physical evidence. Police say Middleton was in a vehicle at the scene of the triple shooting. Investigators say Middleton exited her vehicle and took possession of a weapon used in the shooting and left the scene with it, taking it back to her residence. Detectives located Middleton with the weapon approximately 30 minutes later.”

Investigators say Michael Paul Collier, the alleged shooter, will face an additional charge of wanton endangerment regarding a five-year-old child that was at the residence of the shooting at the time.

The Sheriff’s Department says the shooting appears to be the result of a domestic argument. Two weapons were recovered.

The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 2-year-old girl who they believe has been kidnapped by her father.

The department said on Facebook that Hailey Hunter-Rose Fargo had “unsupervised parenting time” with her biological father, 47-year-old Mark Alan Saporita-Fargo, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Monday.  She is in foster care in Muskegon, the department said.

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Officials say they were notified after 4 p.m. that Saporita-Fargo did not return her to foster care.  According to the sheriff’s department, he is currently out on bond for a criminal sexual conduct charge and is scheduled for a jury trial on Tuesday.

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Hailey is described by police as 3 feet 1 inch tall and 32 pounds with white blonde hair.  She was last seen wearing a Minnie Mouse shirt with black ruffles on the bottom, black pants and Frozen-themed Elsa shoes.  She was also wearing a white, red and silver bow on the side of her head.

Saporita-Fargo is described as 6 feet 1 inch tall and 200 pounds.  He might be driving a black vehicle, possibly a Ford Taurus, officials said.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact 911 or Silent Observer at 1-888-786-7274.

A South Florida sheriff’s deputy arrested last month in an identity theft case has been formally indicted by a federal grand jury.

Court documents show suspended Palm Beach County deputy Frantz Felisma is facing charges of aggravated identity theft, access device fraud and conspiracy to commit identity theft. He is being held without bail.

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Authorities say the seven-year veteran used a law enforcement database to steal personal identification information of people and sold it to another man who has since pleaded guilty. The scheme allegedly focused on people who had expensive cars and used the stolen information to obtain credit cards.

Felisma is on administrative leave without pay from the sheriff’s office. His attorney didn’t respond Saturday to an email seeking comment.