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KENTUCKY A new statewide human trafficking awareness and training campaign is underway in Kentucky. Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced his Office of Trafficking and Abuse Prevention and Prosecution (TAPP) launched the campaign titled Your Eyes Save Lives.
What You Need To Know
AG Cameron announces launch of human trafficking awareness and training campaign
Campaign is titled Your Eyes Save Lives
Campaign uses variety of platforms while targeting regions at an increased risk for human trafficking
Cameron says 136 cases of human trafficking from Kentucky reported to National Human Trafficking Hotline last year
According to a press release from the Attorney General s Office, the campaign combats human trafficking by raising awareness of the signs of human trafficking and empowers citizens, law enforcement, and community leaders to repo
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New London Police Chief Peter Reichard on Tuesday swore in six new police trainees whose hiring was made possible through a nearly $2.2 million federal grant.
The trainees were sworn in during a virtual ceremony at police headquarters and are expected to spend the next six months at the state police academy.
The new recruits are: Richard Perez, Anna “Annie” Agnew, Christina Nocito, Dexter Aaron Johnson IV, Nicholas Munsch and Samuel Lindblom.
Perez is a native of Manhattan, a father of two, is bilingual and prior to being hired by the city worked as a community construction liaison for Techno Engineering.