Courts & Crime

 A phone scam is ringing the phones of seniors in Oldham County after making news across the country.

At least two senior citizens have reported phone calls from scam artists claiming to be relatives and asking money be wired to them in Boliva.

Oldham County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Meece received a phone call last week after a 78-year-old Countryside resident fell victim to the scam.

A calico cat will return to its original owner after a district court judge’s ruling last week.

“Just because you feed it doesn’t mean you can keep it,” Judge Diana Wheeler said at the conclusion of a two-hour bench trial.

Fraught with vocal allegations of lying, objections and hearsay, the case involved two families on Harvest Drive in Crestwood. 

Both families claim to own the cat, which answered to “Safari” on one block and “Jasmine” on the next.

Prospect and Goshen area residents are victims of a string of burglaries in recent weeks. 

During a Prospect city council meeting Monday, the mayor and police chief discussed the crimes. 

According to police, 12 vehicle break-ins took place Nov. 5 and 6. Items reported taken had a total value of $7,200. 

Another vehicle break-in took place Nov. 7. 

La Grange city officials filed a motion Dec. 1 for a judge to reverse his decision in their case against a former mayor.

City officials claim Elsie Carter, whose term ended last December, left office with more than $4,500 in city property. 

City Attorney Steve Emery requested default judgement after Carter failed respond within 20 days to a May court order. Carter filed a response several days after the deadline.

But Oldham Circuit Court Special Judge Bailey Taylor denied default judgement and called the May court order ambiguous.