GRANVILLE POLICE Finch, Joshua Paul, 31, shoplifting, Feb. 5, Manley. STATE POLICE Hines, Melissa A., 43, grand larceny, Jan. 27, Trooper Barnette. Sypolt Jr., Gerald Wayne, 45, fleeing with reckless […]
Author: Erin Cleavenger, The Dominion Post
Dogs rescued from December freeze finding new homes
Six dogs rescued by a Monongalia County dog warden during the below-freezing temperatures of late December have begun their journey to a new life after a seemingly rough start. The […]
ACLU-WV: ‘Secret laws’ in prisons must be made public
The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) filed legal action Friday in Kanawha County Circuit Court in an effort to compel the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation […]
‘Notorious” drug dealer indictment dismantles major drug network to West Virginia
A federal indictment returned this week charging individuals from Ohio, California and Mexico dismantles a sophisticated drug trafficking network that served as one of the largest suppliers of illicit substances […]
Lawsuit filed against MPD after unlawful search in 2018
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Monongalia County Circuit Court against the Morgantown Police Department and one of its officers after a U.S. Court of Appeals vacated the conviction and […]
Mon Sheriff’s Department seeks identity of Calvary Baptist Church burglar
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help identifying a suspect in a burglary at Calvary Baptist Church on Burroughs Street in Morgantown. On Tuesday, an unknown […]
Former employee files lawsuit against Preston County Office of Emergency Management
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 hostile work environment […]
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 response to a […]
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 has many asking […]
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, Feb. 3, Deputy […]
