Welcome to another episode of The Postcast, the audio companion to The Dominion Post newspaper in Morgantown, WV. In this episode an early morning visit from the […]
Tag: police
Early morning visit by sheriff’s deputies raises questions
MORGANTOWN — At 4:51 a.m. May 21, Monongalia County resident Chin Orih was awakened by a banging on his front door. About a minute later, there was […]
Impact of our war on police
by Jay Ambrose Suppose you’re in a battlefield with bad guys coming at you full force and you have the means of stopping them, but, while calling […]
Fed agents to don body cams; all police should do it
In recent years, more and more police departments have been choosing to strap their officers with body cameras — a move that boosts transparency in an era […]
Don’t defund police; invest in de-escalation
The murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin one year ago pushed to the forefront concerns about police use of excessive force, particularly […]
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 […]
Mental health crises require social workers as first responders
Police reform remains top of mind for many in the U.S., and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is proposing a commonsense way forward. This month, he announced he […]
Postcast 73 – May 28, 2021
Welcome to another episode of The Postcast, the audio companion to The Dominion Post newspaper in Morgantown, WV. In this episode Morgantown’s police union files a lawsuit […]
Preacher accused of recording men in bathroom
A preacher is facing criminal charges for recording men using the restroom at the church. William Page, 59, of Morgantown, is charged with two counts of criminal […]
Shame on the Pride Parade for not allowing uniformed NYPD representatives
A quarter-century has passed since gay NYPD cops sued for and won the right to march in the annual Pride Parade in their police uniforms, notching a […]
