November 14, 2017: Suspicious Substance on Money
On Sunday, November 12, 2017 two employees of the Dollar General Store in Rand, WV, were transported to Thomas Memorial Hospital after experiencing shortness of breath and dizziness. Both said they...
View ArticleNovember 15, 2017: Sobriety Checkpoint Tomorrow
Please see the attached press release regarding a sobriety checkpoint. ATT00001.htm CP-Nov-16-2017.pdf
View ArticleNovember 16, 2017: Hiring Six New Deputies Tonight
Today the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office will introduce six new Deputy Sheriffs being hired. They will be introduced during the Kanawha County Commission meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the Commission...
View ArticleOverdose leads to drug arrest in Hernshaw
On November 17, 2017, at approximately 6:45 pm, Kanawha County Detectives were requested to assist the Marmet Police Department with investigating a suspicious death on the Kroger’s parking lot in...
View ArticleNovember 20, 2017: Missing Person in Clendenin
Steven Ray Mitchell (35 of Kelly Hill Road) was last seen in the Clendenin area walking into the woods on November 14, 2017. His family has not heard from him or seen him since. He was reported...
View ArticleNovember 21, 2017: Missing Juvenile from South Charleston Area
Brooke Naomi Mallory was last seen November 10, 2017. She is from South Charleston. Her family hasn’t heard from her and don’t know her last whereabouts. Her phone most recently had activity in the...
View ArticleNovember 23, 2017: Two Stolen Vehicles and Two Arrests
On Thanksgiving morning at 7:30 a.m. Deputy C. A. Boner of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office heard Metro 911 describe a vehicle discovered stolen from South Charleston, a 2016 Buick Encore. Almost...
View ArticleNovember 26, 2017: Arrest in Domestic Violence Incident
Late in the night of November 25, 2017, Deputy T. Dubiel of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to an address on 126th Street in Chesapeake, WV for a domestic violence complaint. When...
View ArticleNovember 26, 2017: Mugshot from Naya Rivera Arrest
Attached is a mugshot taken during the arrest of Mrs. Rivera last night. Several reporters have asked what led to the altercation. While we will not release details of the incident beyond what is...
View ArticleNovember 27, 2017: Pursuit Ends in Cabell County with Arrest
In the early morning hours an attempted traffic stop by a Deputy Sheriff of a vehicle on Charleston’s West Side turned into a pursuit. The vehicle’s registration did not match the vehicle, which led...
View ArticleNovember 27, 2017: Criminal Complaint of Naya Rivera
Attached is a copy of the criminal complaint charging Mrs. Rivera this weekend. I will speak to a prosecutor and administrators at the 911 center about 911 call and radio traffic recordings. They...
View ArticleNovember 28, 2017: Woman Killed by Train in East Bank
Yesterday a woman was killed by a train as she walked towards it on railroad tracks near East Bank, WV. The engineer said she was in the middle of the tracks, but moved outside the rails after the...
View ArticleDecember 4, 2017: Missing Person from Elkview Area
On November 8, 2017 Chad Damone Dawson (34 of Saint Albans) was last seen on US 119 near Elkview walking without shoes or a coat. He told a friend he was going to Pittsburgh to his house. That...
View ArticleDecember 6, 2017: Fatal Crash Yesterday on Greenbrier Street
Yesterday morning at 6:22 a.m. Deputy Burks was dispatched to a crash on Greenbrier Street near Capitol Flea Market for a crash. Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision and both drivers...
View ArticlePress Release – Arrest
On November 30, 2017, Kanawha County Deputies received a complaint regarding inappropriate messages being exchanged over a cell phone. The inappropriate messages were pertaining to sexually...
View ArticleDecember 20, 2017: Shots Fired in Institute
On December 19, 2017 at around 11:10 p.m. Metro 911 began receiving calls about shots fired in the Institute area in the 100 block of Washington Avenue. A blue Chrysler 300 was seen leaving the area...
View ArticleDecember 20, 2017: DUI Checkpoint Scheduled
Please see the attached release from our Highway Safety Coordinator regarding a sobriety checkpoint on Friday night. DUI-Checkpoint-Press-Release-DEC-2017.docx
View ArticleDecember 26, 2017: Runaway Juvenile from Sissonville
Machenzy Rodriguez, a 16 year old juvenile female has been missing from the Clearview Heights area of Sissonville since 12/23/17. Rodriquez ran away from home to possibly meet up with an 18 year old...
View ArticleDecember 27, 2017: Impersonator Scams Local Resident
On Tuesday December 26, 2017 a resident of Cross Lanes received word from a coworker that a Deputy was attempting to contact her. She dialed the number for the alleged Lieutenant Jackson and spoke...
View ArticleJanuary 2, 2018: Shooting in Dalewood Trailer Park, Cross Lanes
There was a shooting in Dalewood Trailer Park around 6:30 p.m. January 1, 2018. It was reported two men were shot by another man who fled the area. The victims were taken to an area hospital with...
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