Bowling Green Police Department

BG Police Crime Clearance Well Above National Average

Joe Corcoran — Sun, 26 May 2013 13:37:59 +0000

The BowlingGreen Police Department is clearing violent crime and property cases at a rate that far surpasses the national average.

The Bowling Green Daily News reports the department had a 77.51% clearance rate in 2012 on violent crimes and a 23.13% clearance rate on property crimes. BGPD's clearance rates are higher than the latest national averages compiled by the FBI which shows a 47.7% clearance rate on violent crimes and a 18.6% rate on property crimes for 2011. The FBI won't have national clearance rates available for 2012 until this fall.

Bowling Green Police Arrest Bank Robbery Suspect

Dan Modlin — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:58:54 +0000

The Bowling Green Police have arrested 31 year old Carlos Garcia-Hernandez in connection with the August 3rd, 2012 robbery of the BB&T Bank branch on Nashville Road. Authorities say several Crime Stoppers tips assisted detectives in the capture of the suspect. The robbery took place shortly after 11:00 am on August 3rd.

Bowling Green Police Investigating Overnight Homicide

Joe Corcoran — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:46:20 +0000

UPDATED: 10:15 a.m.

Bowling Green police spokesman Ronnie Ward tells WKU Public Radio the victim was shot but police are not saying that was necessarily the cause of death. An autopsy will be performed on the body in Louisville.