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Gaujot grants parole to man with child porn

All computers, smartphones are subject to search A 78-year-old man who was sentenced to 2-10 years of home confinement for having child pornography was granted parole on Tuesday. David Berentsen was given that sentence by Judge Phillip Gaujot in May 2018 for his conviction of possession of materials of minors in sexually explicit conduct. Parole is similar to probation in that there are conditions and rules that must be followed. Any computers or smartphones used by Berentsen are subject to random searches, Monongalia County Prosecutor Perri DeChristopher said. After ...

Westover Police Chief Richard Panico resigns

BY GABRIELLA BROWN Newsroom@DominionPost.com  Westover Police Chief Richard Panico announced his resignation during Monday night’s Westover City Council meeting. Panico is one of three officers named in an ongoing civil lawsuit against the City of Westover. The lawsuit alleges ...

MPD breaks up nine parties, issues 12 citations

The Morgantown Police Department responded to nine “loud parties” or possible gatherings Friday through Sunday. That’s according to Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy who said most of those were in the Sunnyside area and all except  one of them received an initial warning. “For the most part, officers did not have to return after the initial response,” Stacy said. The number of parties fell off greatly after Sept. 11, he said. That was the day an order from Interim City Manager Emily Muzzarelli banning parties and social gatherings in some parts ...

We have to get this right: Committee discusses FOP review board concerns

Police oversight and review board ordinance in the works MORGANTOWN -- Morgantown City Councilor Zack Cruze said pushback from the Fraternal Order of Police and others over the city’s efforts to create a community policing advisory and review board is premature and ...

Mon grand jury returns 107 indictments

A 73-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his stepdaughter is among the 107 indictments returned by the September term of the Monongalia County grand jury. The grand jury also indicted a former Morgantown City Council candidate on two election fraud charges and a man accused of ...

Police: man wanted for stabbing arrested after vehicle chase

A man accused of stabbing someone in June was arrested on Friday after allegedly leading deputies on a vehicle chase in Morgantown. Timothy I. Brooks Jr., 30, of Morgantown, is charged with malicious wounding and fleeing from an officer in a vehicle with reckless indifference. Deputies ...