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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1997
Page
5
Dow Jones dropped 192.25 to 7,604.26 in a sharp stock market sell-off sparked by fears Japan may dump U.S. bonds. The loss, the largest point drop since Black Monday 1987, came despite a long rally in recent weeks and broad declines across major indices.
Mercer County Circuit Court handed multiple drug related sentences. Ronald Mitchem, 46, of Matoka, pleaded guilty to four counts of delivery of oxycodone and received one to two years plus three years probation, four months jail, and fees with July 7 report date. Tony Allen Jones Jr., 19, Princeton, pleaded guilty to one count of marijuana delivery, facing one to five years and a $15,000 fine. sentence suspended in favor of six months to two years at Anthony Correctional Center followed by probation. Joseph Colbird II, 29, Athens, had work release denied after pleading guilty to attempt to commit a felony. original sexual assault charge dismissed. Charles Michael Smith, 23, Princeton, pleaded guilty to two counts of marijuana possession and received six months in jail and $1,000 fine per count.
A motor vehicle accident at Bryant Street and Stadium Drive was investigated by Officer Vicchio. A stolen vehicle was reported at Cherry and Church Street, investigated by Officer Hazuka. Domestic dispute at 3016 Walters investigated by Officer Vicchio. A juvenile obstruction of traffic and an altercation after a single vehicle crash at 100 Roanoke Street were noted. Police also responded at Memorial School and Kwik Kafe and investigated further crashes at Route 102 and Route 720.
West Virginia now routes all missing child reports through a state police central clearinghouse created by 1997 legislation and linked to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Effective June 1, the system collects reports from all law enforcement agencies and provides a toll free line 1-800-352-0927. Each year over 2,500 WV children are reported missing, mostly runaways or abductions.
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