Police blotter highlights in Princeton Bluefield Mercer areas
Wednesday reports include tire cut on bicycle display at a store, tool thefts at Blevins Auto Repair, tires slashed on a Bluefield vehicle, loud noise on Highland Avenue, youths climbing a tree, juveniles harassing an adult woman, vandalism at Opera House Apartments, a juvenile tampering with a vehicle, damage to a fence from a rock throw near Johnny Clowers residence, a deer strike on Route 52, a burglary and fire at a Glenwood Road residence, and a gun seizure involv ing a self harm case at Hurricane Ridge.
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Princeton City Police Department
C.R. Hutchens
Blevins Auto Repair
D.L. Spradlin
Bluefield City
South Spring
D.A. Pennington
Highland Ave
Highland Avenue
J.M. Bailey
Rogers Street
R.L. Carriger
T.L. Simmons
Opera House
Union Street
G.A. Haynes
David Pierce
Athens
Geraldine Sue Bowman
Bluefield
Route 52
R. Kessinger
Tim Hawks
Glenwood Road
R.A. Hill
Hurricane Ridge
W. Worley
Fain and Scott Case Outcomes At Princeton Court
Judge William R. Stafford II heard Wednesday night cases. Donald Lee Fain, 57, had obstructing an officer charges reduced to breach of peace. pleaded guilty, earned 16 hours credit, fined 25 dollars plus 55 dollars costs. Carol D. Scott, 25, found guilty of assault and obstructing an officer. sentenced to 10 days in jail, fined 200 dollars plus 325 dollars costs.
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William R. Stafford II
Princeton
Donald Lee Fain
Carol D. “Binky” Scott
Search for missing McDowell County woman continues
McDowell County authorities and state police use a helicopter and bloodhounds from Bland County to locate Barbara Shrader a 42 year old woman missing since Wednesday. Shrader of Coon Branch was last seen wearing a maroon skirt a purple striped blouse and pink house shoes.
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Welch
McDowell County
Barbara Shrader
Coon Branch
Emergency Communications Center
Shrader
Horse Creek
Bland County
No foul play ruled in Bluefield man death
Elbert Adkins, 63, of Bluefield was found at his North Street apartment after a odor was noticed. The Mercer County medical examiner ruled no foul play. Separate item notes Bluefield Daily Telegraph photographer Todd Stringer to show a black and white life study exhibit at Paine Gallery with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. and ongoing display all month.
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Bluefield
North Street
Elbert Adkins
Mercer County
Adkins
Stringer
Daily Telegraph
Todd Stringer
Paine
Bluefield Area
Princeton to Lose DARE Grant After This Year
Princeton City Police will not receive further DARE funding beyond this year though the program may continue. The four year grant totals 8,914 this year and covers 25 percent of Officer Larry Peters salary for elementary schools. The police chief notes the program’s value and community groups plan fundraisers to sustain it.
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Princeton
C.A. Kassay
Kassay
DARE
Larry Peters
Peters
Princeton Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
Princeton City Police Department
City Hall
Traffic laws take effect today in Charleston
Charleston AP reports new state laws take effect Friday including stopping for stopped school buses with a 20 foot buffer and possible immediate arrest by magistrates. Other changes raise handicapped parking fines to 100, define school zone boundaries, impose 100 fines for crossing railroad signals, and require headlights in rain fog and other poor visibility with buses using headlights at all times.
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Charleston
Vintage shell found at Vivian home
A 20 millimeter artillery shell discovered by a new resident at a Vivian house was safely removed and exploded on a remote McDowell County mountaintop. Emergency officials said there was never any danger inside the home and the shell was not a missile.
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Welch
McDowell County
Vivian
911 Emergency Control
Jimmy Joe Gianato
Gianato
Car stolen from Princeton driveway
Mercer County Sheriff seeks suspect after a gray maroon 1989 Chevrolet S-10 was stolen from Bernard Gills Jr. driveway on Lorton Lick Road in Princeton. Detective Darrell Bailey said the theft was reported Wednesday and the vehicle entered into the national crime computer.
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Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Lorton Lick Road
Johnny Clowers
Division of Highways
Route 10
D.B. Bailey
Princeton
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Darrell Bailey
Bernard Gills Jr
Gills
Bailey
National Crime Computer
Princeton Woman Wins $92 000 Verdict in Accident Case
Angela O Neal of Princeton received a 92656 42 verdict in Mercer County Circuit Court after a trial before Circuit Judge John R Frazier. O Neal sued Susan Whittaker of Bluefield over a traffic collision on May 8 1993 on College Avenue in Bluefield.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Angela O’neal
John R. Frazier
O'Neal
Susan Whittaker
Bluefield
College Avenue
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