Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office arrests woman following pursuit

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Kanawha County, West Virginia – The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a suspect following a police pursuit on Wednesday night. According to a KCSO statement, deputies attempted to stop a suspicious vehicle on Winfield Road in Saint Albans around 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday. The Sheriff’s Officer said that the driver, 34-year-old … Read more

Parkersburg Police arrest man for allegedly abusing two young girls

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Parkersburg, West Virginia – The Parkersburg Police Department said in a statement that it had arrested 69-year-old Patrick Vaughn Frazier for the sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl. According to a PPD statement, the investigation was initiated following disclosures of the victims to their parents that Frazier had inappropriately touched them … Read more

Parkersburg man pleads guilty to employing a known illegal alien

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Charlestown, West Virginia – The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia announced that 66-year-old John Robert Coe, a retired Wood County Board of Education employee, had pleaded guilty to continuing to employ a known illegal alien. Court documents explain that a foreign national from Madagascar worked without monetary compensation at a … Read more

Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office announces arrest in crash at Elk River Bar and Grill

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Kanawha County, West Virginia – The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has announced an arrest in connection to a serious crash early Sunday at the Elk River Bar and Grill at 2476 Pennsylvania Avenue. According to a KCSO statement, deputies found a two-vehicle collision in the parking lot. A man was pinned between one of the … Read more

Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office investigating shooting on Green Valley Drive in Pinch

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Pinch, West Virginia – The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said in a media release that it is investigating a Friday night shooting in Pinch. According to KCSO, deputies responded to a shooting in the 500 block of Green Valley Drive. KCSO says the incident happened around 7 p.m. after Metro 911 dispatchers were informed that … Read more

West Virginia authorities searching for abducted 15-month-old female

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Update 4 – West Virginia authorities confirm Joshua Russell Morrow is now in custody. The victims of the fire have been identified as 34-year-old Brittany Brown and her mother, 57-year-old Erma Brown. Police say Morrow was Britney Brown’s fiancé. Update 3 – West Virginia State Police are still searching for 42-year-old Joshua Morrow who is wanted for … Read more

Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot at Breckenridge Village

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The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post that one of its deputies was shot while responding to a call of a mentally disturbed individual armed with a gun. According to RCSO, deputies responded to the call at Breckenridge Village in Bolt around 9 a.m. on November 29, 2024. RCSO says the … Read more

Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office arrests driver in fatal crash that killed one and injured another

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The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office reports that it has arrested a woman in connection to a fatal crash on Witcher Creek Road in Belle, West Virginia. KCSO says the crash happened in the 2000 block of Witcher Creek Road around 6 p.m. Deputies believe that a red SUV struck two pedestrians before fleeing the scene. … Read more

Wood County Sheriff’s Office looking for juvenile and young male in shooting on Friday

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Update – The Wood County Sheriff’s Office has announced charges against two suspects in connection to a shooting on September 20 in the Briarwood neighborhood. According to WCSO, one suspect, Joseph V. Turpin, has already been arrested. The second suspect, Rodney D. Hill, has been charged and will be arrested pending extradition from Ohio. No … Read more

Wood County Sheriff’s Office still searching for man who allegedly assaulted mother and burnt down her residence

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Update – The Wood County Sheriff’s Office has finally taken Charles Hess into custody. WCSO reports that Hess was taken into custody around 8 p.m. in the area of Buckner Bend Road. No other details are available at this time. Original – In West Virginia, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for the man … Read more