BRAMWELL, WV (LOOTPRESS) — An investigation into eBay listings led undercover officers to purchase live newts and turtles allegedly being possessed and sold illegally in Bramwell, according to an investigative account.
Officers began investigating in March after receiving a complaint about listings under the username “thegoldfishcommanderisback.” After locating wildlife advertised through the account, officers obtained a warrant for eBay records.
Investigators said the records showed

MERCER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A driver towing a trailer loaded with lawn equipment faces charges after allegedly fleeing a State Police trooper on Interstate 77 and striking a guardrail Sunday afternoon.
According to a criminal complaint, a trooper spotted a gray 2007 Dodge Dakota traveling south near mile marker 20 around 4:20 p.m. on October 4, 2026. The truck allegedly swerved out of its lane at least six times, twice traveling entirely onto the left shoulder, with other vehicles nearby.

BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A Bluefield man faces domestic battery, strangulation and child abuse charges after allegedly attacking his wife and their 16-year-old daughter, who tried to intervene.
Police responded to a reported domestic disturbance at a home on Willow Street on Saturday, October 3, 2026. According to the police report, Sgt. H. Browning encountered two juvenile girls outside before approaching the home, where a man was yelling at someone inside.
The man, identified as Christopher

PRINCETON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — A woman accused of throwing a rock at an occupied vehicle and slashing a tire outside a Princeton Taco Bell told a state trooper she was trying to get a bird out, according to a police report.
The incident happened around 6:56 p.m. Thursday, October 1, at the Taco Bell on Lyle Way.
The vehicle’s owner told police a woman approached his vehicle, threw a rock at the passenger-side window and repeatedly pulled on the passenger-door handle. When she could not get inside,