Monday, June 10 2013 10:43 AM EDT2013-06-10 14:43:29 GMT
Dustin Rutledge
Two men from Tornado were arrested in Saint Albans just after noon Saturday for trying to cash a stolen check at the B B & T bank's drive-thru.St. Albans Police say the pair drove up to the drive-thru
Two men are in jail for trying to cash one a check belonging to one of the men's grandmother.
Thursday, June 6 2013 12:56 PM EDT2013-06-06 16:56:42 GMT
The northbound lane of I-77 near the Mahan area of Fayette County is shut down due to a tractor trailer accident. The accident is within a couple miles of the Kanawha County line.
Both northbound lanes of I-77 were shut down near the Mahan area of Fayette County after a tractor trailer flipped. The accident was within a couple miles of the Kanawha County line.
You see them everywhere, from buildings to traffic poles.
"The technology has been very helpful and video doesn't lie," said Lt. Steve Cooper.
Charleston police investigators are using surveillance video to solve crimes with their own cameras watching. Remember this stabbing outside club impulse? The incident was captured on a camera that belongs to the Charleston Police Department.
"It was invaluable in this case," said Lt. Cooper.
Some like the idea of an eye in the sky, others do not.
"They are popping up at traffic lights and all around all the buildings and it's kind of a little unnerving," said Allen Atkins.
"I don't have a problem with it," said Mark David Du Bois.
Several cameras are placed throughout the city but the video is not constantly monitored, it is only looked at when a crime occurs.
"As far as monitoring the day-to-day activities of law abiding citizens, we don't do that," said. Lt. Cooper.
Lt. Cooper said the department is open to any technology that can help keep you safe. He said are doing just that.
Investigators said they only put the cameras up in high crime areas.
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