August 25, 2014: Robbery in Rand
On August 25, 2014, at approximately 3:42 a.m. Metro 911 dispatched Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies to a reported shots fired call in Rand. A caller reported being robbed at gunpoint at the...
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August 25, 2014: Searching for Missing Juvenile Expands
On August 10, 2014, 16 year old Ericka Brown was reported missing from the Cross Lanes area of Kanawha County, WV. Her parents discovered her missing from the residence Sunday morning, then dialed...
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August 26, 2014: Warrant Issued in Rand Robbery
A warrant has been issued for Christopher D. Carey (A.K.A. “Snacks”), 26 years old of Rand, WV. He is charged with one count of armed robbery and three counts of wanton endangerment in connection...
View ArticleAugust 31, 2014: Human Remains Found Near Clendenin
> On August 31, 2014 at approximately 3:30 p.m. a couple riding an ATV along Reamer Road saw something suspicious. They were searching for a lost dog in the area. While looking at a creek from a...
View ArticleSeptember 2, 2014: Fatal Crash on I-77
On September 2, 2014, at 4:14 a.m., a crash was reported to Metro 911. The single-vehicle rollover occurred near the 112 mile marker of I-77 South, just before the Tupper’s Creek exit. The...
View ArticleSeptember 2, 2014: Press Conference on Murder of Ericka Brown
The United States Attorney’s Office and Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a press conference at 2:30 on the first floor of the W. Kent Carper Building at 301 Virginia Street East,...
View ArticleSeptember 2, 2014: Names from I-77 Crash Released
On September 2, 2014 there was a vehicle rollover crash on I-77 South during the early morning hours. This matter was publicized in detail this morning in a separate press release. The names of the...
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September 2, 2014: Additional Information on Ericka Brown Disappearance and...
Attached is a PDF file with information on the disappearance and murder of Ericka Brown. This document was released earlier today at the press conference regarding that investigation. I am sending...
View ArticleSeptember 3, 2014: Fatal Crash on I-79
On September 3, 2014 just before 9:00 a.m. a single-vehicle rollover crash was reported to Metro 911. The crash occurred on I-79 South just before the Big Chimney exit near mile marker 7. The...
View ArticleSeptember 15, 2014: Early Morning Crimes in Sissonville
In the early morning hours of September 15, 2014, a dump truck was stolen from Jimmy Dunn Excavating in the 7400 block of Sissonville Drive. At 3:38 a.m. a robbery was reported to Metro 911. The...
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September 15, 2014: Surveillance Photo of 7-Eleven Theft Suspects
Attached is a picture of the suspects entering the 7-Eleven store in Sissonville last night. They stole several items from the store and fled in the dump truck seen in the photo. That truck was...
View ArticleSeptember 17, 2014: Charges Filed Against Sissonville Dump Truck Thieves
On September 16, 2014 criminal complaints were filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court charging two men with several felonies related to the theft of a dump truck in the Sissonville area of Kanawha...
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September 21, 2014: Multiple Cars Strike Highway Debris
At approximately 8:00 p.m. on September 20, 2014, Corporal J. L. Lester and others from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office responded to a series of crashes on I-77 between the 96 and 97 mile markers....
View ArticleSeptember 24, 2014: Request for Public Assistance
Dunbar Police and the Kanawha Bureau of Investigation continue to investigate the case of a deceased body located in an abandoned building near 19th Street and Myers Avenue in Dunbar on the night of...
View ArticleSeptember 24, 2014: Firearm Found on School Bus
On September 24, 2014 a first grade student from Midland Trail Elementary was found on the school bus with an unloaded, single-shot pistol. The bus driver was alerted on the afternoon run by another...
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DEA National Drug TakeBack Program
On Saturday September 27 from 10:00a until 2:00p the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office will be participating with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration in an effort to ensure proper...
View ArticleSeptember 25, 2014: Attempted Burglary on Avesta Drive
On September 25, 2014, shortly after 1:00 a.m., Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to an address in the 1800 block of Avesta Drive, near Saint Albans, WV, for a reported burglary in...
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September 29, 2014: Breaking and Entering at East Bank Middle School
In the early morning hours of September 29, 2014 a young man broke into East Bank Middle School. He entered the building through a kitchen vent on the roof. He stole several items of computer...
View ArticleSeptember 29, 2014: East Bank Middle School Break-In Suspect Identified
The suspect in the surveillance footage from the morning breaking and entering at East Bank Middle School has been identified. He has been located, and will likely be charged tomorrow. He is 18 years...
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