The Shadow
Bath County Sheriff’s Office
Weekly News Release
March 1 Through March 7, 2026
March 1, 2026 Deputy T. Plecker assisted with a rescue call on Ashwood Dr.
March 1, 2026 Deputy R. Miller and Deputy T. Plecker assisted with rescue call on Klondike Dr.
March 1, 2026 Deputy R. Miller and Deputy T. Plecker responded to a dispute on Little Back Creek Rd.
March 1, 2026 Deputy R. Miller and Deputy T. Plecker responded to a vehicle accident on Sam Snead Hwy.
March 2, 2026 Deputy T. Plecker conducted traffic control on Sam Snead Hwy.
March 2, 2026 Deputy T. Plecker assisted with a rescue call on Jackson River Tpke.
March 2, 2026 Lt. C. Smith responded to a scam call in Hot Springs.
March 3, 2026 Deputy T. Plecker conducted an investigation in Millboro.
March 3, 2026 Deputy T. Harlow conducted multiple traffic stops on Sam Snead Hwy.
March 4, 2026 Deputy C. Altizer arrested Stuart Tingler on five counts of Probation Violation from Alleghany County.
March 4, 2026 Sheriff R. Plecker arrested Kenneth Kessler for Probation Violation.
March 4, 2026 Deputy T. Plecker unlocked a car for a citizen on Sam Snead Hwy.
March 4, 2026 Sheriff R. Plecker, Major J. Grimm, and Lt. C. Smith provided a funeral escort in Hot Springs.
March 4, 2026 Deputy J. Bryan IV conducted a well-being check on Airport Rd.
March 4, 2026 Deputy R. Miller arrested April Dawn Woods on four counts of Drugs-Possession of Schedule I or II substance.
March 5, 2026 Major J. Grimm, Lt. C. Smith, and Deputy J. Rexrode assisted on a medical call on Lower Yard Rd.
March 5, 2026 Deputy R. Miller conducted a well-being check on Airport Rd.
March 5, 2026 Sheriff R. Plecker and Deputy R. Miller responded to a report of a reckless driver on Mountain Valley Rd.
March 5, 2026 Deputy J. Bryan IV and Deputy R. Miller conducted a well-being check on Waltons Ln.
March 5, 2026 Deputy R. Miller responded to debris in the roadway on Mountain Valley Rd.
March 5, 2026 Deputy J. Bryan IV and Deputy R. Miller assisted Virginia State Police with a motor vehicle accident and arrest of Mark Austin
Nichols for DUI.
March 6, 2026 Deputy C. Altizer and Deputy T. Harlow responded to a B&E on Seven Ridges Rd.
March 6, 2026 Deputy C. Altizer and Deputy T. Harlow responded to a trespassing call on Waltons Ln.
March 7, 2026 Deputy D. Smith conducted a well-being check on Mountain Valley Rd.
March 7, 2026 Deputy T. Harlow conducted a traffic stop on Mountain Valley Rd.
March 7, 2026 Deputy T. Harlow responded to a traffic hazard in the roadway on Sam Snead Hwy.
Bath County Sheriff’s Office emergency communications officers answered 267 outbound calls and made 136 outbound calls during this time.
