Newly appointed Monongalia County Magistrate Judge J. Timothy Pocius, along with his new assistant Heather Field, was sworn in Friday morning by Chief Circuit Court Judge Perri Jo DeChristopher before a small crowd at the Monongalia County Justice Center. Pocius, who will ...
BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — Local and federal law enforcement made a significant seizure of drugs Wednesday in Charleston. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Will Thompson said 30 federal indictments were returned after an eight-month long investigation into a historic drug bust in the state. “It is the largest methamphetamine seizure in West Virginia history,” Thompson said at the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse in Charleston. The attorney said they don’t know exactly how many pounds of meth were seized, but Thompson said it’s well ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s interim State Police superintendent says his work is cut out for him. Jack Chambers took over the role this week following the abrupt resignation of his predecessor, Jan Cahill, while multifaceted investigations continue and while needing to assess the top layer of agency leadership. “It’s a task. It’s a big task,” Chambers said Thursday on MetroNews’ “Talkline.” “But I appreciate the governor having confidence in me to put me in the position. I start down the list: There’s a lot of good things going on, and we do have some areas ...
Morgantown Police arrested a man on drug charges Wednesday morning after conducting a traffic stop on a vehicle that had a busted-out rear driver’s side window. The vehicle was also seen driving left of the center line. According to the police report, after stopping the Honda Odyssey ...
The newly named State Police superintendent says there’s plenty of work ahead to shore up the agency, determine whether all upper level managers are appropriate for their roles and dive more deeply into a multi-faceted investigation that already led to the resignation of his predecessor. “I’m going to look at every position that’s appointed in the State Police, evaluate those — I have to get some information from everybody first,” new Superintendent Jack Chambers said during a briefing today. “But I can’t give you a timetable to be honest with you. This is going to ...
Local law enforcement agencies are trying to raise officer recruitment numbers any way they can but are still having difficulty finding willing and suitable candidates to fill open slots. Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said his department needs to hire six deputies to be ...
