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Fayette County K-9 Nala tracks missing elderly person to safety – A Heroic Achievement
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A heroic achievement by a K-9 from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department was shared by Sheriff Mike Fridley. On the night of June 29, 2024, deputies were responding to a report of a missing elderly person who had been gone for six hours after leaving home on foot. Fayette County […]
NC man arrested in Fayette County for burglary
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Sheriff’s Office in Fayette County has reported that a man from North Carolina is currently facing serious charges. According to Sheriff Mike Fridley, the incident took place on the evening of June 29, 2024, when deputies responded to a trespassing complaint on Summerlee Road. It was reported that the […]
Son beats mother for refusing to buy him drugs
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A son is facing charges after he began beating his mother because she wouldn’t buy him drugs, even striking her in the head with a baseball bat. On Sunday, June 23rd, 2024, at around 9 am, Deputy First Class (DFC) N.G. Burgess and Deputy Sheriff R.T. Gunnoe were dispatched by […]
Man gets prison time for sophisticated pill mill in St. Albans
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man is headed to prison in one of the most sophisticated drug manufacturing operations ever uncovered in West Virginia. Timothy Jackson, 44, of South Charleston was given a 14-year federal prison term for operating a pill lab out of an apartment in St. Albans. Will Thompson, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, said the operation was extremely sophisticated.
Crash closes road in Kanawha County
SHREWSBURY, WV (WOWK) – A part of East Dupont Avenue is shut down after a crash in Kanawha County. According to Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers, the crash happened in the 3000 block of E Dupont Ave around 2:12 p.m. Friday. Dispatchers say two vehicles were involved, and the call came in to them as […]
Woman pleads guilty in hit-and-run injuring minor in Kanawha County
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A woman charged after a 10-year-old girl was injured in a hit-and-run in July 2023 has pleaded guilty. According to the Kanawha County Magistrate Clerk’s Office, Marissa Fisher, of Charleston, pleaded guilty to a charge of an accident involving bodily injury – failure to stop. The West Virginia Judiciary website […]
Property owner victim of hit and run incident in Oak Hill
OAK HILL, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A property owner has been the victim of a hit-and-run incident that occurred in Oak Hill Friday morning. Oak Hill resident Savanah Byers-Cook tells LOOTPRESS that a vehicle ran off the road and into her fence on Center Street in the Rosedale area of Oak Hill. The vehicle also struck […]
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