Wellsburg Fire Chief Facing Criminal Charges

The leader of Wellsburg’s fire department has been charged with falsifying accounts established for proceeds from fundraisers held for the volunteer company.
A case against Scott Kins, 44, of Wellsburg is pending in Brooke County Magistrate Court following an investigation by the West Virginia State Police.
Because the charge is a felony offense, it may be bound over to the 1st Judicial Circuit Court.
According to the criminal complaint filed against Kins, a state trooper…