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MPD investigating after gun fired on Beverly Avenue

Morgantown Police are investigating after calls came in Sunday reporting shots had been fire in the 400 block of Beverly Avenue. The call came in at around 3:40 a.m. and resulted in a subsequent community warning by West Virginia University, alerting those in area. The alert said no one had been injured. When they arrived on scene, Morgantown Police officers spoke to several witnesses, who provided descriptions of the suspect as well as video footage of the incident. According to police, a gunshot was fired after a fight took place at the Sunnyside address. The suspect ...

Former police officer in jail

BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARESTON — A former Chapmanville police officer charged in connection with the disappearance of a K-9 officer is back in West Virginia. Marcus Dudley, 26, was booked into the South Central Regional Jail without bond Thursday evening. Dudley, formerly of South Charleston, was arrested Aug. 15 in Henry County, Ga., after failing to appear twice for his arraignment earlier this month in Kanawha County Circuit Court. Dudley was previously indicted by a grand jury on three counts of falsely reporting an emergency, two counts of making false statements and ...

Police track AirTag to find stolen property, suspect

A Rivesville man is in jail after police allegedly found him on Wednesday in possession of a stolen electronic bicycle. The man was captured via a tracking device that had been previously placed by the e-bike’s owner.   West Virginia University Police (UPD) Sergeant Steven McRobie ...

Several individuals in custody following Granville drug arrests

On Wednesday, police in Granville arrested two men on drug charges after responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle parked at the Domain apartment complex at University Town Centre.  Domain staff called police after seeing two males in a Chevrolet truck near the complex’s ...