Lexington police’s Bluegrass Crime Stoppers has announced new ways for people to anonymously report information about crimes through text messaging and e-mail.
To anonymously report information by text, send “tips2020” plus the message to 274637 (CRIMES).
Tipsters can send anonymous e-mails through the Bluegrass Crime Stoppers Web site, www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.
Bluegrass Crime Stoppers can also be reached by calling (859) 253-2020 or 1-877-970-2020 at any time.
Tips that lead to an arrest are eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
“With this new technology that guarantees anonymity, we are able to offer numerous ways for you to make a difference,” said John Kirkland, a member of the Bluegrass Crime Stoppers Board. “It is easy, discreet, and the right thing to do.”
Crime of the week:
Lexington police and fire are searching for the culprit who set fire to the playground set at Mary Todd Park on Rogers Road.
When investigators arrived at the scene on June 25, they realized the fire was intentionally set. The fire completely destroyed the play set, estimated to cost more than $2,000.
Investigators need help solving the crime.
Anyone with information may call Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or Lexington Police detectives at (859) 258-3700
Wanted person of the week:
Billy M. Raines
Billy M. Raines
Date of birth: 9/10/76
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 240 lbs.
WANTED FOR: Violation of Ky. sex offender act (first-degree)
Police say this man was spotted outside La Marquesa, at 165 E Reynolds Rd, around midnight on July 15. Police say the man returned hours later and stole more than $500 in property.
Crime of the week:
A man was spotted walking around outside of La Marquesa around midnight on July 15.
Police say the man, who appeared to be Hispanic, returned to the store at 165 E Reynolds Rd about 3:30 a.m. He threw a rock through a glass window in the front of the store, went inside and helped himself to more than $500 in property.
Investigators need help identifying the man captured on surveillance video.
Anyone with information may call Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or Lexington Police detectives at (859) 258-3700
Wanted person of the week:
Dane H. Chappell
Dane H. Chappell
Date of birth: 3/30/78
Height: 5′04″
Weight: 150 lbs.
Wanted for: Probation violation and receiving stolen property (felony)
Footage from the May 29 robbery
Crime of the week:
Back in May, a man walked into the Speedway on North Main Street in Nicholasville, garbage bag in tow.
Police say he filled up the bag with more than $1,400 worth of cigarettes. Then he fled the gas station.
Nicholasville police retrieved a surveillance video from the robbery, which occurred about 7:40 p.m. on May 29. Investigators need help identifying the suspect.
Anyone with information may call Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or Lexington Police detectives at (859) 258-3700.
Wanted person of the week:
Virgil E. Mozee
Virgil E. Mozee
Date of birth: 1/14/61
Height: 5′07″
Weight: 200 lbs
Wanted for: Two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, three counts of theft by unlawful taking
Crime of the week:
In the midst of an armed robbery, a door closed, spooking the culprit before the clerk could comply with his demands for cash.
The suspect, a black man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, darted out of the Rite Aid on Polo club Lane about 5:48 a.m. and hopped into a dark red or maroon four-door vehicle.
Investigators retrieved video surveilance of the June 4 robbery.
Anyone with information may call Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or
Lexington Police detectives at (859) 258-3700.
Wanted person of the week:
Matthew J. Johnson
Date of birth: 9/8/81
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 150 lbs.
Wanted for: Second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.
Crime of the week:
It was about 6:50 p.m. on June 16.
A man, who was wearing a delivery uniform, walked into the Speedway on Paris Pike in Lexington, walked to the back of the store, and then began removing case after case of cigarettes until he amassed more than $3,000 worth.
The man escaped, but investigators recovered surveilance video of the heist. They need help identifying the perpatrator.
Anyone with information may call Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or Lexington Police detectives at (859) 258-3700.
Wanted person of the week:
Demarcus L. Clay
Date of birth: 3/30/73
Height: 6′03″
Weight: 200 lbs
Wanted for: Third and fourth degree assault, first-degree wanton endangerment and first-degree fleeing and evading police.
Police need help identifying man who robbed 86-year-old woman
She was just trying to help out a man who showed up at her door, claiming he ran out of gas. But when she went to get a gas can, he put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her. 
Investigators never found the man who showed up June 4 at 86-year-old Nellie Rhorer’s home on the 4800 block of Athens-Boonesboro Road near Interstate 75. Rhorer said the man was white, about 5-foot-10, 150 pounds and in his 40s.
The man told Rhorer needed to use the phone because he had run out of gas. Rhorer could not see the man’s vehicle beyond nearby shrubbery. The man made a few calls, then asked her whether she had some gasoline.
Rhorer closed the front door and went out the back door to a shed in the rear of the house, where she kept the lawn mower and gasoline.
She didn’t realize the man had left the front porch until he shoved her from behind while she was getting the gas.
He had a knife.
The man followed her into the house, went into the kitchen, grabbed her purse and left through the front door. Rhorer, who was not injured, called police.
With the purse, the robber got more than $600 cash, jewelry and Rhorer’s prescription eyeglasses, among other items.
Anyone with information may call Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or Lexington Police detectives at (859) 258-3700.
Wanted person of the week
Melanie L. Hamilton
Age: 39
Date of birth: 3/24/69
Height: 5′02″
Weight: 125 lbs
Wanted for: Three counts of second-degree possession of a forged instrument
Police need help identifying robbery suspect
Investigators are trying to track down a man suspected of stealing a woman’s purse and vehicle on June 13 while she was at work at Bellini’s restaurant.
The woman’s car was recovered, and investigators say they came across some surveillance footage of the suspect driving the stolen vehicle and using her credit cards. Police say the woman’s cards were used at four different locations the night of the theft.
Anyone with information may call Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or Lexington Police detectives at (859) 258-3700.
Wanted person of the week
Jackie Gregory
Date of birth: 12/10/60
Height: 5′09″
Weight: 150 lbs.
Wanted for: First-degree Robbery
Police seek help in solving a cold case
Investigators are in search of a man who robbed a Subway restaurant on May 17. 
Police say the man, armed with a handgun, walked into the Subway on Lexington Road in Versailles. The man, who was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and white shoes, demanded cash. He fled Subway, heading toward the Thornton’s gas station.
Anyone with information may call Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or Lexington Police detectives at (859) 258-3700.
Wanted person of the week
BLAKE A. REDD
Date of birth: 4/1/87
Height: 5′11″/ Weight: 165 lbs.
WANTED FOR:
TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
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