http://www.register-herald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_310221450.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_310221450.html A Nicholas County man was sentenced Thursday in federal court on charges of possessing child pornography. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_310220357.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_310220357.html Beckley police detectives are looking for two people who they believe stole a woman’s purse in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Oct. 17. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_309220027.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_309220027.html The state corrections commissioner says two escaped prison inmates remain at-large, and authorities working to find them are still concentrating their efforts in Wyoming County. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_309215923.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_309215923.html A former Wyoming County school bus driver is facing up to two decades in prison after being convicted Wednesday of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian following a two-day trial in Wyoming County Circuit Court before special judge Robert Burnside of Raleigh County. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_308222724.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_308222724.html State corrections authorities say they are focusing their efforts in Wyoming County as they continue to search for two escaped inmates. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:24:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_308222532.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_308222532.html Sophia police say a Raleigh County man tried to slam into a police officer — who managed to fire five shots into the suspect’s tire — and ram another cruiser head-on during a pursuit. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:20:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_308222128.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_308222128.html Beckley police say they have arrested a Raleigh County woman who allegedly stole checks from people’s mailboxes, altered the checks and cashed them. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:19:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_308221956.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_308221956.html Raleigh County sheriff’s detectives say a man robbed a MacArthur convenience store at gunpoint late Tuesday night. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:23:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_308202425.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_308202425.html A McDowell County woman faces up to 80 years in federal prison for allegedly helping produce and distribute child pornography. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:30:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_307233214.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_307233214.html Police responded to a reported armed robbery late Tuesday at a Raleigh County convenience store. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:32:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_307223324.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_307223324.html A 44-year-old Beckley man fled from a traffic stop, crashed into a house and took off on foot before he was apprehended Monday afternoon, city police said. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_306211239.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_306211239.html Beckley City Police Chief of Detectives Capt. Jeff Shumate is warning local residents about a check washing scam after law enforcement has investigated some five cases in the past two months. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:57:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_303215840.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_303215840.html A Massachusetts fugitive wanted for violation of parole stemming from an Oct. 25 armed robbery charge, was arrested in Greenbrier County Thursday evening after he and his girlfriend led police on a 3-mile chase and attempted to flee the scene on foot. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:17:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_302221751.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_302221751.html The search is still on for two inmates who went missing from the Mount Olive Correctional Facility Sunday night. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:15:00 +0000 http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_302221612.html http://www.register-herald.com/policecourts/local_story_302221612.html State Police in Raleigh County have arrested a missing sex offender wanted for violation of West Virginia’s sex offender registry laws.