Newsroom@DominionPost.com The Morgantown Police Department is conducting high-visibility seat belt enforcement as part of the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program Click It or Ticket campaign. This enforcement effort will […]
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Detroit man charged in overdose death
MORGANTOWN — A Detroit man has been charged with giving a person who died by overdose the drugs that killed them. Tremayne I. Johnson was arrested by the Detroit Police […]
Morgantown police investigate downtown shooting
MORGANTOWN — One woman was taken to the hospital after an early morning shooting in downtown Morgantown. About 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, officers with the Morgantown Police Department were on patrol […]
Michigan man charged in shooting on Kingwood Street
A Michigan man has been charged in connection with a Monday shooting in South Park. A person was shot in the leg Monday evening. Demetrius Leval Willis, 38, of Ypsilanti, […]
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 […]
More police downtown for graduation weekend
This graduation weekend downtown Morgantown will have, depending on one’s perspective, either its normal police presence or an increased police presence in the late night and early morning hours, with […]
Ceremony honors fallen officers
Wednesday, a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of fallen law enforcement officers was held at the statue in front of Morgantown’s public safety building. At 1 p.m., two members of the […]
Morgantown Police investigating physical altercations; Uber driver speaks out about fight that damaged vehicle
An Uber driver and his passengers were attacked on High Street early Sunday morning. On Monday, the Morgantown Police Department announced officers responded to a physical altercation at about 3 […]
Your body is a crime scene: Police chief, prosecutor talk about investigating, trying sexual assault cases
The Morgantown Police Department and the Monongalia County Prosecutor’s Office work together and with several other agencies to respond to, investigate and resolve sexual assault cases. MPD Chief Eric Powell […]
Police reform is complicated
When it comes to police reform, the question should be “what keeps communities safe?” not “what works in policing?” That’s according to James Nolan, a professor and chair for West […]
