BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — State Police Superintendent Col. Jack Chambers confirmed Monday that Sgt. Cory Maynard and other troopers were “ambushed” while responding to a shooting call Friday in Mingo County. “They were ambushed. Sgt. Maynard was hit and wounded. Another ...
BY MIKE NOLTING The new leader of the state police told state lawmakers Monday better days are ahead for the agency. Interim West Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Jack Chambers is looking into allegations within the department of theft, rape, misuse of government funds, ...
CHARLESTON — The new superintendent of the West Virginia State Police issued a written apology to women who might have used a training academy locker room where a video camera was revealed to have been placed. Meanwhile, an attorney representing women who used the locker room has ...
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 ...
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 ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday that he has accepted the resignation of West Virginia State Police Superintendent Jan Cahill amid an investigation of the agency that seems primed to continue at multiple levels. The governor named an acting superintendent, Jack Chambers, ...