Princeton Police Blotter Reports Thefts and DUI Charges
Police blotter items include Ralph Allen Thorne facing DUI and failure to maintain control charges in Princeton. Grace Moodie reports a stereo gun and VCR stolen from Mercer Street. the stereo later returned. A forged $100 check was cashed at One Valley Bank. Alan Redden arrested after a destruction of property call. Four wheel center caps reported stolen from a vehicle at Princeton Shop. Detective C N Poe and officers investigated all events.
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W.va
Princeton
Ralph Allen Thorne
Loganville
T.D. Bradley
Princeton City
Mercer Street
Grace Euphene Moodie
C.N. Poe
One Valley Bank
Alan D. Redden
D.L. Spradlin
C.E. Mitchem
Jeff Maddow
Police report of multiple incidents in Princeton area
Patrolmen investigated a gun sighting at McDonalds and a breach of peace arrest at Hardees involving John C Pittman 32 of Beckley. Vandalism and battery on Mercer Street, an assault on Douglas Hager, arson at Virginia Manor storage room, and an attempted break in at Ercoline Nissan Green Valley. Checks stolen from Hughes mailbox, cellular phone theft from James Mills vehicle, tires flat on Kenneth Monk vehicle. Shots fired on 514 Powell St and an assault on 515 Rogers St with no further details.
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Ing Center
L.D. Peters
McDonald's
John C. Pittman
Beckley
Hardee's
R.A. Mann
G.A. Syres
Mercer Street
Douglas Hager
Princeton
Ercoline Nissan
Green Valley
R.E. Midkiff
R.E. Haynes
Terry
Denise Hughes
Sunny Meadows
Detective Bureau
James Mills
Airport Tavern
Kenneth Monk
W.E. Gearhart
Bluefield
Powell St
Dorthy Brown
M. Beck
Rogers St
J.D. Lawson
G.A. Haynes
D.M. Dillon
Former mine boss on probation for safety violations
Charles D. Lambert, former superintendent of Pinnacle Creek Development, received three years probation and a $75 assessment after pleading or being sentenced on charges of violating mine safety standards at the Rolf A-6 mine in Crumpler between 1991 and 1992. The sentence reflected medical issues from a prior mine explosion. Lambert, Pinnacle Creek Development, and crew leader Jerry Lee Jones faced a seven count indictment covering smoking, methane checks, and falsified records.
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Bluefield
McDowell County
Charles D. Lambert
Pinnacle Creek Development Inc
U.S. District Court
David W. Faber
Lambert
Pinnacle Creek
Wythe man dies in Smythe crash
Wythe County man David ay Hayton, 36, of Crockett Virginia, died at the scene after a two vehicle collision at the U.S. Route 11 and State Route 679 intersection in Grose close. The incident occurred about 5 40 p m Monday when Hayton in a 1979 Dede Omni allegedly tried to pass a 1980 American Motors Eagle on a double line. The Eagle appeared turning left onto Route 679 from Route 11 when impact occurred then the Omni left the road striking a telephone pole. Trooper R L Edwards Wytheville State Police detachment is investigating.
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Wytheville
Smythe County
Wythe County
David Ay Hayton
Box 40
Crockett
Hayton
Murder charge dropped in 10 year old case
Sum mers County prosecutor dropped a 1983 murder charge against James Vandall after new investigation and polygraph results casting doubt on his involvement. The case stemmed from the disappearance of Rachel Crawford, whose remains were found in a Hinton dump in 1991. Danny Vandall remains charged in a separate trial set for July 19 in Monroe County.
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Lewisburg
Summers County
Mike Turner
Greenbrier County
Charles M. Lobban
James L. Vandall
Vandall
Danny Brown Vandall
Rachel Crawford
Crawford
Hinton
James
Stanley Dwyer
Turner
Dwyer
Danny Vandall
Lobban
Monroe County
Warrants Pay Off as BPD Raid Nets Drugs and Cash
Bluefield police raided 515 Rogers St. and seized nearly an ounce of cocaine, Dilantin, drug paraphernalia, packaging items, and $2,700 in cash after warrants and surveillance. Residents in custody await charges as Chief Poe notes potential impact on local drug flow. K-9 unit Harko assisted in the search.
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Bluefield
Rogers St
W.T. Jones
Bluestone Visitors and Convention Bureau to issue statement
BLUEFIELD The Bluestone Visitors and Convention Bureau will issue a public statement after a closed-door meeting Tuesday at The First National Bank. Treasurer Nelson Walker could not reveal the upcoming action. The board will discuss financial reports and a personnel matter in executive session. Beverly Wellman will become executive director effective July 1 and will coordinate with board members to set future goals.
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Bluefield
Bluestone Visitors and Convention Bureau
First National Bank
BVCB
Nelson Walker
Walker
Beverly Wellman
Wellman
Monroe trial moved to Summers County
Roger Dale Knuckles of Gap Mills faces three counts of felony DUI over a fatal head on collision on Route 219 in Lindside on November 14, 1993. A mistrial was declared after juror selection failed. retrial is set for August 16 in Summers County.
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Monroe
Summers County
UNION
Monroe County
Roger Dale Knuckles
Gap Mills
Lindside
Robert Irons
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Virginia Manor
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Eddie Lee Isom
The
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Wythe
Smythe
Keith Conner
Villager Sportswear
Faille
Stone É Thomas
Mercer Mall
Poe
Harko
Augusta K-9 Services
Rocky Gap
Mike Poe
Robert T. Gardner
Lawrence Optical
North Street
FDIC
U.S. Treasury
Charter Federal
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