December 5, 2014: Check Scam in Kanawha County
On November 29, 2014 a report was made to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. The victims said they had received a letter that claimed to be from Publisher’s Clearing House informing them they had...
View ArticleDecember 9, 2014: Warrant Sweep Arrests Fifteen
On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office conducted a warrant sweep. Sheriff’s Deputies were supplemented by the U.S. Marshal’s Service’s CUFFED Task Force. Fifteen people...
View ArticleDecember 10, 2014: Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program will be conducting a high visibility sobriety checkpoint on Friday, December 12, 2014 from 9:00 p.m. to...
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December 10, 2014: Surveillance Footage from Motorcycle Theft
On December 1, 2014 a motorcycle was reported stolen. The vehicle was stolen between midnight and 2:15 a.m. on December 1. The theft occurred at the Tyler Heights apartment complex on New Goff...
View ArticleDecember 11, 2014: Food Drive Tomorrow
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is working to help resupply the Union Mission food pantry. As part of that effort we will be collecting canned and other non-perishable foods at our office tomorrow....
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December 15, 2014: Warrant Issued in Cross Lanes Stabbing
On December 15, 2014 Deputy Sheriffs of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to an apartment complex on Dalewood Drive in Cross Lanes, WV. A 911 call had been placed indicating a...
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December 17, 2014: Malicous Wounding in Rand
On December 17, 2014 at approximately 9:00 a.m. Metro 911 received a 911 call reporting a shooting on the 5300 block of Starling Drive in Rand, WV. Deputy Sheriffs of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleDecember 23, 2014: Thank You Kanawha County
This year the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the people of Kanawha County for their support throughout 2014. This month Deputy Sheriffs collected more than 9,000 items of...
View ArticleDecember 23, 2014: Stabbing Reported in Cross Lanes
On December 23, 2014 at 4:37 p.m. Corporal S. G. Richards of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Cold Spot at 710 Cross Lanes Drive, Cross Lanes, WV, for a reported stabbing....
View ArticleDecember 24, 2014: Lucas Arrested for Malicious Wounding
Overnight the suspect in yesterday’s reported stabbing was arrested on a warrant for malicious wounding. Joseph Lucas, Jr. Was arrested at Forker’s Bar on Rocky Fork Road after someone in the bar...
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December 29, 2014: Murder in Mink Shoals
On December 29, 2014 residents on Greenwood Avenue in Mink Shoals called Metro 911 to report a shooting. A man walked to their door with multiple gunshot wounds, covered in blood. He said he and his...
View ArticleDecember 30, 2014: Additional Information on Murder Investigation
On the morning of December 30, 2014 Glenn Skidmore was arrested by the West Virginia State Police in Logan County, WV on a traffic stop. He was arrested on warrants for murder and malicious wounding...
View ArticleDecember 30, 2014: Additional Information About Arrest of Mr. Skidmore
Glenn Skidmore was arrested by the West Virginia State Police in Logan County, WV around 5:00 a.m. on December 30, 2014. However, Mr. Skidmore’s vehicle was first spotted by a Logan County Deputy...
View ArticleJanuary 1, 2015: Few Arrests for DUI
Last night the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office had a full shift of Deputy Sheriffs answering 911 calls and operating as a normal patrol body, then additional Deputies on directed patrols searching for...
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Retirement Announcement
Hello All, I sadly announce to you my retirement from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office after just over 27 years of service. It will take place at the end of this month. On a happy note, I have...
View ArticleDecember 11, 2014: Food Drive Tomorrow
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is working to help resupply the Union Mission food pantry. As part of that effort we will be collecting canned and other non-perishable foods at our office tomorrow....
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January 9, 2015: Disturbance on Coal Fork Road
On January 9, 2015 at 8:44 a.m. Metro 911 received a call from a resident of the 3500 block of Coal Fork Drive near Campbell’s Creek. The caller said he picked up a hitchhiker in Rand, WV, and took...
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January 11, 2015: Pedestrian Killed by Vehicle on Rt. 60
On January 11, 2015 at 6:45 a.m. a newspaper delivery person found a body of a female on a gravel lot next to MacCorkle Avenue. The lot is across from an intersection with Austin Drive west of Saint...
View ArticleJanuary 12, 2015: Additional Information on Pedestrian Killed
Yesterday morning a hit and run crash was discovered on U.S. Route 60 west of Saint Albans, WV, at an intersection with Austin Drive. A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle. The vehicle...
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January 13, 2015: Missing Woman from Cross Lanes
On January 13, 2015 the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into the disappearance of Heather Forren. Her family reported her missing this morning. She has been primarily residing...
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