In the predawn hours of May 21, Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies surrounded Chin Orih’s home, guns drawn. The sound of a deputy banging on their door woke Orih and his […]
Tag: civilian police review and advisory board
Policing special committee lives on, city facing officer shortage
MORGANTOWN — The ordinance creating the Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board body has been presented and adopted. But the special committee that drafted the law lives on. Morgantown […]
Postcast 73 – May 28, 2021
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=45071148″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”] Welcome to another episode of The Postcast, the audio companion to The Dominion […]
Lawsuit expected as Morgantown Council creates police review board
MORGANTOWN — Attorney Teresa Toriseva, representing the Mon-Preston Fraternal Order of Police, told The Dominion Post that she will file a lawsuit today in response to Morgantown City Council’s vote […]
FOP attorney said police review board will still result in lawsuit
MORGANTOWN — Teresa Toriseva, the Wheeling-based attorney representing the Mon-Preston Fraternal Order of Police, didn’t hesitate when asked if the police review and advisory board ordinance before Morgantown City Council […]
Postcast 68 – April 23, 2021
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=44446312″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”] Welcome to another episode of The Postcast, the audio companion to The Dominion […]
Powers of police review board cut as it heads back for city council review
MORGANTOWN — The May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd touched off weeks of national unrest and put a spotlight on policing — resulting locally in calls for the creation […]
Committee on police review board meets
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is still opposed to the creation of any kind of civilian police review board by Morgantown City Council. So he stated in response to a letter […]
Yes, we need a civilian review board
“I think the idea of this [civilian police review and advisory board] and officer acceptance of this, there’s really not as big a chasm or gap [as] that might have […]
March 14 letters to the editor
Review board would make city inclusive As part of the larger Morgantown community, we are excited about the proposed Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board for our city. We see […]
