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Police hope Covington probe disrupts crack deals

Published

on September 29, 2008

. Tags: Covington Police Lt. Col. Spike Jones, Kenton County.

The Associated Press

COVINGTON – Police in Covington hope they’ve disrupted drug trade with a yearlong investigation into crack cocaine dealing.

The Kentucky Enquirer reported about 50 suspects have charges pending and some have been arrested.

Covington Police Lt. Col. Spike Jones said the department planned to release the names of those arrested and the descriptions of three who fled at a Monday news conference.

Kenton Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders said 14 people indicted by a Kenton County grand jury face possible prison terms of 5 years to life, depending on their criminal records.

A federal grand jury meeting in Covington indicted an additional 12 people and another 15 federal indictments were pending.

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Ashlee Clark is the Richmond bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader. She has covered general assignments in Madison, Clark, Estill, Powell and Montgomery counties since she joined the newspaper in September 2007. Ashlee, a Louisville native, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received degrees in journalism and sociology.

Shawntaye Hopkins is the Herald-Leader’s police reporter, covering local law enforcement, fire and EMS and breaking news. She joined the staff in September 2006 as the newspaper’s night police reporter. Shawntaye, a Louisville native, graduated from Western Kentucky University where she studied journalism and criminology. Shawntaye resides in Lexington.

Delano Massey is the Herald-Leader’s Regional Editor. He works closely with the paper’s bureau reporters and police and courts reporters to plan coverage, pursue breaking news and seek out enterprise stories. A Northeast Ohio native, Delano started his journalism career as a night cops reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat. In 2003, he made the trek to Lexington to take the reins as the newspaper’s daytime cops reporter. Delano, a graduate of the University of Akron, has won numerous awards for breaking news, spot news and investigative journalism.

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