A lawsuit recently filed in Preston County Circuit Court by a former Office of Emergency Management (OEM) employee alleges the office allowed several supervisors to create a […]
Author: Erin Cleavenger, The Dominion Post
MPD releases officer’s body-cam footage after High Street incident
Morgantown Police have released officer body-cam footage relating to a Feb. 2 incident on High Street, after an alleged domestic dispute. The police footage was released in […]
MPD: Appropriate amount of force used in recorded arrest
A video posted to social media over the weekend depicting what appears to be a police officer in downtown Morgantown slamming a man’s head into the cement […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF Wheeler, Joshua Wayne, 29, domestic battery, Jan. 6, Deputy Watkins. Haas, Nicholas Allen, 24, possession, Jan. 29, Deputy Watkins. Ketterman, Ronald Wayne, 37, possession, obstruction, […]
WVU issues community warning about recent financial exploitation scams
West Virginia University sent a warning to the campus community last week, urging people to be careful when interacting with others online and when receiving unsolicited phone […]
Man facing 5 misdemeanor charges after refusing to leave Hazel’s House of Hope
A Morgantown man is facing five misdemeanor charges after police had to forcibly remove him from Hazel’s House of Hope Wednesday evening. Morgantown police were called after […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF Knisell, Justin Wayne, 32, domestic battery or domestic assault – 3rd offense, Jan. 28, Deputy Hall. Peatman, Justin, 39, possession, Jan. 27, Deputy Thompson. MORGANTOWN […]
Man in custody after alleged domestic incident
Monongalia County Sheriff Deputies arrested Gary L. Simons, 43, on Wednesday, after he allegedly entered a Grafton Road residence and attacked the female inside. Simons entered the […]
Open-line 911 call leads to assault, animal cruelty charges for Masontown man
A Preston County man is in custody after police responded to an open-line 911 distress call coming from an address on Ridge Road in Masontown. On the […]
Suspected porch pirate leads deputy on high-speed pursuit
A Morgantown man possibly involved in several area package thefts was taken into custody after allegedly fleeing from a Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputy at high speeds and […]
