Robert Stapleton (38 yoa from St. Albans) was arrested without incident at his Pennsylvania Avenue home in St. Albans on Tuesday afternoon by Ptl. Marc Gilbert of SAPD. Stapleton was arrested on felony Grand Larceny & Burglary warrants out of Mason County. Warrants were also served on him for four counts of Forgery and one count of 3rd Offense DUI.
He was arraigned and lodged in the South Central Regional Jail
SAPD has taken reports on the following incidents in January 2010
1/1: Leaving The Scene of Accident; 1495 Penn Ave;
1/1: Public Intox arrest @ 1900 blk of Adams; Taken to CARES
1/1: Sexual Assault; Lot D; Under Inv
1/3: Domestic Battery; 2300 blk Grant Ave; 3 arrests
1/3: Domestic Battery; 74 Old Main Plaza; 2 arrests
1/3: Shoplifting & Resisting Arrest; 3rd Street Go Mart; 1 arrest
1/3: 2 vehicle crash @ Penn Ave & Kan Terrace; No injuries
1/4: Domestic Battery; 500 blk of 10th Street; 1 arrest
1/4:Petit Larceny & Dest of Property; 516 Drew; Bicycle Stolen
1/4:Auto Tampering; 40 B Street; CDs, GPS, & Phone charger stolen; No suspects
1/5:Dest of Property; 2100 blk of Penn Ave
1/5:Obstructing & Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer; 2000 blk Benedict Circle; 1 arrest
1/5:Single Vehicle Crash @ Kan Terr & Hansford Street; No injuries
1/6:Petit Larceny; 1477 MacCorkle; License plate stolen; No suspects
1/6:B&E Outbuilding; 2400 blk of Lincoln Ave; Nothing taken
1/6:B & E Auto; 29 1st Ave; I-Pod stolen
1/6:Violation of Dom Viol Protective Order; 60 Old Main Plaza; 1 arrest
1/7:Single Vehicle Crash; 6th Ave & 3rd Street; No injuries
1/7:2 Vehicle Crash; Lewis Ave & B Street; No injuries
1/7:Leaving Scene & Driving on Revoked for DUI; 900 blk Old Point; 1 arrest
1/8:2 Vehicle Crash; 6th Ave & 2nd Street; No injuries
1/8:Battery; 1400 Highland Drive; Cleared, no charges requested
1/8:Petit Larceny; 800 blk of Sutherland Drive; Handgun & Cash stolen; No suspects given
1/9:Petit Larceny; 2300 blk of Monroe Ave; Circuit breakers stolen; No suspects
1/10:DUI & Driv on Revoked for DUI; 900 blk Laing Street; Arrest Warrant obtained
At around 10:45am today (2/21), an 84 year old man was struck and killed by west bound train at the B Street railroad crossing in St. Albans. The man, Ronald E. Hoover, was walking north on B Street and walked in front of the CSX train. The engineer reportedly used the horn and bell of the engine in hopes to get the man's attention, but he kept walking. The train was going 48 mph prior to the incident so, it would be impossible for the train to stop in time.
Mr. Hoover lived with a daughter in the Amandaville area of St. Albans. She told officers that Mr. Hoover had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease about two years ago. She also said that at he was a former railroad employee and felt comfortable around trains.