CRIME & SAFETY

Jun. 8—A Morgantown woman, Danielle Marie Drew, 35, was arrested Wednesday evening after Monongalia County Sheriff's Deputies were called to the scene of a physical altercation at Glen Abbey Townhomes off Van Voorhis Road. According to the criminal complaint filed by Deputy Logan Thompson, law enforcement had been called...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - Members of the Morgantown community and beyond honor and remember the legacy of Officer Zane Breakiron. Early Saturday morning Breakiron was killed in a car crash. He had been with the department for almost seven years. A mentee of Breakiron, Brittany Sharps, was in disbelief when...

A New Jersey man was arrested in Star City earlier this week after police received information about an alleged identity theft scheme. According to a criminal complaint filed by Sta. You have reached content available exclusively to Dominion Post subscribers.

An attempted home confinement check in Fairmont led to a woman being arrested after deputies found meth.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department has scheduled a sobriety checkpoint. Authorities say the checkpoint will be on US Rt. 19, Blue Horizon Drive, from 6 to 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14. During the checkpoint, authorities will perform both a sobriety and seatbelt check on...

The Monongalia County Sheriff's Department has announced via a release that it will be conducting a seatbelt checkpoint next week.

WESTOVER, W.Va (WDTV) - The Westover Police Department turning to social media for help identifying several people. In the first post, the WPD is asking for help identifying four people. Below are additional photos of the four people and the truck they were allegedly in. In the second post, the...

According to WDTV, authorities are releasing new information regarding a Memorial Day shooting at Walmart in Grafton. Authorities have identified the suspect in the shooting as 23-year-old William Tucker Jenkins. Jenkins had an outstanding warrant out of Pennsylvania for failure to appear and another charge for driving under the influence...

MAIDSVILLE, W.Va (WDTV) - Emergency crews responded to a coal truck fire in Monongalia County Wednesday afternoon. Crews were dispatched to the fire at Fort Martin Industrial Park in Maidsville at 12:57 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a social media post from the Granville Fire Department. Crews from the GFD...

The Westover Police Department is once again asking the public for help identifying a person from security photos.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — After having escaped Hurricane Katrina in her home state of Louisiana and now experiencing two house fires, Stacey Nichols is no stranger to tragedy. A fire, which is now being investigated by State Fire Marshals, broke out at a townhome at Ashton Estates on Monday. Resident Stacey Nichols said that she […]

The second day of the June session of the Marion County Grand Jury saw two Bridgeport residents indicted. The information from day two of the grand jury was provided by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. Listed as being indicted was. Bridgeport’s Timothy Allen Jones and Rebecca Sayre-Callison. Jones,...

The Westover Police Department is asking the public for assistance in identifying several individuals.

STAR CITY, W.Va (WDTV) - A New Jersey man has been charged after officers say he stole a Monongalia County man’s identity to purchase an iPad. The victim contacted officers with the Star City Police Department on Monday in reference to his identity being used to purchase an iPad valued at $1,399.99 that would be delivered to a home on Crawford Ave. in Star City on Tuesday, according to a criminal complaint.

MONONGALIA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office has announced that a 62–year-old male was found dead in his vehicle last week. According to a press release, on June 1, 2023, Deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office were patrolling the area of Birch Hollow and Darnell Hollow when they came upon a […]

MORGANTOWN -- Several members of the Morgantown Police Department lined the back wall of the Monongalia County Commission chamber Tuesday evening as Morgantown City Council opened its meetin. You have reached content available exclusively to Dominion Post subscribers.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Police Chief Eric Powell addressed councilors during their regular meeting about the life and contributions of Patrol Officer First Class and K-9 handler Zane Breakiron. Breakiron was fatally injured in a June 3 crash on I-43 near the Pennsylvania border. The crash is being investigated by...

Members of the Mon Metro Drug Task Force arrested two individuals after recovering dangerous amounts of illegal narcotics during searches of two Monongalia County residences. Desmon. You have reached content available exclusively to Dominion Post subscribers.

MONONGALIA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office has released new information regarding a body that was found on Dug Hill Road two years ago. According to a press release, on June 1, 2023, Detectives with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office searched the area of Dug Hill Road where the human remains of […]

A man has been charged after allegedly picking up a 4-year-old child by the throat and throwing him at a home in Morgantown.