The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release that a Saint Albans man is behind bars after allegedly pepper spraying his girlfriend and stealing her vehicle over the weekend. On Saturday December 2, 2023 around 1:40 AM, a deputy was dispatched to the Cross Lanes Taco Bell after dispatchers received a call that … Read more
Update – According to the Wheeling Police Department, 53-year-old Robert Allen Baker has been charged with robbery, malicious assault, grand larceny, and assault during the commission of a felony. The charges stem from Wednesday’s robbery at the Lily’s on River Road. Baker was arrested by the Brooke County Sheriff’s Office on unrelated crimes and is now … Read more
According to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were led on a high-speed pursuit early Sunday that ended in Clay County. On November 26, 2023 just before 3 AM, a Deputy Sheriff was passed by a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and illegally passing over vehicles on Elk … Read more
A press release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says a 38-year-old man from Charleston was arrested on November 11, 2023 for sexual abuse in a case dating back to 2021. Detective J.R. Coleman initiated an investigation in July 2021 after a victim who was 16 at the time went to CAMC Women’s and Children’s … Read more
Leah Hickman was reported missing in December of 2007. The Marshall student would remain missing for a week before her body would be discovered in the crawlspace of her apartment. Although trace evidence was retrieved from the scene, police have never identified a suspect. The crime remains unsolved. While the case is cold, it is … Read more
The slow-moving city of Parkersburg is home to the historic Blennerhassett Island and nearly 30,000 West Virginians. Parkersburg is an area where there are few strangers and even fewer secrets. When something happens within the community, rumors immediately swirl and the community comes together to demand answers and seek justice. On a brisk December 19 … Read more
Earlier this week, it was announced that 46-year-old James Pinson of Pritchard, West Virginia had been convicted of three counts of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, two counts of conspiring to commit money laundering, and six counts of mail fraud. Pinson owned Big Blue Motor Sales which was a used car dealership … Read more