RICHMOND —
A 100-year-old home on Main Street in Richmond suffered approximately $20,000 in damage from a Sunday fire.
The fire was reported at 12:35 p.m. and firefighters responded to 536 W. Main St., according to Richmond Fire Chief Buzzy Campbell.
No one was home at the time, and the fire is believed to have been started by a “misused electrical cord,” Campbell said. “The electrical cord was underneath the couch and it was coiled up. Eventually, those cords will heat up enough to cause a fire.”
One room in the home was a total loss and the fire extended out one of the windows and up the side of the home, Campbell said.
“The house was smoked throughout,” he said.
The fire took firefighters about 15 minutes to extinguish, but they were on the scene about two hours “making sure there wasn’t an extension of the fire into the attic or any other parts of the house,” he said.
Sunday fire could be result of arson, burglary
The Kentucky State Police continue an investigation into the burglary and potential arson of a home at 2081 Lancaster Road/KY 52 west of Richmond.
The KSP Post 7 in Richmond was notified Friday at 12:16 p.m. that a residential burglar alarm at the home was sounding.
“Trooper Ken Bradley responded to the home and found smoke and fire visible from the driveway,” said Trooper Paul Blanton, spokesperson for KSP Post 7. “Initial investigation revealed that several items were missing from the home and that the fire may have been intentionally set.”
Members of the Madison County Fire Department returned to the scene Monday to assist in the investigation, said fire chief Jim Cox.
“When we got there (Friday), the front of the house was engulfed with flames,” Cox said. “We were on the scene approximately eight hours.”
When firefighters finally knocked down the burning part in front of the house, they began removing items from the home, which is when the homeowners realized things were missing, he said.
A few of the missing items included a television, video games and possible firearms, Cox said.
“It didn’t burn to the ground, but there’s enough damage that I wouldn’t want to think they would want to rebuilt,” he said.
The investigation will more than likely take a while because samples have to be sent off for testing, Cox said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the KSP at 623-2404 or 1-800-27ARSON. A reward of up to $1,000 is available.
KSP Arson Investigator Pat Alford has been assigned to the case.
Ronica Shannon can be reached at rshannon@richmondregister.com or 624-6608.
Crime
Two county fires over the weekend
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Three Richmond thefts reported Tuesday-Thursday
Richmond police are investigating thefts reported from Tuesday through Thursday.
An employee of Baptist Health, Eastern Bypass, reported Thursday that her vehicle had been broken into during the evening and a small shoulder purse was stolen. The purse contained several debit/credit cards, $70 in cash, and a Pantech slider cellular telephone. Estimated loss: $595. -
Court hearing reveals errors in trafficking case’s investigative file
A discrepancy in police records led to an unusual hearing in a drug trafficking case Thursday in Madison Circuit Court.
The attorney for 49-year-old Carla Rae Clontz made a motion earlier this month for a bill of particulars hearing. Both the prosecution and defense attorneys had noticed problems with the file numbers in Clontz’ case, and there also were different reports of the number of pills sheriff’s deputies allege were found in her home. -
Man charged in theft of cash, skates from Sonic
Richmond police charged Isaac Hamilton, 20, of South Killarney Lane, with two counts of theft by unlawful taking under $500 Tuesday after he allegedly stole from his employer.
Hamilton, a former employee of Sonic on Big Hill Avenue, left the drive-in restaurant May 15 with $273.84, a change dispenser and a pair of roller skates and did not return, the business reported to police. -
Grand jury indicts man on DUI, endangerment charges in injury accident
A February car crash in which one person suffered a broken arm led to the indictment this week of an Irvine man on four wanton endangerment charges.
Zachary C. Goosey, 20, was was traveling eastbound Feb. 18 on the Eastern Bypass when his vehicle crossed the median and struck a westbound vehicle stopped at a traffic light, according to a Richmond police news release. -
Items stolen, but no one injured in home invasion
Berea police are looking for a man who broke into a First Street home Monday and threatened a resident with a knife.
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Another arrest made in rash of business burglaries
Another local man has been arrested in connection with a “smash-and-grab” business burglary in April.
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Facebook fans help RPD track down robbery suspect
Facebook fans of the Richmond Police Department page have helped officers identify a man wanted for a January strong-arm robbery at the downtown CVS store.
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MSO: Intoxicated man let young child drive car
A Madison County Sheriff’s deputy arrested a man on misdemeanor charges Monday after she saw a car driven by a young child go by her house.
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Richmond burglary reports for May 14-18
Register Staff Report
The following burglaries, reported May 14-18, are being investigated by Richmond police
A resident of Wesley Court reported a Wilson bow with arrows and an unknown brand shotgun had been stolen from her residence sometime in the previous two weeks. Estimated loss: $800.
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Dry cleaner burglary suspect is charged in two other cases
A man charged Friday with breaking into Jack’s Cleaners on Water Street by smashing a window with a tire iron has been charged with two other burglaries in which a similar method was used to gain entry.
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