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Person hit by vehicle at Pierpont

BY MIKE NOLTING The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a report of a suspected panhandler hit near the Pierpont Centre Monday afternoon. Deputies were called to the scene at 12:17 p.m. on a report that one person was injured. Traffic on Venture Drive reportedly backed up all the way to Lowe’s during the investigation. The Dominion Post reached out to the sheriff’s department for information on the accident. No response was received in time for this report. Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said they are praying for the person injured and ...

Man arrested after repeatedly calling 911

A Rivesville man was charged with reporting a false emergency incident over the weekend after allegedly calling the Monongalia County Emergency Management Agency (MECCA 911) dispatch center multiple times with no emergency happening.    This is the second arrest in a week ...

Homeland Security official conducting unannounced inspections of W.Va. jails

As concern about conditions in West Virginia’s jails has festered, the state’s new inspector general for Homeland Security has started unannounced visits to facilities, spending long days that include talks with workers and inmates that he has pulled aside. “I personally am going to every prison and every jail in the state of West Virginia to conduct a comprehensive inspection,” Mike Honaker, the inspector general for Homeland Security told members of the House Jails and Prisons Committee. His inspections were prompted by a letter from the committee’s leaders, asking for ...

Marion County fraud probe yields charges for 3 people

BY MIKE NOLTING Three Marion County residents are facing charges after police allege they worked together to defraud a resident out of more than $17,000. The investigation began this past week when a report of several fraudulent charges on a bank statement was reported. Police then learned of 142 fraudulent charges totaling $17,938.58, and obtained the name of a suspect — Cyleigh Brock. Detectives tied 28 transactions back to a Cash App in Brock’s name, 11 other payments to a PayPal account owned by Alyssa Jones and two others tied to a Cash App owned by Scott ...

Civilian police review board to host public forum

The Morgantown Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board will hold an open house/public forum from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Morgantown Public Library, 373 Spruce St. The purpose of the event is to inform the community about the board, its purpose and what its powers are within city code. Attendees will be able to ask questions, provide input on the strengths and weaknesses of the Morgantown Police Department and offer suggestions to members of the board.

Star City PD bust hotel drug operation

Two people were taken into custody Thursday evening after Star City Police received complaints of drug activity occurring inside a room at the Best Western on Boyers Avenue. Star City officers responded to the hotel at around 9:44 p.m. to investigate and execute a capias arrest warrant for ...