May 17, 2019: Pedestrian Killed on Kelly’s Creek
This morning just after 5:00 a.m. a crash was reported on Kelly’s Creek Road near Cedar Grove. A pickup truck traveling toward Cedar Grove struck one of two pedestrians walking in the roadway. The...
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Fwd: Seatbelt checkpoint May 20, 2019
Please see the attached press release from our Highway Safety Coordinator regarding a checkpoint scheduled for tomorrow. ATT00001.htm Seatbelt-Checkpoint-Press-Release-May-20-2019.docx
View ArticleMay 20, 2019: Update to Weekend Fatality
At approximately 7:46 PM on Saturday, May 18, 2019, Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Ney Drive near Pinch to investigate a single vehicle accident in which a passenger died. We...
View ArticleMay 22, 2019: Morning Crash on I-79
This morning at approximately 6:00 a.m. a single-vehicle crash occurred on I-79 South just before the Clendenin exit. A pickup truck left the roadway to the left into the median, traveled...
View ArticleMay 31, 2019: Project Orange Barrel Efforts this Summer
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office urges drivers traveling on the Tom Williams Family overpass bridge (over Westmoreland Drive in Charleston), and other bridges in that area to slow down, pay...
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June 4, 2019: Stolen Credit Card Used
Can you help us identify these people? They were using a stolen credit card in these surveillance camera stills. Message us their names on Facebook, email us at tips@kanawhasheriff.us, call us at...
View ArticleJune 5, 2019: Pursuit Ends in Arrest
Just after 5:00 p.m. Deputy B. Kay of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office tried to stop a car with an improper registration and fraudulent inspection sticker on Lakeland Circle in the Sissonville...
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June 6, 2019: K9 Assists local officer with Drug Search and Arrest
On Monday June 5, 2019, just after midnight Belle P.D. Officer L.W. Holeston made a traffic stop on Dupont Ave near the Dupont chemical plant. The driver, identified as Tevin Williams (25 of...
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June 7, 2019: Arrest on Stolen Credit Card
Connor Tackett (30 years old of Sissonville, WV) was arrested today on two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. A card stolen during a burglary was used several places in the Cross Lanes area....
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June 13, 2019: Missing 19 Year Old from Saint Albans
Deputies responded to Kentucky Avenue near Saint Albans to take a report of a missing person. Missing since yesterday around 8:00 p.m., Sarah Elizabeth Harbin, 19 years old, is a white female 5’08”,...
View ArticleJune 12, 2019: Harbin Found Safe
Ms. Harbin has been safely located and is with family. Thank you for helping us spread the word! Sgt
View ArticleJune 17, 2019: Shooting in Elkview
Shortly after 7:00 a.m. a 911 call was placed reporting a disturbance on Sparrow Lane in the Elkview area of Kanawha County. The caller, Richard Lipscomb (78 years old of Elkview), described a fight...
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June 20, 2019: Sissonville Pursuit Ends in Arrest
Early this morning Deputy B. L. Kay of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office spotted a vehicle driving with no headlights on Tupper’s Creek Road near Sissonville, WV. He discovered the vehicle was...
View ArticleJune 25, 2019: Scam Warning
Our office has received five reports today of a recurring scam. Victims receive phone calls from suspects pretending to be Deputy Sheriffs instructing them to purchase pre-paid cards to use to pay...
View ArticleJune 27, 2019: Fatal Crash on Greenbrier Street
This morning’s fatal crash on Greenbrier Street is still under investigation. However, we may now release the name of the driver killed in the crash. Tyler James Smith, 18 years old of Charleston,...
View ArticleJune 27, 2019: Fatal Crash on Paint Creek Road
This morning before dawn a crash was reported on Paint Creek Road. A driver called 911 to report striking a bicycle while navigating a turn. The rider of the bicycle, Anthony Hamitou (25 years old of...
View ArticleJuly 1, 2019: Multiple Arrests in Robbery
On June 29, 2019 Deputy Sheriffs from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Apache Motorcycle Club near Saint Albans, WV for a disturbance. Upon arrival they found members of...
View ArticleSalute to Vacation!
It’s time for me to make a Sousa March to Florida for a week. I’m taking off tomorrow and will return to work Monday, July 15. Sgt. Snuffer will be available next week for some of the things you...
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Missing 39 year old male from Clendenin
On July 11, 2019, Deputies responded to 284 Kenilworth Road near Clendenin to take a report of a missing person. Missing since yesterday around 6:30 p.m., Jonathan David Lucas, 39 years old, is a...
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Search Warrant on Scott Drive in St. Albans area leads to other arrests
On the morning of July 12, 2019, a search warrant was executed by Kanawha County Sheriff’s Patrol units and members of the Detective Bureau, stemming from a burglary investigation. The search warrant...
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