Attorney General’s Office to have new location in Louisville [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At a press conference on Thursday, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced a new Attorney General’s Office location in Louisville.

The office will initially be staffed by two prosecutors and a detective to take on violent criminal cases. The new team will collaborate with Commonwealth’s Attorney Whethers’ Office to be assigned and prosecute cases.

“Historically, the Attorney General’s Office has not taken an active role in prosecuting violent crime in Louisville. That changes today,” Coleman said. “Public safety in Louisville has rippling effects throughout Kentucky. Through the collaboration with Commonwealth’s Attorney Whethers, Mayor Greenberg, and other officials, our prosecutors and investigators will be here fully focused on keeping families in this community safe.”

According to the agreement between the Attorney General and the Commonwealth’s Attorney, the dedicated prosecutors and investigators from the Attorney General’s Special …