Police

Police investigating September death of Needmore man

Members of the Pennsylvania State Police McConnellsburg Crime Unit have released a report saying they are investigating the “undetermined” cause of death for a Needmore man in early September. On October 3, state police reported they had responded to a residence at Westview Road in Thompson Township for a report[Read More…]

Hancock Police Report

Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of September 26-October 2: September 26 Accidental alarm in 100 block of Virginia Avenue. Traffic enforcement in Hancock area, one stop. Repossession of vehicle in first block of High Street. Abandoned vehicle in 100 block of West Main Street,[Read More…]

Hancock Police Report

Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of September 19-25: September 19 Undesirable in the 100 block of West Main Street. Subject was advised and moved on. Traffic enforcement in the Hancock area with two stops. September 20 Traffic complaint in the Hancock area. Unable to[Read More…]

Head-on crash closes down 522

A two-vehicle collision along U.S. 522 near River Road on Monday shut down traffic movement for more than an hour in the morning. According to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, a female driver operating a small passenger car was traveling south on U.S. 522 shortly before 6:30 a.m. when her[Read More…]

Big Pool man leads state police on high-speed chase

West Virginia State Police formed a rolling roadblock on Potomac Road early last Thursday, September 15, ending a high-speed chase that began at about 1 a.m. on Wilkes Street in Berkeley Springs. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Trooper B.A. Meyers, police turned on[Read More…]

Hancock Police Report

Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of September 12-18: September 12 Traffic enforcement in the Hancock area with one stop. Assault in the 100 block of Franklin Street. Report to follow. Assist Washington County Sheriff’s Office in the 13,000 block of Millstone Circle. Trespassing in[Read More…]

Police Report – September 14, 2022

Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of August 29-September 11: August 29 School checks in the 200 block of West Main Street. Suspicious vehicle in the 100 block of West Main Street. Vehicle and subject checked ok. Service to advise in the first block of[Read More…]

Hancock man charged with DUI, possession of marijuana

Police were called to the 7-11 parking lot last Wednesday, September 7 at about 8 p.m. for a welfare check on a man seen hanging from his truck for about 15 to 20 minutes. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Officer Tony Link, police[Read More…]

Hancock Police Report

      Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, August 22, through Sunday, August 28: August 22 Towed vehicle in the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Littering in the 100 block of Limestone Road. Subjects advised. 911 hang up in the 100 block[Read More…]