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Parkersburg Police seek suspect in malicious wounding

PARKERSBURG - Parkersburg Police are searching for a woman accused of injuring a man with a sharp weapon during an altercation late Wednesday night. According to a release from the department, officers responded to the 2500 block of 39th Street at approximately 11:20 p.m. Oct. 23 after a ...

Parkersburg Police say missing juvenile found

PARKERSBURG - The Parkersburg Police Department announced that Gemma Davies, a juvenile reported as a runaway on Oct. 13, has been safely located and returned home unharmed. According to a release from Police Chief Matthew Board, officers in the patrol and investigative divisions followed ...

Service in Youngstown honors trooper killed in crash

YOUNGSTOWN — About 600 law enforcement officers lined Armed Forces Boulevard near the Beeghly Center at Youngstown State University in order to salute the coffin of Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Nicholas Cayton as it passed by Wednesday. Cayton, 40, was killed Oct. 16 when his cruiser ...

Belpre Police

BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports: Oct. 13 * Chloe A. Dunfee, 21, of Hockingport, was cited for a red light violation. Oct. 14 * Melissa N. Smith, 43, of Parkersburg, was cited for driving under suspension and expired registration. * Marcus R. ...

Washington County Sheriff gives update on SRO efforts

MARIETTA - Washington County Sheriff Mark Warden announced that his office is in the process of assigning a school resource officer at Frontier Local during the Washington County Commission meeting Thursday. All seven districts in the county now have a SRO available on-site. “I’m ...