Clarksville toddler finds unsecured gun, shoots self in foot

For the second time this month, a Clarksville child has gotten a hold of a parent’s gun and fired—with a three-year old injured in the most recent incident.

Clarksville Police responded to 139 Buttermore Drive around 5pm Sunday afternoon after a very distraught mother called 911 saying her toddler shot himself in the foot.

The mother said she was in the kitchen when she heard the gun go off and found the child on the couch. The boy’s mother applied pressure to the wound and elevated it until EMS arrived.

The boy was taken by helicopter to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Public Information Officer Jim Knoll says police plead with parents to be sure all firearms are secured to avoid becoming a victim of a similar incident.

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07/23/2012/am

CCSO investigating alleged sexual abuse against teen

The Christian County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged case of sexual abuse against a teen girl.

The 16-year old girl told deputies the abuse by an adult family member had been going on for sometime. She reported it to police Saturday, and said the most recent incident happened Friday.

The suspect’s name is listed on the report and the alleged abuse happened near Pembroke. The investigation continues.

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07/23/2012/am

Hopkinsville man charged with vehicle break-ins

A Hopkinsville man is accused of stealing property out of unlocked cars early Sunday morning and was arrested after allegedly leading officers on a footchase.

Charged with receiving stolen property, fleeing from police and criminal mischief was 20-year old Shawn Blane of Hopkinsville. Residents of an apartment complex on Sivley Road called police after seeing Blane allegedly taking items out of cars around 2:30am.

Hopkinsville Police used a description given by residents and found a suspect meeting the description walking on East 9^th Street. Blaine allegedly ran when Officer Adam Robertson tried to stop him, before finally being caught on Belmont Hill.

Officer Robertson says in the report he was able to return some of the property found on Blaine’s person and other property was placed in evidence. Officer Robertson sustained a small cut to the hand during the pursuit.

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07/23/2012/am

SUV stolen from Fort Campbell Blvd. business

An SUV was stolen from a car lot on Fort Campbell Boulevard this weekend.

An employee at Car Outlet at 2206 Fort Campbell Boulevard told Hopkinsville Police Sunday afternoon that someone forced open the front door of its building and took a set of keys to drive the 2002 Ford Explorer valued at 7-thousand dollars away.

There are no suspects listed on the report and the stolen vehicle is beige in color with a Kentucky license plate.

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07/23/2012/am

Motorcycle stolen on Wayne Drive

Hopkinsville Police are investigating the theft of a motorcycle from a Wayne Drive residence.

The 2008 Yamaha valued at 6-thousand dollars was stolen from Ashraf Yasin at 300 Wayne sometime between 9am and noon Sunday, according to the police report.

Yasin said he left his home in the morning and the bike was gone when he returned. Nothing else was taken and no suspects are listed on the report.

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07/23/2012/am