Charleston’s police chief announced there will be no charges filed against a harm reduction program. Chief James “Tyke” Hunt said Wednesday that the group, Solutions Oriented Addiction Response (SOAR), will not face charges for its needle distribution process. Hunt said he has been conducting an investigation since October over alleged violations of the city ordinance that required the group to get approval from the police chief and an alleged violation of a state law involving drug paraphernalia. Prosecutors determined that no laws were broken. Hunt said the state Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed there are no licenses from the state of West Virginia required to operate a needle distribution program. As a result, Charleston’s city ordinance that requires all necessary licenses for the state does not apply.