KINGWOOD — A judge denied bond for Scott Allen Cartwright on Dec. 19, citing public safety and the criminal complaint. Cartwright, 39, of Reedsville, is one of three people charged with […]
Cops and Courts
Man arrested for auto tampering in Jefferson Court area
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police Department officers arrested a man who allegedly entered cars in the Jefferson Court area. Robert Lee Wright, 64, of Morgantown, is charged with auto tampering and attempted […]
Man who thought he sent nudes to a 12-year-old pleads guilty
MORGANTOWN — A man indicted by the May 2018 grand jury for attempting to seduce a 12-year-old over the internet pleaded guilty Tuesday in Monongalia County Circuit Court. Judge Phillip […]
Two people arrested for illegal possession of firearms
MORGANTOWN — Two people are in custody after Morgantown Police found them with firearms. According to a release, officers of the Morgantown Police Department, responded to a report of brandishing […]
Preston deputies trying to identify suspect in Walmart shoplifting case
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Sheriff’s Office is seeking to identify suspects in a shoplifting incident that happened in the early morning hours of Dec. 12 at the Kingwood WalMart. […]
Princeton man arrested in Wiles Street burglary
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police officers arrested a Princeton man Monday, following a burglary on Wiles Street. According to a press release, officers received a call of suspicious activity at 274 […]
Preston police confiscate hundreds of license plates annually
KINGWOOD – More than 100 license plates were collected by the Preston County Sheriff’s Department during a six-week period after deputies pulled over vehicles when they spotted something out of […]
Preston County Sheriff’s Department details license plate fraud in the county
KINGWOOD — More than 100 license plates were collected by the Preston County Sheriff’s Department during a six-week period after deputies pulled over vehicles when they spotted something out of […]
Walmart hosts annual Shop with a Cop
MORGANTOWN — About a dozen deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department responded to Walmart at University Town Centre on Saturday. Not to an emergency but to help about 100 kids […]
Preston deputies charge 2 people with possessing, selling drugs
KINGWOOD — Preston County deputies have charged a couple with having more than 2 pounds of marijuana and other drugs in a car. Floyd Ellis Cowger IV, 24, of Fairmont, […]
