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‘Every case is different’: WVU Police discuss how they handle sexual assault reports

The West Virginia University Police Department works alongside local hospitals, Title IX employees, Marshall University and local and state law enforcement agencies to investigate sexual assault cases. WVU PD Capt. Sherry St.Clair, who also heads the department’s investigation unit, said  the way  a sexual assault case is handled by university police depends on the manner in which it is reported. ‘Every case is different’ “Every case is different. There’s no certain protocol, every case leads you different ways,” St.Clair said. The process of ...

Aaron Hoard takes the stand in his trial

KINGWOOD – Aaron Hoard and his is fiance, Machaela Jeffries, were the last two witnesses called to testify for the defense Friday.  Final arguments are scheduled for Monday, and then the case will go to the jury. Hoard is accused of first-degree murder in the November 2019 shooting ...

More police downtown for graduation weekend

This graduation weekend downtown Morgantown will have, depending on one's perspective, either its normal police presence or an increased police presence in the late night and early morning hours, with the return of the Morgantown Police Department's bar detail. The bar detail is five or ...

Testimony continues in Preston murder trial

KINGWOOD — Testimony continued Wednesday in the trial of Aaron Hoard.  Hoard is accused of first-degree murder in the November 2019 shooting death of Grant William Felton Jr., of Terra Alta, outside Shorthorn’s Saloon.   The first witness called by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney ...