February 26, 2016: Two Drug Arrests this Week
On Sunday, February 21, 2016, a pickup truck driven by Randy Dustin (37 years old of Poca, WV) was stopped by a Kanawha County Deputy Sheriff. A canine was called to the traffic stop and indicated...
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March 17, 2016: DUI Checkpoint Announcement
This Saturday evening (March 19, 2016, 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.) the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office will hold a high visibility sobriety checkpoint near Elkview on U.S. Route 119. This checkpoint is...
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March 18, 2016: Missing 15 Year Old From Sissonville
Kayla Hamilton, a fifteen year old from the Sissonville, WV area, has been missing since last weekend. She was reported missing to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, March 14, 2016....
View ArticleMarch 18, 2016: Shooting Near Saint Albans
On March 18, 2016 at about 3:50 p.m. Metro 911 received calls of a shooting in the neighborhood of Everest Circle, near Saint Albans, WV. Deputy Sheriffs with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleMatch 19, 2016: Names from Yesterday’s Shooting
The name of the shooter in yesterday’s incident on Everest Circle is Travis R. Wilson, 40 years old of Saint Albans. The person shot is Seth Hardwick, 29 years old from Saint Albans. He is still in...
View ArticleApril 7, 2016: Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Hernshaw
Last night around 10:50 p.m. a pedestrian on Lens Creek Road was struck by a south-bound vehicle. That vehicle fled the scene toward Boone County. Another car then struck him while he was on the...
View ArticleApril 8, 2016: Driver Identified in Hernshaw Fatality
Late yesterday, April 7, 2016, detectives received information that led them to the identity of the driver involved in the hit and run in Hernshaw. The family of an 80 year old woman from Boone...
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April 8, 2016: Missing Person Sought
Relatives of Ryan Mitchell Strickland, 33 years old of Mammoth, last saw him in December 2015. They reported him missing since then, and there is evidence he’s been staying in the Ashland, KY area...
View ArticleApril 13, 2016: Press Conference Friday on Operation GPA
On Friday, April 15, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. we will hold a press conference at Metro 911. Their building is located at 200 Peyton Way, Charleston, near Southridge Center on Corridor G. The speakers will...
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April 18, 2016: Shooting on Route 114
This morning (April 18, 2016) at approximately 9:20 a.m. a 911 call was placed reporting the theft of a side-by-side ATV from Ocean Drive, along Dutch Ridge Road. Deputy J. Burdette was assigned the...
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April 20, 2016: Arrest in Shooting Investigation
On April 19, 2016 detectives with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, after consulting with the Office of the Prosecutor of Kanawha County, obtained warrants for malicious wounding and wanton...
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April 20, 2016: Arrest in Overnight Robbery
On Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at around 10:45 p.m. a robbery was reported to Metro 911 at 301 West Main Street, near Saint Albans, WV. The clerk at that 7-Eleven store said a masked man entered, fired...
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April 26, 2016: Warrant Sweep Yesterday
Yesterday, April 25, 2016, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office conducted a warrant sweep. Eighteen people were arrested, clearing twenty warrants. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office regularly...
View ArticleApril 28, 2016: Prescription Drug Take-Back Locations
On Saturday, April 30, 2016 we will have Deputy Sheriffs at each of our five detachments from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to collect unused prescription drugs. Our detachment addresses can be obtained...
View ArticleMay 2, 2016: Arrests and Drug Seizure Statistics
This year the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office’s STOP (Sheriff’s Tactical Operations Patrol) Team has worked very hard at interrupting drug trafficking in Kanawha County. Since January 1, 2016 they’ve...
View ArticleMay 3, 2016: Applicant Testing
Saturday, May 7, 2016, beginning at 8:00 a.m. we will be testing applicants for Deputy Sheriff positions. The physical fitness test is first and is held at the West Virginia State Police Academy...
View ArticleMay 3, 2016: Traffic Patrols on Highways
The Governor’s Highway Safety Program has provided funding for us to conduct high visibility patrols in areas where most crashes occur on the interstate highways. This week the Kanawha County...
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May 4, 2016: Arrests in Elkview Burglaries
During the last eight months the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating a series of crimes mostly in the Elkview and Pinch areas. Six were in Kanawha City near CAMC Memorial Hospital....
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