West Virginia State Police face staffing and equipment woes
In Bluefield, Sgt. Roger Keaton warns the Princeton detachment has shrunk from 12 troopers in the 1960s to six today. With fewer than 500 troopers statewide and about 60 nearing retirement, pay and benefits squeeze officers. He cites aging vehicles, heavy workloads, and no mobile radios as core problems. A sobriety check on U.S. Route 52 in Bluewell is planned this Friday.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Roger Keaton
Princeton
Keaton
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Sam Huff
Bluewell
Miner on trial over fatal shooting at Logan County mine
In Charleston AP report lawyers for a Logan County coal miner fight a subpoena seeking testimony from a mystery figure who could clear their client. Jerry Lowe, a picket captain for United Mine Workers Local 5958, is accused of killing Eddie York during a strike at Arch Mineral Corp.'s Ruffner mine on July 22. An November indictment accuses Lowe of conspiracy.
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Charleston
Logan County
John Kessler
John Copenhaver
Kessler
Jerry Lowe
Lowe
United Mine Workers
Arch Mineral Corp
Ruffner
Eddie York
Lenore
Daily Police Blotter Highlights Franklin County Area
Police logs from Bluefield Princeton and Mercer County record disturbances on Allen Street and Mount View area with reports of shots fired and assaults. Princeton officers report window damage at Skeens Flower Shop and a break in at East River Volunteer Fire Department. youths arrested for disturbing the peace and Hurst found with drug paraphernalia. State police list DUI and burglary charges across Bluefield Princeton Raven and surrounding towns. Sheriff notes vandalism in Bluewell and vehicle damage near Bramwell with multiple investigations ongoing.
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Allen Street
Police Department
Allen Street Bridge
Mount View
R.F. Ferrell
Third Street
M.A. Beck
Princeton City
Skeens
Thorn
Rogers Streets
R.A. Mann
East River
W.L. Harman
W.J. Gilley
Larry Hurst
Princeton
T.A. Bailey
Worley Warfe
Harrison Street
W.A. Peery
Pine Plaza
Jimmy West
East Main Street
C.R. Hutchens
Kee St
C.E. Mitchem
Robins Street
K.T. Compton
D.L. Spradlin
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Woodlawn
Bluewell
W.O. Lawson
Clara Wooden
Maybeury
Route 52
Bramwell
M.T. Smith
Jury awards contractor over forty seven thousand dollars
A Mercer County jury ruled against Princeton physician Arthur Gindin and his wife Sara ordering them to pay Mountain Country Enterprises Inc. of Peterstown more than $47,000 for breach of contract regarding home work. The eight day trial before Circuit Judge David W. Knight began May 19.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Monroe County
Mountain Country Enterprises Inc
Peterstown
Arthur Gindin
Sara
Gindins
Mountain Country Enterprises
David W. Knight
Board of Education wins accident case
A Mercer County jury ruled the Board of Education not liable for a 1992 automobile crash involving former Matoaka High School student Michelle White. White sued claiming transportation to a school event. evidence showed drivers acted as independent youths with parental permission. The jury awarded nothing and the case may be appealed.
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Princeton
Mercer County Board of Education
Matoaka High School
Hicle
White
John Anderson
Board of Education
Steve Fowler
Michelle
Anderson
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
John R. Frazier
Woman Stabbed on Bland Street In Stable Condition
Jamnita Mullins, 19, was hospitalized in stable condition after a stabbing on Bland Street Sunday. Police said she sustained a stab wound, minor lacerations, and a busted lip from a group of unidentified subjects. investigation ongoing with no arrests yet.
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Bluefield
Bland Street
Jamnita Mullins
M.A. Beck
Magistrate hearing set for Matoaka shooting suspect
A magistrate court hearing is scheduled for 18 year old Robert Howard Lake of Matoaka on a malicious wounding charge in the Friday night shooting of 67 year old Richard Gray. Gray was found after a 75 foot fall, treated by rescue crews and flown to Charleston. The suspect's appearance is set for June 21 at 10 a.m. before Magistrate Harold Buckner.
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Princeton
Matoaka
Robert Howard Lake
Richard Gray
Lake
Harold Buckner
Gray
Princeton Rescue Squad
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