Vehicle break-ins reported at Village Drive residences, South Charleston WV

Theft

Reported: 10/30/2025 07:32 AM

Near Village Dr, South Charleston, WV 25309

A caller reported multiple vehicle break-ins near Village Drive, South Charleston. The caller provided footage showing the break-ins affecting his and a neighbor's vehicles. Responding officers noted the back door of a residence nearby was open and proceeded to check for any occupants, finding signs that the residence had been ransacked.

Audio|Source: Kanawha County Public Safety

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Transcript:

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The unit take a bean eagle vehicle, near Village Drive.

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339.

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139. It's be near Village Drive. near Village Drive.

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Callers F150,

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broken into, does have footage of his and his neighbor's vehicle getting it broken into.

00:22

10 for all being there 1033

00:30

Okay, okay.

00:36

Goffit 1063 23 23

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5-1-6-124

00:47

Lake Escape One occupant. Are you at South Charleston City Limits,

00:51

sir?

00:58

I haven't received those emails of that footage from the call earlier.

01:02

I'm here at the residence. I'm going to go ahead and just go in and get it myself since you'd be any of your coming out so I'll be out at near Village Drive.

01:10

Copy near Village Drive.

01:16

The back door is open and we're going to make entry.

01:22

Ten, wait for me.

01:26

Say again.

01:29

Wait till I get there.

01:32

Ten floor. We're holding the back door.

01:40

13 to 3. Let me start that way.

01:45

We're 10.4. Thank you, both.

01:53

He's 104. He even said you all could cancel if you need to. He said it's happened before.

01:57

You may have somebody at least call him or leave us.

02:00

Negative for one.

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Is he ever made entry, make sure nobody's inside?

02:05

104. He just said it's been ransacked.

02:10

Negative. We're responding.

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Near Village Dr, South Charleston, WV 25309

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