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 […]
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Reform how cops treat rape, sexual assault survivors
Last Sunday, we published an article called “Survivors share their stories” — true stories from women who experienced sexual assault and harassment. One of the survivors, “Corrine,” […]
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 […]
Creation of police review board gets first approval from Morgantown Council
MORGANTOWN — After a 10-month process that included some two dozen public meetings, a long list of community participants and public pushback from law enforcement locally and […]
Survivors Share Their Stories
READ MORE: In her own words: Survivor shares victim impact statement she wrote Tips for Talking with Survivors of Sexual Assault A warning: The following contains stories […]
Postcast 68 – April 23, 2021
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Two arrested, drugs seized, after police find stolen vehicle
Finding a stolen vehicle led the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office to search a hotel room and seize multiple kinds of drugs. Joshua Witt, 34, and Kaylee Rice, […]
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 […]
Public Safety Advisory Committee, WVU Police partner to better meet needs of diverse campus community
WVU Today As part of continuing efforts to increase transparency and better evaluate resources, West Virginia University launched a new Public Safety Advisory Committee to partner with […]
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 […]