June 14, 2017: Arrest in Pharmacy Break-In
On Friday, June 2, 2017 at about 12:30 a.m. Metro 911 received multiple motion alarms inside the Rite Aid in Sissonville, WV. Deputies with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched. As...
View ArticleJune 16, 2017: NARCAN Revives Two
On Thursday June 15, 2017, around 4:29 pm, Lieutenant J. S. Elkins, and Deputies T. J. Cumberledge & M. D. Dickerson were dispatched to the Motel 6 in Cross Lanes, WV. A call to Metro 911...
View ArticleJune 22, 2017: Overnight Shooting
On June 21, 2017, just after 9:00 p.m., Metro 911 received calls about a shooting in the 100 block of Blue Creek Road. Gilbert Lee Malcomb, 32 years old of Elkview, was shot in the arm and lower...
View ArticleJune 23, 2017: Fatal Crash in Cross Lanes
On June 22, 2017 at 8:40 p.m. a crash was reported to Metro 911. A 2017 Toyota Camry was traveling south along the 4800 block of Big Tyler Road when it exited the left side of the road in a right...
View ArticleJune 25, 2017: Stabbing in Cross Lanes
On June 25, 2017, just before noon, a 911 call to Metro 911 prompted a response by Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies for a stabbing at the Speedway at 5296 Big Tyler Road, Cross Lanes, WV. Two men...
View ArticleJune 28, 2017: Fatal Crash on I-79
On June 27, 2017 just after 4:00 p.m. a crash was reported near the 16 mile marker of I-79 South. A Honda Pilot traveling north crossed the median and struck a south bound Ford Expedition in a T-bone...
View ArticleJuly 5, 2017: Shooting near Sissonville
At 2:43 a.m. Metro 911 received reports of a shooting at a party near a gas well in the Sissonville area of Kanawha County. In the initial confusion multiple people were reported shot, and there were...
View ArticleFatal accident in Belle
On July 14, 2017 at approximately 12:42 am, Deputies were dispatched to US Rt. 60 in the area of Witcher Creek, to investigate a report of pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle on the roadway....
View ArticleJuly 20, 2017: DUI Checkpoint Tomorrow
Please see the attached document for information on a DUI checkpoint scheduled for tomorrow night. ATT00001.htm PRESS-RELEASE-JULY-2017.pdf
View ArticleJuly 24, 2017: Help Identify a Thief
The male in the attached photographs stole approximately $2,500.00 in cigarettes from the office at the Dollar General store on Campbell’s Creek Drive on the afternoon of July 20th. Deputy Coleman of...
View ArticleJuly 27, 2017: Scam Creates Victims
Today a couple were scammed out of $5,000.00 when a scammer, pretending to be a family member who’d been arrested. The name of the relative was real. The victims were told their family member was in...
View ArticleAugust 7, 2017: Deceased Person Identified
On August 5, 2017 a body was found in the Kanawha River near Riverwalk Plaza in South Charleston, WV. The Kanawha Bureau of Investigation was asked to assist with the investigation. Today an autopsy...
View ArticleAugust 8, 2017: School Safety Press Conference Set
On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. we will conduct a press conference on school safety measures at Dunbar Intermediate Center. That school is located at 1300 Myers Avenue, Dunbar, WV. The...
View ArticleAugust 22, 2017: DUI Checkpoint Scheduled
Please see the attached press release from our Highway Safety Coordinator regarding a DUI Checkpoint scheduled for tomorrow night. Respectfully, Press-Release-Aug-23-2017.pdf
View ArticleAugust 23, 2017: Shooting Leaves One Dead
On August 23, 2017 at approximately 1:15 p.m. a shooting was reported to Metro 911 on Laurel Fork Road near Clendenin, WV. Initial calls reported two people shot by a neighbor. Another 911 call was...
View ArticleAugust 27, 2017: Tax Discount Deadline on September 1
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind everyone that Friday, September 1, 2017 is the last day to pay your first-half taxes and receive your discount. Limited free parking is available on...
View ArticleAdjustment to Journalist Inquiries
I’m still in Vegas avoiding vices and will be back to town next week. Originally I referred everyone to Sgt. Snuffer for major crime updates. He may or may not be your best point of contact for...
View ArticleSeptember 10, 2017: Missing Juveniles from Browns Creek Road Area
During the evening of September 9, 2017, just prior to midnight, Tamara D. Fields (17 year old female) and Caleb L. Haynes (16 year old male) were last seen together at the intersection of Browns...
View ArticleSeptember 10, 2017: Update to Missing Juveniles
The two juveniles reported missing earlier today have been safely located. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is grateful for the assistance of the public of local journalists. Sgt
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