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Paroled Repeat Offender Returned to Prison . . . Again

Defendant Michael Lakes

In March of 2009 several Lexington churches reported burglaries. The pastor of one church reported that he approached a suspicious individual inside the building who had asked about landscaping work and then ran off. Members of another church who were attending a “lock in” reported spotting an individual in the parking lot and finding several of the vehicles open with personal property scattered throughout the area. Another church, where an office had been broken into and several items including guitars and checkbooks had been stolen, was equipped with a video surveillance system. Investigators reviewed the security footage and identified the suspect as Michael Lakes, age 32. Read more »

Re-learning the clear lessons of the past will come at a very high price to the new victims of these criminals.

Excerpted from an article written by Michael Rushford
THE FALSE PROMISE AND LETHAL CONSEQUENCES OF RELEASING INMATES

By Michael Rushford

In 2007 the Chief Judge of the Federal 9th Circuit appointed a three-judge panel to decide if the California prison conditions violated the constitutional rights of inmates. That “panel” recently declared that the California prison system must be reduced by roughly 27% over the next two years. That translates to 43,000 presently incarcerate inmates. Read more »

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            “It is not the critic who counts…..”
            “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena…..”
                                                                        Theodore Roosevelt

We had no idea that our e-mail newsletter, “A Message from Ray the D.A – The Sharp Eye,” had such a large audience at the Lexington Herald-Leader. They featured our e-mail newsletter in a recent editorial. Read more »

By Everyone

Alex Garcia:  Today is the saddest day in the world as today is the last day of our Summer Internship! It is bittersweet to say the least as I have enjoyed my time this summer at the office but my summer is just around the corner! I have learned so much from day one and I appreciate all the people that I met along the way that made this internship one to remember. Thank you everyone! Read more »

Uncommon String of Nighttime Burglaries Results in Conviction and Parole Revocation

Defendant Anthony Pemberton

In May of 2009, Lexington Police responded to several burglary complaints in upscale Lexington neighborhoods. Victims reported that their homes were broken into at night while they slept. Only items from the first floor of the houses were taken, and included things such as televisions, laptops, cell phones, purses and money. Detectives got a lead in the cases when fingerprints collected at one of the crime scenes matched those of Anthony Pemberton. Further investigation revealed that Pemberton sold tools and jewelry stolen from the victims to local pawnshops shortly after the burglaries. Read more »

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By Intern Whitney Mobley

Today the interns got to participate in one of the most exciting field trips to date – a trip to the Police Firing Range. The Police Firing Range is located off of Parker’s Mill Road in Lexington, Kentucky. The range is surrounded by beautiful farm land which is protected from the spraying bullets by a rock wall enclosure. Upon arrival, some were able to watch the Kentucky State Police finish up their mandatory training at the range. Watching trained professionals accurately shoot their targets only increased the anticipation felt by the interns. Read more »