April 9, 2015: Arrest in Dunbar Kidnapping and Robbery
On the evening of April 9, 2015 Zachary Keith Thomas (26 years old of Dunbar, WV) was arrested in South Charleston, WV. He was charged with kidnapping, robbery, and assault during the commission of a...
View ArticleApril 13, 2015: Robbery in Sissonville Overnight
On Monday, April 13, 2015, at about 12:30 a.m. a robbery was reported in the 3600 block of Falcon Drive between Charleston and Sissonville, WV. The resident and victim dialed 911 following the...
View ArticleApril 13, 2015: Early Morning Robbery in Jefferson
On Monday, April 13, 2015, at approximately 2:45 a.m. a robbery was reported in the Jefferson area of Kanawha County. Metro 911 dispatched Deputy Sheriffs from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office met...
View ArticleApril 16, 2015: Distracted Driving Campaign
On April 1, 2015 the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office began participating in the Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s Distracted Driving campaign. The GHSP funds the overtime details, and Kanawha...
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April 16, 2015: Warrant Issued After Shots Fired
Mid-morning on April 16, 2015 Corporal Snyder of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched with other Deputies to the 5100 block of Washington Street West near Cross Lanes, WV. Metro 911...
View ArticleApril 17, 2015: Vandalism at Chelyan Post Office
On Friday, April 17, 2015 just after 4:00 a.m. a 911 call reported an act of vandalism at the United States Post Office in Chelyan, WV. When Deputy Sheriffs with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleApril 22, 2015: Crash near Clendenin Involving Animals
On April 22, 2015 at about 7:30 a.m. a crash was reported near 12000 Elk River Road North. A box truck being driven south on Route 4 dropped onto the shoulder of the road, then slid into a rocky bank...
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April 22, 2015: Felony Charges in Elk River Domestic
On Tuesday April 21, 2015 a crime of domestic violence was reported to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. During the investigation that followed it was discovered Brandon Lee Kessell (29 years old...
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April 27, 2015: Break-Ins on Greenbrier Street
Over the last several months a business on Greenbrier Street has been victim of several property crimes. Power Parts Supply in the 3100 block of Greenbrier Street was the victim of a stolen vehicle...
View ArticleApril 28, 2015: Morning Pursuit Following Domestic Disturbance
On April 28, 2015 at 6:50 a.m. a domestic disturbance was reported to Metro 911. The caller said Robert C. Bonds (21 years old of Chelyan, WV) was in her house near Belle. She said she had a...
View ArticleApril 30, 2015: Foot Pursuit During Arrest
On April 30, 2015 at about 1:30 p.m. Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office Home Confinement Deputies attempted to arrest William Nottingham (31 years old of Big Chimney, WV) on Fern Ridge Drive in Big...
View ArticleMay 5, 2015: Body Identified as Frances Wartenburg
The body recovered in Gallia County, Ohio earlier this week has been identified as Frances Wartenburg of Saint Albans, WV. Dental records were used to confirm the identity today. Ms. Wartenburg has...
View ArticleMay 6, 2015: Shooting During Burglary in Cross Lanes
On May 6, 2015 at about 12:30 a.m. dispatchers with Metro 911 received a call indicating a burglary and shooting had occurred at an apartment at 806 Cross Lanes Drive, Cross Lanes, WV. The residents...
View ArticleMay 7, 2015: Drug Courts Save
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office’s Day Report Center, and Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey, would like to announce that May is National Drug Court Month. With that in mind, Kanawha County Drug Court...
View ArticleMay 8, 2015: Combatting Distracted Driving Numbers from April 2015
The Governor’s Highway Safety Committee’s Distracted Driving overtime detail has concluded for the month of April. Below are the statistics from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office’s participation in...
View ArticleMay 18, 2015: Two Found Dead in Ferrell Road Home
On May 18, 2015 at about 1:40 p.m. a 911 call was placed from a residence in the 1600 block of Ferrell Road near Saint Albans, WV. The caller said someone was dead at the residence. CPR was...
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May 20, 2015: Help ID Suspects in Stolen Vehicle Case
On Friday, May 15, 2015 just after 3:30 a.m. a car was stolen from the parking lot of the 7-Eleven convenience store in the 5100 block of Elk River Road North, Elkview, WV. The silver 1992 Pontiac...
View ArticleMay 20, 2015: Convicted Felon Arrested in Fayette County
On May 19, 2015 members of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office’s S.T.O.P. Team, the Central West Virginia Drug Task Force, Fayette Co. Sheriff’s Office, and Cpl. Wriston of the West Virginia State...
View ArticleMay 26, 2015: Click-It or Ticket Statistics
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has just completed a two week Click-it or Ticket campaign. During that period 366 traffic stops were made resulting in 311 citations for failure to wear a...
View ArticleJune 1, 2015: School Safety Push Continues
This is the last week of the school year for Kanawha County Schools. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office will be increasing the number of patrols in and around schools through the last day of...
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