Press Releases

  • Fatal Crash on Kanawha State Forest Drive

    DAVIS CREEK, WV –On Tuesday, May 13, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., deputies with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle crash on Kanawha State Forest Drive. The...

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  • Highway Safety Awards

    Today, members of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office attended the Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Awards Luncheon hosted by the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program, where agencies and officers from...

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  • NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

    NATIONAL POLICE WEEK “This week, we recognize National Police Week, a time to honor the men and women in law enforcement who put on the badge each day and willingly...

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  • Missing Person Found

    UPDATE:  Tanner Ramsey has been located safe on 5/13/26 Post expires at 1:49pm on Friday November 13th, 2026

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  • MISSING PERSON – TANNER RIGGS RAMSEY

    MISSING PERSON – TANNER RIGGS RAMSEY The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 19-year-old Tanner Riggs Ramsey. Tanner is described as a white male,...

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  • Recovered Motorcycle

    The stolen motorcycle was recovered by WVSP and returned to the owner! Post expires at 4:50pm on Thursday November 12th, 2026

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  • Wanted Wednesday arrest

    UPDATE:  Deputy Moyers and Deputy Shamblin took Danny Peck into custody on 5/12/26 Post expires at 4:49pm on Thursday November 12th, 2026

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  • Stolen Motorcycle

    STOLEN MOTORCYCLE  Sometime between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. on May 11, 2026, a 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was stolen from a parking lot on Winfield Road in Saint...

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  • Wanted Wednesday Arrest

    UPDATE:  Ernest Alexander III was arrested by KCSO on 5/10/26 Post expires at 3:49pm on Tuesday November 10th, 2026

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  • Wanted Wednesday 05/06/2026

    WANTED WEDNESDAY Ernest Lee Alexander III – Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards, Conspiracy + 2 new fraud charges. Missed 4/30 arraignment (Judge Abraham). Believed in Cross Lanes. 304-357-0156 | kanawhasheriff.us...

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