GRANVILLE POLICE Finch, Joshua Paul, 31, shoplifting, Feb. 5, Manley. STATE POLICE Hines, Melissa A., 43, grand larceny, Jan. 27, Trooper Barnette. Sypolt Jr., Gerald Wayne, 45, […]
Author: Erin Cleavenger, The Dominion Post
Dogs rescued from December freeze finding new homes
Six dogs rescued by a Monongalia County dog warden during the below-freezing temperatures of late December have begun their journey to a new life after a seemingly […]
ACLU-WV: ‘Secret laws’ in prisons must be made public
The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) filed legal action Friday in Kanawha County Circuit Court in an effort to compel the state Department of […]
‘Notorious” drug dealer indictment dismantles major drug network to West Virginia
A federal indictment returned this week charging individuals from Ohio, California and Mexico dismantles a sophisticated drug trafficking network that served as one of the largest suppliers […]
Lawsuit filed against MPD after unlawful search in 2018
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Monongalia County Circuit Court against the Morgantown Police Department and one of its officers after a U.S. Court of Appeals vacated […]
Mon Sheriff’s Department seeks identity of Calvary Baptist Church burglar
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help identifying a suspect in a burglary at Calvary Baptist Church on Burroughs Street in Morgantown. On […]
Former employee files lawsuit against Preston County Office of Emergency Management
A lawsuit recently filed in Preston County Circuit Court by a former Office of Emergency Management (OEM) employee alleges the office allowed several supervisors to create a […]
MPD releases officer’s body-cam footage after High Street incident
Morgantown Police have released officer body-cam footage relating to a Feb. 2 incident on High Street, after an alleged domestic dispute. The police footage was released in […]
MPD: Appropriate amount of force used in recorded arrest
A video posted to social media over the weekend depicting what appears to be a police officer in downtown Morgantown slamming a man’s head into the cement […]
AREA ARRESTS
MON SHERIFF Wheeler, Joshua Wayne, 29, domestic battery, Jan. 6, Deputy Watkins. Haas, Nicholas Allen, 24, possession, Jan. 29, Deputy Watkins. Ketterman, Ronald Wayne, 37, possession, obstruction, […]
