Over two thousand dollars worth of jewelry was reported missing from a Hopkinsville residence recently.

40-year old Maya Merritt of James Drive told Hopkinsville Police yesterday that sometime over the weekend someone stole precious jewelry from her residence.

Merritt gave police a description of a man she believes stole her jewelry and various other items.

Police have not made any arrests related to this case at this time, but the case remains open.

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A Hopkinsville man claims someone stole his truck worth thousands of dollars from his property.

Jimmy Leek told police sometime between Friday and yesterday someone entered his property located at 203 Bradshaw Pike and stole a black Ford Duelly truck after leaving his keys in the truck.

According to police, the truck’s estimated value is $10,000.

A suspect description was not provided in the report, but police say the case remains open.

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Hopkinsville Police arrested three juveniles yesterday for allegedly burglarizing a residence.

According to police, the juveniles whose ages range from 13, 16 and 17 were caught entering a 150 North Jessup residence.

When officers reportedly arrived on the scene, a witness identified all three juveniles and they were taken into custody without incident and charged with 2^nd degree burglary.

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One of the men who represents Trigg County in Frankfort has announced he won’t seek another term.

Fifth District State Representative Melvin Henley of Murray tells the Murray Ledger and Times he won’t seek a fifth term during next year’s election. Representative Henley tells the paper he’s always said nobody should say in office in office more than eight years and that if he’s going to walk the walk, he’s also going to talk the talk.

Henley defeated Robert “Bucky” Buckingham in 2004 and has won re-election three times since. He has represented portions of Calloway and Trigg Counties.

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A Christian County Sheriff’s detective has been suspended without pay for an alleged off-duty incident.

A news release says Sheriff Livy Leavell suspended Detective Kent Roberts without pay, effective December 9^th, for an alleged off-duty assault which is currently under investigation by Kentucky State Police.

Detective Roberts has been employed by the department since November of 2007.

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