A Morgantown man was arrested and charged after allegedly trying to take a baby from his mother in an emergency room. Felix Nahun Reyes Galeas, 31, is charged with attempted kidnapping. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, officers with the Morgantown Police Department went to the ...
A $1 million federal grant awarded to the West Virginia State Police will help troopers coordinate more closely and effectively with county and local law enforcement to target methamphetamine and the illicit trafficking of opioids, including prescription drugs. The State Police was one of only 12 agencies nationwide that successfully applied for the U.S. Department of Justice funding. The department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services offers the grants through its COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program. “We are pleased to be chosen to receive this grant funding to ...
Chair confident Bane will be overseeing cases by late-July Magistrate Ron Bane will start about six months earlier than anticipated after being appointed to the position following his election win for the seat of Magistrate Hershel Mullins, who passed away earlier this month. When Mullins died, his seat became vacant and state law allows the chief judge to appoint a replacement, Monongalia County Circuit Court Chief Judge Phillip Gaujot said. “Since Ron Bane had already won the election, it seemed appropriate that Ron Bane should be appointed to complete the ...
State Police at Kingwood Fullmer, Zachery Wade, 36, of Tunnelton, strangulation, June 25; Trooper Hall. Preston Sheriff Gardner, William Earl, 41, of Terra Alta, driving on revoked license, improper registration, possession of a controlled substance, no insurance, June 26; Deputy T.E. Mitter. DUI-related Knotts, Tina Ann, 41, of Tunnelton, third-offense DUI, June 3; Trooper Hall.
Preston SheriffSmith, Edward Allen, 45, of Morgantown, receiving or transferring stolen property, June 24; Deputy Farling.
Preston SheriffBryant, Christina Louise, 38, of Albright, domestic battery, June 3; Deputy Lewis.Moyers, Jeremy Colt, 37, of Accident, Md., public intoxication, obstructing an officer, June 24; Deputy T.E. Mitter.
