HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- McLean County officials are asking residents to unfollow a social media page that is reporting on police scanner traffic.
Sheriff Ken Frizzelle shared his disapproval of the page "The Owensboro Police Scanner" after he claims misinformation was spread due to something they posted. This comes months after the sheriff says a custody call in Island, Kentucky was reported as a child abduction by the page.
Frizzelle says multiple calls were made to both the sheriff's office and the dispatch center from concerned residents following the post. Frizzell says the page is spreading false narratives and that too much time is spent counteracting misinformation on the page.
"These sites, they simply can't be trusted," says Frizzelle. "They either don't have the right story,