The department has not disclosed what the investigation concerns or when or where it occurred. It asks anyone who recognizes the person or has relevant information to contact Detective Corporal Taylor at 859.334.5533 or [email protected].
What is known about the investigations unit
The investigations team sits within the department’s Administrative Division, alongside the Drug Unit, Crime Scene Unit and Community Relations Unit. That division also handles departmentwide functions such as statistical reporting and analysis, and prepares monthly and annual reports for department leaders and elected officials, the city’s description of the division says.
The city describes the Criminal Investigations Unit as a six-officer team supervised by Sergeant Jon Newton that investigates criminal cases referred from patrol. Its work spans matters including criminal mischief, robberies and assaults, according to the City of Florence.
Kentucky law allows some investigative records to be withheld when disclosure could pose an articulable risk to an agency or investigation by exposing previously unknown informants or witnesses, or by prematurely releasing information for a future enforcement action. The law says records withheld under that provision generally become open after enforcement ends or officials decide to take no action, unless another exemption applies. The current statute took effect June 27, 2025; it does not establish why Florence has not disclosed details in this case.
