November 15, 2021: Arrest for Murder
Today a juvenile was arrested in the shooting death of Da’nija Miller in August this year. The juvenile is charged with first degree murder and possession of a deadly weapon by a minor. Due to the age...
View ArticleNovember 24, 2021: Pursuit Ends in Boone County and DUI Arrest
Bradley Owen Ellis (33 years old of Harts, WV) was arrested overnight at the end of a pursuit. Mr. Ellis stopped for an initial traffic stop on Campbells Creek Drive near Malden, but as the Deputy...
View ArticleNovember 28, 2021: Armed Robbery in Marmet
This morning between 2:30 and 2:45 a.m. (Sunday, November 28, 2021), a man with a sawed-off shotgun robbed Max’s Place in Marmet, WV. The suspect wore a white surgical mask, camouflage tobaggan, dark...
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November 29, 2021: Arrest for False 911 Call
On November 25, 2021 Corporal J. W. Eary of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle speeding in South Charleston, WV, on I-64 near mile-marker 55. There were four...
View ArticleDecember 9, 2021: Fatal Crash in Malden
A fatal crash on Route 60 East, just east of the Malden exit, has that direction of the road closed. A vehicle traveling the wrong way struck a truck traveling east. The driver of the wrong-way...
View ArticleDecember 11, 2021: Update on Pedestrian Killed on Greenbrier Street
The person struck by vehicles last night on Greenbrier Street is identified as Wheeler Dale Pickens, 50 years old of Charleston, WV. Prior to the crash Mr. Pickens was arguing with a girlfriend. At...
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December 13, 2021: Missing Juvenile
Kaylee Steele was last seen December 10, 2021 at Nitro High School leaving with a friend possibly named Haley. At 3:30 p.m. Kayla texted her parents that she would be home at 8:30. She did not return...
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December 14, 2021: Second Missing Juvenile in Cross Lanes
Hailey Pritchard (16 years old of Cross Lanes, WV) was reported missing last night. She has not been seen by her parents since Friday, December 10, 2021. She is a student of Nitro High School, and...
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December 14, 2021: Missing Adult from Cross Lanes/Charleston
Lauren Bailey (18 years old of Cross Lanes, WV) was last seen in Charleston, WV yesterday midday. She left her school in Cross Lanes in an Uber to Charleston. Ms. Bailey is 5’7″ tall, weighs...
View ArticleDecember 14, 2021: Both Runaway Juveniles Found Safe
Ms. Steele and Ms. Pritchard were both safely located this evening. We are very grateful for the help from everyone who helped us by sending tips, possible sightings, and sharing the posts about...
View ArticleDecember 20, 2021: Pursuit Ends in Arrest
Larry George Hambrick (45 years old of Charleston, WV) was arrested overnight following a pursuit. A vehicle driven by Mr. Hambrick was observed with a defective muffler. When a Deputy attempted a...
View ArticleDecember 20, 2021: Spelling Correction
The last name of the man arrested overnight regarding a pursuit is Hamrick, not Hambrick. We apologize for the spelling mistake.
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December 20, 2021: Burglary in Little Blue Creek
On November 15, 2021 a vacant residence on Little Blue Creek Road, near Clendenin, WV, was burglarized. An outbuilding and the residence were forcibly entered and items were stolen. A nearby trail...
View ArticleDecember 27, 2021: Stolen Car Crashes
A car was stolen from a business near Saint Albans this morning. It had a tracking system on it and was being remotely monitored as it crashed into another car near Chelyan. Four teenagers fled from...
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December 28, 2021: Missing Runaway Juvenile, Dunbar Area
On Sunday, December 26, 2021, Jordan Alexander Lewis (15 years old of Institute, WV) was reported missing by his mother after he ran away from her home on McKinney Avenue. Jordan is currently in the...
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December 30, 2021: Missing Man from Saint Albans
Joseph Michel Criniti (31 years old of Saint Albans, WV), was last seen on December 23, 2021 around 3:00 p.m. in the Saint Albans area. He said he was going to a residence on Green Valley Drive, but...
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December 31, 2021: Missing Female, South Charleston Area
Megan Vera Marie Forzetting, 32 years old of South Charleston, WV, was last seen December 23, 2021 near Thomas Memorial Hospital. She is known to date another recently-reported missing person, Michael...
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Press Release – Stabbing Incident leads to Arrest in Malden
On January 27, 2022, at approximately 7:40 PM, Kanawha County Deputies were dispatched to CAMC Memorial Hospital to speak to a 47-year-old male victim who wanted to report that he had been stabbed. A...
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Website news release
On January 30, 2022, members of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a residence on Bunche Avenue in Institute, Kanawha County, West Virginia. Deputies located a large...
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Detectives with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a residential burglary that occurred in the Lakeland Circle area of Sissonville, Kanawha County, WV. The incident occurred from...
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