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B OONE COMMUNITY RECORDER

Your Community Recorder newspaper serving Burlington and Hebron

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015

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Flick’s love of Hebron cited at road dedication Nancy Daly ndaly@communitypress.com

HEBRON — Sharing tears, laughter and umbrellas, family and friends of the late Robert A. “Bob” Flick celebrated Aug. 19 as Petersburg Road next to the former Flick’s IGA was officially designated “Bob Flick Memorial Highway.” Employees and customers of the iconic grocery store — now a parking lot next to McDonald’s on Ky. 20 – joined Boone County dignitaries in a rainy dedication ceremony honoring Flick, who died Nov. 13, 2014, at the age of 70. A bill sponsored last session by state Sen. John Schickel, R-Union, and state Rep. Addia Wuchner, R-Florence, officially named the portion of the road between Ky. 237, or North Bend Road, and Ky. 212, or the airport Terminal Drive, after the longtime grocer. Boone County Commissioner Cathy Flaig, who represents Hebron on Fiscal

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Members of Robert A. “Bob” Flick’s family celebrate after a road sign is dedicated in honor of the Hebron grocer.

Court, praised Flick as an “honorable man who’ll be missed.” “There were families that needed things and the Flicks made sure that they got what they needed. People really don’t know the kind heart that Bob Flick really had,” Flaig said. “He was a man of determination. When Bob wanted to do something he did it. When he built the IGA on (Ky.) 18, we thought he’s going against Kroger, he’s going to have a hard time. But he didn’t and he was so successful.” The ceremony was emceed by Schickel, who said, “Bob’s life was full and it would be easy to talk about his very successful business career. … When I think of Bob I think of three things: Faith, family and funny – or corny jokes.” Flick was a faithful member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church who See FLICK, Page 2A

NKY trends toward body cameras Chris Mayhew cmayhew@communitypress.com

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hese days, calls for law enforcement to invest in body cameras are on the rise as cameras – both in the hands of citizens and worn by police – have captured police shootings and questionable behavior, including the tragic shooting of an unarmed man in Cincinnati. However, in Northern Kentucky, police agencies have been pioneers of sorts in the use of officer-worn cameras, some since 2009. By and large, law enforcement leadership view body cameras as both a safeguard and a way to hold officers in the field accountable. “What it does with my guys is it keeps them professional,” said Bellevue Chief Wayne Turner. “It’s the supervisor over their shoulder.” Police officers in at least nine Northern Kentucky agencies wear body cameras, and seven more agencies are either studying the technology or working to buy them this year. Body cameras offer one more angle of view for juries and sometimes the public to see. In one of the most recent Northern Kentucky controversial police cases, 19-year-old Samantha Ramsey was shot and killed by Boone County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Brockman in April 2014. A cruiser camera video was made public, but offered only a limited view of what hap-

CARNIVAL SLAW Rita Heikenfeld suggests a colorful recipe for Labor Day picnics. 5A

WHO IS USING BODY CAMERAS? HAS CAMERAS IN FULL USE:

Covington Police Department (for several years), Erlanger Police Department (since 2009), Florence Police Department (since 2009), Lakeside Park Crestview Hills Police Department (since 2010), Cold Spring Police Department (since 2011), Bellevue Police Department (since 2013), Park Hills Police Department (since November 2015), Alexandria Police Department (since June 2015), Fort Wright Police Department (since July 2015).

USING SOME CAMERAS AND LOOKING TO BUY:

Fort Thomas Police Department.

STUDYING CAMERA USE: Boone County Sheriff, Independence and Newport police departments.

WILL BUY CAMERAS IN 2015: Campbell County, Fort Mitchell, Taylor Mill and Villa Hills police departments.

pened. While Boone County spokesman Tom Scheben said a body camera could have offered a different angle of the shooting, it is unclear whether a body camera would have offered more insight into the shooting. Meanwhile, Boone County

CH@TROOM Readers share views on starting school closer to Labor Day. 6A

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Wearing a body camera is just another tool officers have, says Alexandria Police Department Sgt. Natalie Selby next to her patrol car.

Sheriff’s Office and police in Independence and Newport, three of Northern Kentucky’s largest departments, are continuing to study body cameras before making a purchase. Most videos can back up officer’s testimony in court instead of relying only on testimony

from officers, witnesses and a person charged with a crime, said Alexandria Police Department Chief Mike Ward. Alexandria spent $9,500 for 16 cameras this year including maintenance and upgrades, he said. There have been instances where video does not back up

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the officer’s testimony, he said. Cincinnati and the nation bore witness July 29 to body camera video of Samuel DuBose being shot and killed by University of Cincinnati officer Ray Tensing. Tensing was the See CAMERAS, Page 2A

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