MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia University Board of Governors has authorized the university’s police department to participate in the federal 1033 Program through which local law enforcement agencies can obtain excess weapons, vehicles and equipment from the U.S. Department of ...
MORGANTOWN – It all started with a trip to Lowe’s. Working a series of local thefts at the national home improvement chain, officers with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department were granted access to the license plate recognition cameras positioned in the store’s parking lot. ...
For emergency responders, the portable radios they carry as part of their essential gear is literally a lifeline — not only for themselves, but members of the public. So, what if they find themselves in a life and death struggle and nobody can hear their calls? Some first ...
Good: SB 175 — updates offenses of extortion and attempted extortion. It specifically adds “or other thing of value” (understood to include sexual acts) to the list of things that, if threatened, would qualify as extortion. It also adds that “threaten[ing] to publish in any manner ...
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police are investigating a shooting that happened just before 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20. Officers responded to a shots-fired call at 1993 Water Street, to find a man with gunshot wounds to his hand and back. According to a release sent out by the department, officers ...
In a past life, West Virginia University sociology professor James Nolan was a Wilmington, Del., police officer. In his 13 years on the force, Nolan noticed something: “The root cause of criminal behavior isn’t in the character or decisions of a person committing a violent or illegal act. ...