For more than three decades, Mark Ralston and Vance Lipscomb donned the uniform of the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department. They officially suited up for the last time on Friday, announcing their retirement from the department. Each logged more than 30 years, rising through the ...
During the holidays, many families travel away from home to spend time with friends and relatives. Whether you plan on being gone for one night or one week, it is important to make sure your home is secure while you are away. According to reports from the National Crime Victimization ...
Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer told The Dominion Post on Wednesday he was glad the jurors in the trial of Deputy Lance Kuretza came to the same conclusion his department had. “I am grateful that their verdict was consistent with the investigation that our department performed ...
Local law enforcement agencies are trying to raise officer recruitment numbers any way they can but are still having difficulty finding willing and suitable candidates to fill open slots. Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said his department needs to hire six deputies to be ...
Monongalia County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Washington man now living at an area homeless shelter Wednesday. According to a press release from Sheriff Perry Palmer, deputies responded to Tractor Supply, on Vista Del Rio Drive, about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday for an alarm. There, the did ...
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 Department honor guard exited the building and placed the wreath of branches, flowers, and ...