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Teen Charged With Striking Police Car in W.Va.

Police in West Virginia say a Baltimore teenager has been charged with striking a police cruiser with his vehicle.Records at the Southern Regional Jail in…

Police in West Virginia say a Baltimore teenager has been charged with striking a police cruiser with his vehicle.

Records at the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver show 19-year-old Joshua Jerome Brown was being held without bond Monday on one count each of attempted murder and reckless fleeing.

A statement from Lewisburg police says Brown was speeding early Saturday on U.S. Route 60.

Media outlets report that after Brown’s car was stopped, an officer jumped to avoid getting hit when Brown took off again. Brown’s car struck the rear driver’s side of the cruiser. The police statement says the officer was uninjured.

Lewisburg Police Chief Tim Stover says Brown later surrendered.

Jail records didn’t indicate whether Brown has an attorney.

Minimal Damage from Fire in Tunnel Along W.Va.-Va. Border

Officials say a Christmas night fire caused minimal damage to an Interstate 77 tunnel along the Virginia-West Virginia border.

The Virginia Department of Transportation says all lanes of the East River Mountain Tunnel were opened at 12:38 a.m. Friday morning following a vehicle fire in the southbound lane of the tunnel.

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports that officials will have to do some small pavement and tile repairs in the coming days.

Emergency officials say Bluefield and Green Valley-Glenwood fire departments in West Virginia and Bland and Rocky Gap fire departments in Virginia responded to the blaze.

The West Virginia State Police, Virginia State Police, Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, Virginia Department of Transportation, West Virginia Department of Transportation and Mercer County Emergency Management also responded to the scene.

W.Va. Police Witness Survey Gets Few Responses

  Most police departments in West Virginia haven’t responded to a survey regarding witness identification policies.

The survey asked police departments whether they have complied with a 2013 law that required them to adopt written witness identification policies by Jan. 1, 2014.

The Charleston Gazette reports that only 22 percent of the state’s 277 police departments responded to the survey.

The survey was conducted by the state’s Law Enforcement Professional Standards Program and the Innocence Project.

The Innocence Project sent model policies, policy-writing guides and links to training videos with the survey. It also has offered in-state training sessions.

Process Slow for Picking Huntington Police Chief

Huntington remains without a permanent police chief four months after Skip Holbrook announced his resignation.Mayor Steve Williams says the selection…

  Huntington remains without a permanent police chief four months after Skip Holbrook announced his resignation.

Mayor Steve Williams says the selection process for Holbrook’s replacement has gone slower than he anticipated.

Williams says he underestimated the time required to conduct background checks of candidates.

The Herald-Dispatch reports 37 candidates submitted resumes. A search committee interviewed eight applicants, and four names were forwarded to city officials.

Cabell County prosecutor’s office investigator Tim Murphy was appointed to conduct candidate background checks. He says he’s in no hurry to finish the extensive task. He says he’s not been given a deadline.

Holbrook resigned in March to take a similar job in Columbia, South Carolina.

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