Ken Clark This is Me

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1. 1. www.richmondregister.com

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   Published on: 7/22/2008   Last Visited: 7/22/2008

   A 17-year-old male juvenile walked into Saint Joseph Berea on July 14 with severe cuts to his arm, according to Capt. Ken Clark of the Berea Police Department.The juvenile told hospital officials he had been attacked at Berea Community Park by two unknown assailants while on a walking trail in the area.
   
   "He said that two males had jumped him and officers were sent out to investigate the assault," Clark said.
   
   At the same time, other officers were called to Hutchins Library at 200 Campus Drive on a report of a burglary.At the scene, officers discovered someone had made entrance into the library through a broken window and had stolen three laptop computers valued at $3,000.Officers also found broken glass surrounded by large pools of blood where the thief had entered and exited the library.
   
   It did not take long for officers to surmise the youth was in fact the perpetrator, Clark said, and a warrant was obtained for his home where police found the stolen computers.
   
   The juvenile, who had by that time been transported to the University of Kentucky Medical Center because of the severity of his injuries, was then arrested on charges of burglary in the third degree, Clark said.The juvenile also will face charges of falsely reporting an incident because of his fabricated tale about the "assault" that never occurred.

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   Published on: 7/21/2008   Last Visited: 7/21/2008

   "It's been a while coming," said Capt. Ken Clark, public affairs officer for the Berea Police Department.
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   There are several different sources for metals, including new houses (the copper tubing that plumbers install), metal substations around the city and utility poles, Clark said.
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   "They're stealing the manhole covers from the streets, and that's very dangerous," Clark said."They're made out of cast metal."
   
   Some thieves have gone as far to steal the metal siding off mobile homes, he said.
   
   If there is anything positive about the recent scrap metal theft craze, it is that many of the county's illegal dump sites are being cleaned out, but not out of good will.
   
   "You used to see all these junk cars, washers and dryers, but they're not there anymore," Clark said.
   
   Catalytic converters were and still are among some of the most commonly stolen items.
   
   To thieves, taking the catalytic converters takes less time and is just about as profitable as spending several hours ripping copper wiring out of homes, Clark said after a rash of catalytic converter thefts at the end of 2007.
   
   "It's the same M.O. (method of operation), but you have the same M.O. throughout Kentucky and the nation," he said."It's something that's been going on for two or three years now.Usually, they can take catalytic converters to a junkyard and get $80 to $120 for one of them."
   
   The metal or scrap buyers need not worry about being charged with receiving stolen property, Clark said.
   
   "We can't expect these scrap metal or junk dealers to do the police's job," he said.

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   Published on: 7/17/2008   Last Visited: 7/17/2008

   BEREA — The idea of a four-day work week is appealing to Madison Judge-Executive Kent Clark, who spoke in favor of it Tuesday at a meeting of the Madison Fiscal Court.
   
   "We'll start looking into it when we see what the state's going to do," Clark said.
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   A four-day work week would obviously not work for some departments, such as emergency first responders, but would save the county a tremendous amount of money overall, Clark said.
   
   "With fuel prices as high as they are, if you can provide the services cost efficiently and run government, then it's something you have to do," he said."It's very cost efficient and it's more productive.You can get more work out of an individual in 10 hours because he's there longer and gets more done, and they're looking forward to that three-day weekend."
   
   The Blue Grass Army Depot and several local factories are now enforcing four-day weeks, and are reaping the benefits, Clark said.
   
   "We'll wait and see what the governor decides to do, and then we'll really look into the possibility," he said.
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   "We're not sure of the cost, but it's well worth the money," Clark said.
   
   Clark will meet with system providers and discuss a total cost for countywide use of the system.