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Morgantown Police accepting applicants for June exam

The Morgantown Police Department is accepting applicants for the next civil service testing date, set for June 17. To qualify for the position of entry-level police officer, applicants must: Be at least 18 years of age. Be a United States citizen for at least three years. Have a high school diploma or GED. Establish and maintain a permanent physical residence within one-hour driving time of the main station of the Morgantown Police Department, 300 Spruce St., Morgantown, and shall continue to maintain his/her permanent physical residence within the residency area for the ...

MPD, civilian police review board discuss staffing, future collaboration

MORGANTOWN — Asked Monday what the Morgantown Police Department’s biggest needs are — manpower excluded — Deputy Chief PJ Scott responded there are no bigger needs.  In fact, he said, there’s nothing even close.  “Everything is kind of contingent on that. Our staffing ...

Kuretza trial continued until July

The jury trial for Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Kuretza, which had previously been scheduled for this week, is continued until July 10. This is the fourth time the trial schedule has been amended or continued since he was indicted in August 2022.  According to an order ...

Two killed in crash on W.Va. 7

The Morgantown Police Department is investigating a double-fatal crash that occurred at approximately 3:20 a.m. May 13.   One Morgantown man and another from Maryland were killed in the accident in the Sabraton area. The crash involved a silver Toyota Corolla and a Peterbilt tractor-trailer and happened near 755 Powell Ave.  The driver of the Toyota, Papa Yaw Acheampong of Boyds, Md., and another of the vehicle’s occupants, Antonio Darrell McDaniel, of Morgantown, were pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel. The third occupant of the Toyota, ...