CRIME & SAFETY
Weeks long investigation finds man in West Virginia with suspected cocaine, packaging and scales
BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — The Brooke County Sheriff’s Office announced that weeks long investigation of suspected drug trafficking has led to an arrest out of Follansbee for Delivery of a Controlled Substance. According to officials, The Hancock-Brooke-Weirton Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force arrested 27-year-old Marquon Underwood on...
Lack of uniform police policies in PA leaves differences in what is 'use of force'
When a police officer is accused of misconduct, including excessive force, taxpayers often foot the bill. Center Township in Beaver County paid nearly $1 million last year to settle a civil lawsuit following the Nov. 6, 2022, death of Industry man Kenneth Vinyard at the apparent hands of an off-duty local police officer...
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