Marshall County has seen an increase in theft of property, and trailers the past few weeks. We would like to encourage all Marshall County citizens to lock up your personal belongings, including vehicles, ATV’s, buildings, and homes. We would also recommend locking up trailers using a hitch locking device, or other method, as these have become easy targets to thieves.
Another way to help protect your property is through the use of surveillance cameras. Surveillance video and photographs can make a huge difference in whether a case gets solved or not, and gives us options in investigating a theft. These surveillance systems can be as elaborate as a home surveillance system, or as simple, and inexpensive, as a well placed trail cam. If you live in close proximity to a neighbor, you may consider setting up your trail cams to help cover one another, as a modern day neighborhood watch.
Something else that can aid an investigation is pictures of your valuables. This gives us a better visual of what we are looking for, and we may be able to share the photo on our page. Also take note of serial numbers, VIN’s, or any other identifying numbers because this may allow us to enter your stolen property into a national database. Many trailers do not have identifying numbers, so create your own and put it in several spots on the trailer that are visible and are not visible, and keep track of what the number is and where you placed it on the trailer. Keep all this information written down and locked up somewhere where you can get easy access to it in case of a theft. This information is also handy to have when filing an insurance claim, and your adjuster will thank you.
Furthermore, if you see something suspicious, call us. Please do not wait to call because it may take time for a deputy to get to the area in question. We would rather our community be safe than sorry. Here are some important details to try and get for dispatch if possible:
– a registration (license plate) number.
– a vehicle make, model, body style, color, etc.
– distinguishing features of the vehicle or people (bumper stickers, scars, tattoo’s)
– a direction of travel
– how many people, race, sex, approx. age, height, weight, clothing description, etc
Together we can keep Marshall County safe, and get the criminals off the streets, and out of our neighborhoods. But it will require us all working together.
On Wednesday 2-22-17 Deputy Dennis Lewis was dispatched to Old Calvert City Road in reference to a check welfare call. Deputy Lewis reported an odor of marijuana coming from the residence. Deputy Lewis reported the odor to Detective Nathan Maxlow who is assigned to narcotics. A search warrant was issued by the court and served by Detective Maxlow, Deputy Lewis and Sergeant Tim Reynolds. Connie Ham age 52 of Calvert City and Kevin W. Rudd age 52 of Calvert City were charged with Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Rudd was charged with Possession of Handgun by Convicted Felon. Ham was charged with complicity to that charge.
Deputies assigned to the Court Security Division report the following activity for the previous week:
Sessions of Court Attended – 12
Inmates Moved to and from Court – 27
People Checked Into Building – 2692
Adult Out of County Transports – 8
Juvenile Out of County Transports – 3
Vehicles Inspected – 60
On February 27, 2017, Detective Nathan Maxlow was in an unmarked police vehicle when he observed a vehicle being operated in a reckless manner. According to the citation filed by Detective Maxlow he observed the car operating at high speeds and weaving in and out of traffic. Further, he observed the vehicle pass in a no passing zone, approaching a hill crest, with traffic oncoming. He stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver, Andrew D. Langdon age 19 of Paducah. Langdon was charged with Wanton Endangerment 1st Degree ( 2 cts ), Reckless Driving, and Operating on Suspended or Revoked Operators License. Langdon was lodged in the Marshall County Detention Center.
On February 27th at approximately 5:02pm, Deputy Chris Greenfield conducted a traffic stop in Hardin. According to the citation filed by Deputy Greenfield, he had observed and identified the driver as Randy G. McDaniel age 45 of Benton. A check confirmed the existence of an arrest warrant for McDaniel. The continued investigation resulted in a Operating Motor Vehicle U/Influence ALC/Drugs/Etc .08 – 1st offense. McDaniel was lodged in the Marshall County Detention Center.