A routine traffic stop in Morgantown by a West Virginia State Trooper resulted in a brief foot chase and drug charges against the vehicles’ driver. Cpl. J.T. Wood stated in a criminal complaint he observed a Mitsubishi Galant traveling on South Dorsey Avenue in Morgantown shortly after 8 ...
Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Morgantown man in connection to an April shooting at Northside Hills Apartments. Levi H. Kelly, 21, has been charged with attempted murder, use of a firearm during a felony and 16 counts of wanton endangerment for each round fired. The shooting took place just before 2 a.m. April 24 at the apartment complex at 2800 District Drive. Deputies were dispatched to the scene, where they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were transported to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Kelly was ...
BY MIKE NOLTING GRANVILLE — A police officer in Monongalia County says a recent theft investigation has highlighted another way the pandemic has changed, and is changing daily life. Recently, a woman shopping at a store in Granville was robbed of her purse. The woman reported the theft to police, but the criminals had already managed to charge more than $10,000 on one of her credit cards. Granville Police Department Sgt. Ronald Kerns said in the past police would post a close-up image of the suspect entering or leaving the store and another image would show a vehicle type or ...
Jermaine Jones, 50, of Jackson, Mich., was taken into custody on Thursday after the Mon Metro Drug Task Force found drugs inside a Morgantown residence. Task force officers executed a search warrant at the Winona Avenue apartment Jones was occupying, criminal complaints said. During the ...
Police departments countywide and throughout the state are experiencing an unprecedented shortage of new officer recruits. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department said they will be down eight officers, which is unheard of in their department. According to the University Police ...
Jack Christopher Kovacs, 18, of Uniontown, Pa., was charged with malicious assault after he was allegedly caught on video attacking another man in downtown Morgantown in April. A video of the incident, which Morgantown police officials said took place on April 15 in front of 314 High St., ...
