ASHLAND —
The following information was taken from Ashland Police Department reports:
Burglary
‰A resident of the 2500 block of Crawford Street on Wednesday reported “unknown persons” entered his home by force and struck him several times, resulting in “visible injuries” to the victim.
‰A woman on Tuesday reported someone broke into her home in the 2900 block of Hampton Street and stole a 42-inch flat-screen TV and a bottle of prescription hydrocodone tablets.
Fleeing, evading
‰Police on Wednesday arrested a Raceland man who fled on foot from officers in an attempt to avoid being picked up on two outstanding warrants.
Reece A. Frasure, 25, was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit in the 600 block of Winchester Avenue. He was lodged in the Boyd County Detention Center, charged with fleeing or evading police and alcohol intoxication.
Frasure was wanted on warrants for failure to appear and parole violation, the APD said.
KENNETH HART can be reached at khart@dailyindependent.com or (606) 326-2654.
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