January 23, 2018: Daytime Burglary Yesterday in Jefferson
Yesterday afternoon (January 22, 2018) on Willow Lane near Green Valley Drive in the Jefferson area of Kanawha County two suspects forced entry to a home. The two stolen multiple items and fled....
View ArticleJanuary 29, 2018: Scam…Again
Another scammer claiming to be a Deputy is calling people demanding payment by phone with prepaid cards. This guy even claims to be Deputy Dwight Meadows! Attached is a recording of his outgoing...
View ArticleFebruary 2, 2018: Correction to Wanted Person
Overnight the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office distributed a press release about a wanted person from Chapmanville, WV. The identifying information was incorrect and a wrong photograph was used....
View ArticleFebruary 2, 2018: Shooting in Eskdale
On February 2, 2018 at 8:27 p.m. a shooting was reported in the 9900 block of Cabin Creek Road. Metro 911 received reports one man had shot another and both were still at the scene in the street....
View ArticleFebruary 3, 2018: Update to Eskdale Shooting
Last night’s shooting in Eskdale has resulted in the arrest of Gary Murphy (27 years old of Eskdale, WV). Mr. Murphy is the shooter and was charged with first degree murder of Joey Rose (37 of Cabin...
View ArticleFebruary 14, 2017: Drug Court Graduation This Week
Kanawha County Adult Drug Court will be holding its 21st graduation ceremony on Friday, February 16, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the ceremonial Courtroom #4 of the Kanawha County Courthouse, Judge Jennifer...
View ArticleFebruary 16, 2018: Marshall “Andy” Priestley Investigation
Marshall "Andy" Priestley, II, has been missing from the Cross Lanes area for two years, now. Detectives with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office are investigating, but are still seeking additional...
View ArticleFebruary 16, 2018: Handgun Found in Car at Sissonville High School
This morning at Sissonville High School a handgun was found inside a car on the parking lot following an anonymous tip. A tip to staff members at the school indicated a handgun was inside a vehicle...
View ArticleFebruary 27, 2018: Theft at Little General in Malden
Yesterday at about 11:20 a.m. the Malden Little General was victim of a theft from the cash register as a man bought cigarettes. Deputy Sheriffs responded to the area searching for the suspect....
View ArticleFebruary 28, 2018: Runaway Juvenile from Saint Albans
Sometime yesterday 16 year old Benjamin Turley left his house near Saint Albans, WV and has not been seen since. His father believes he left on a blue mountain bike and was last seen wearing black...
View ArticleMarch 1, 2018: Missing Person from George’s Creek
On February 24, 2018 Ardith Marie Myers (43 years old of George’s Creek, WV), was reported missing. She left her house telling family she was going to visit a friend. She has not been seen or heard...
View ArticleMarch 1, 2018: Update to Missing Person from George’s Creek
Ardith Myers spoke with a family member this morning by phone, alleging she was in Ohio. It was unclear what condition she is in, and the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office will continue to investigate...
View ArticleMarch 3, 2018: Ardith Myers Located
Last night Ardith Myers was found safe in Dunbar, WV. We appreciate your help spreading the word of her disappearance. Sgt
View ArticleMarch 5, 2018: Heroin Investigation Leads to Arrests
Last week several people were arrested for trafficking heroin in Kanawha County. Dior Nathan (25 of Detroit, MI), Jonathan Chuangkrud (37 of Charleston, WV), Michelle Pugh (35 of Charleston, WV), and...
View ArticleMarch 8, 2018: Scams Againn
Another scammer claiming to be a Deputy is calling people demanding payment by phone with prepaid cards. This iteration involves someone claiming to be Deputy Burns, and seems to predominantly be...
View ArticleMarch 12, 2018: Missing Person Reported
Tracy Nacole Carr, 28 of Blount, WV, has been missing since the morning of March 09, 2018. She was last seen in the Dunbar area at that time. There is nothing knowingly suspicious about her...
View ArticleMarch 14, 2018: Attempted Abduction in Cross Lanes
Yesterday, March 13, 2018, an eleven year old boy was walking on Circle Drive in Cross Lanes, going home from his school bus stop at Cross Lanes Drive. While walking a pickup truck going toward...
View ArticleMarch 14, 2018: Child Struck by Car in Rand
Yesterday afternoon a white SUV was traveling Davidson Avenue in Rand, WV, passing through the intersection with Elaine Drive when a six year old child on a bicycle struck the passenger side of the...
View ArticleMarch 15, 2018: Arrests in Burglary Investigation
On the afternoon Friday, March 9, 2018, Deputy D. J. Dorsey was dispatched to a burglary on Cane Fork Road near Charleston. Someone had forced entry in the hours before the homeowner returned and...
View ArticlePursuit leads to Deputy administering Narcan
On Friday, March 16, 2018, at approximately 11:16 PM, Sgt. D. Duff observed a 2015 white colored Honda Civic driving erratically and without head lights on I-64/I77 near the Leon Sullivan Way exit....
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