McDowell County Sheriff Seeks Help Locating Stolen 2024 Silver Dodge Ram

The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office has asked the public to help locate a 2024 Silver Dodge Ram pickup truck reported stolen from the Paynesville area. The office’s Facebook post said the vehicle carries West Virginia registration UC70563 and "the truck, which was stolen from the Paynesville area of McDowell County, could be pulling a red 16-foot car hauler."

Local officials urged anyone with information to come forward. In the post the office advised that "anyone with information can anonymously report it by calling the McDowell County Emergency Communications Center at 304-436-4106." No suspect descriptions, theft time or vehicle identification number were included in the public notice.

The missing truck is a recent-model pickup, a class of vehicle that residents here commonly use for work, hauling and travel across the region. A late-model Ram with a car hauler in tow can present a particular hazard on narrow mountain roads and can complicate efforts to recover the vehicle quickly. Neighbors, tow operators and drivers passing through Paynesville and adjacent stretches of U.S. and state routes are therefore among those most likely to spot it.

Readers should note there are two McDowell Counties in the broader region and that contact information differs by state. The phone number provided for anonymous tips, 304-436-4106, is the McDowell County Emergency Communications Center in West Virginia. Other published reports that reference McDowell County, North Carolina, use 828 area code contacts and describe unrelated incidents. Do not conflate those separate investigations.

The sheriff’s office has not released additional identifying details such as model trim, cab configuration or distinguishing damage, nor has it published surveillance images in the notice. Those are among the items investigators commonly seek to share when they ask the public for help, and interested residents should watch the sheriff’s Facebook page for any follow-up posts that may include photos or more precise descriptors.

Vehicle thefts that begin in rural areas often travel across county lines before recovery efforts succeed, which can require coordination among local, state and, at times, regional law enforcement partners. For now, the immediate step residents can take is to be vigilant for a silver 2024 Dodge Ram with West Virginia plate UC70563, and to call 304-436-4106 with any anonymous tips. The sheriff’s office may release further information as leads develop.