Press Releases

WERE YOU A VICTIM? The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Kanawha County Prosecutor’s Office, has announced the…

UPDATE:  Devin was located on 4/20/2026 Post expires at 2:49pm on Wednesday October 21st, 2026

MISSING PERSON – Devin Ray Barnette On 04/20/2026, a missing person report was filed for Devin Ray Barnette. Devin was…

Update: Name Released in Deputy-Involved Shooting and Pursuit KANAWHA COUNTY, WV – The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has identified the…

Man Dies Following Incident with Ambulance in Elkview ELKVIEW, WV – At approximately 2:15 a.m. on April 16, 2026, two…

Sheriff Joseph Crawford recently sat down with WSAZ NewsChannel 3 Reporter Charlie Roth to discuss the Kanawha County Public Safety…

DEPUTY SPOTLIGHT If you’ve ever driven around Kanawha County and seen someone stopping traffic for a turtle, a frog, or…

Dispatcher Appreciation Week The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the men and women…

If you know Sgt. Adams, then you know that this is not out of the ordinary! What should she name…

NAMES RELEASED IN NITRO WALMART HOMICIDE NITRO, WV – The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, through its Kanawha Bureau of Investigations…

Stolen ATVs – Alum Creek Area Sometime between April 8 and April 11, 2026, two four wheelers were stolen from…

The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office will be holding our next applicant testing on July 25, 2026. This testing process includes…

Adrian was located on 4/4/26 Post expires at 5:49pm on Sunday October 4th, 2026

MISSING PERSON – ADRIAN WHITE The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating ADRIAN WHITE,…

Both Jeremiah Gresham and Zae Ashcraft were located by CPD on 4/3/26 Post expires at 1:49am on Sunday October 4th,…

UPDATE:  Zae Ashcraft was located on 3/26/26 and returned home by WVSP at 0930 am.  She then ran away again…

RUNAWAY JUVENILE ZAE REANNA ASHCRAFT The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a runaway…

KCSO Hosted C.Q.B. Training Today, several of our Kanawha County Sheriff Deputy Firearm Instructors hosted and taught Close Quarters Combat…

U-Haul crashes into Elkview Residence On March 24, 2026, a U-Haul traveling north on Elk River Rd. North in Elkview…

UPDATE:  Lorrie Burdette did the responsible thing and turned herself into the Wood County Sheriff’s Office on our warrant on…

UPDATE:  Christopher Foster was located safe on 3/22/26 Post expires at 1:35pm on Friday September 25th, 2026

MISSING PERSON – CHRISTOPHER WAYNE FOSTER The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a…

Today we’re celebrating World Down Syndrome Day (Saturday March 21st)  by rocking our mismatched socks alongside a very special guest,…

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SELLING LAND…THAT WASN’T HIS Jesse Ian Smith entered a guilty plea on March 2, 2026 to Obtaining Money by False…