Ashland, KY - Suspect Walked Away From Halfway House - Police Car Stolen From Police Garage - Weapon Stolen
ASHLAND, KY (WSAZ)—Police in Ashland are searching for one of their police
cars.
A department spokesperson says the car was stolen late Saturday night or early
Sunday morning from a city garage.
They say the suspect is a Joshua Barber. They say Barber is a walkway from a
halfway house, and is in a work release program in Ashland. They were able to
identify Barber due to surveillance cameras in the garage area.
The car is a white, Ford Crown Victoria. The car had no police markings on
it, but it did have an official Kentucky license plate.
Ashland Police also say a weapon was stolen from garage area.
Anyone with information can call the Ash land Police Department or 911.
ASHLAND, KY (WSAZ)—A stolen police car has been recovered, and the man who
police say took it is in jail.
Ashland police say 23-year old Joshua Barber was arrested in Sumner County,
Tenn. early Tuesday morning.
Police say Barber who is from Hopkinsville, KY took the unmarked Ashland
police car from a city garage over the weekend. They say Barber was a walkway
form a halfway house in Ashland at the time. Police also believe Barber stole an
empty rifle from the garage.
Officials say Barber was on a work release detail at the city garage at the time
of the thefts.