Chafin urged wiretap plan in divorce custody case
State Senator Truman Chafin suggested tapping his ex wife home line in a custody dispute as prosecutor Mark McMillian testified. McMillian described coordinating device placement and obtaining up to ten tapes of conversations between Gretchen Lewis and her associates while Chafin pushed for surveillance on his daughter Elizabeth then three. Bailey argued wiretaps illegal and noted Chafin promised up to 5000 for videotapes, framing the motive as concern for his child.
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Charleston
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Truman Chafin
Chafin
D-Mingo
Gretchen Lewis
Mark
Elizabeth
McMillian
Lewis
Mark McMillian
Bailey
West end Richlands faces policing strain say chief
Richlands Police Chief Jack Young calls the county’s west end the busiest area for police activity in Tazewell County noting rising drug problems though alcohol remains the top issue. The department employs 16 officers, four dispatchers, a janitor and a secretary. Grants are sought to upgrade the radio and computer systems. Domestic conflicts rise with alcohol, and prescription forgery cases occur as the Narcotics Task Force based in Richlands reported arrests on October 31 and November 8.
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Richlands
Tazewell County
Jack Young
Young
New comp law omits safety provision for disability awards
Charleston AP reports a revised workers compensation law omits a section that would raise premiums for companies with poor safety records in fatal and total permanent disability cases. Lawmakers criticize the omission as enabling political favors while a fund official says flexibility will lead to fairer employer rate setting.
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Charleston
Larry Linch
D-Harrison
Linch
John Skaggs
Ed Burdette
Burdette
Performance Council
Workers Compensation Fund
Gaston Caperton
Cops give kids chance to shop for Christmas gifts
Princeton area elementary students in the Shop With A Cop program visited Roses department store aboard buses, each receiving $100 to spend on any items. Forty-eight students from local schools chose gifts while officers and local celebrities assisted, with two bicycles awarded in a drawing. The event, now annual, benefits from a 10 percent store discount and teacher referrals from DARE and school officials.
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Princeton
Princeton-area
Princeton Fraternal Order of Police
Roses Department Store
J.J. Weis
FOP
Shelby Akers
Jackie Robbins
D.E. Ingram
Ingram
Marty Lytton
Princeton Police Department
Mercer County Board of Education
Parole board member asked to be removed in killer case
Mark Neuman, serving an 1985 first degree murder sentence for Concord College student David Reid, seeks to bar George Sidiropolis from his mid December parole hearing. Neuman asserts bias and cites ties to the governor and alleged mob links. Parents of the victim oppose parole, urging letters to deny release.
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Princeton
Mark Neuman
Concord College
West Virginia
Diropolis
Neuman
Wheeling
George Sidiropolis
Carter
Daily Telegraph
Charleston
Sidiropolis
Gaston Caperton
City honors vets with Pearl Harbor proclamation
Princeton observes Pearl Harbor Day as a day of recognition and honor for World War II veterans. Mayor Anita Skeens Caldwell presented the proclamation at a council meeting, inviting a 10:30 a.m. Thursday reception at the Memorial Building across from the Mercer County Courthouse.
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Anita Skeens Caldwell
Margaret Miller
Mercer County
Caldwell
Pearl Harbor
United States
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