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Police

Wood Sheriff

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office released the following reports. * Between June 27-July 4, deputies responded/answered 423 calls, including: 71 Traffic Stops; 67 Speak with Complainant by phone or in person; 20 Domestic calls/Domestic Violence Protective Orders Served; 15 ...

Traffic stop leads to two drug arrests

PARKERSBURG — Two men were arrested Tuesday on drug charges following a traffic stop. The Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force reported that it conducted a traffic stop Tuesday on a vehicle on Interstate 77, near the W.Va. 2 exit. The driver was identified as Austin Gabritch, 30, of Vienna, and ...

Belpre Police

BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports Feb. 7, 14 and 27. They were inadvertently omitted from previous editions. Jan. 29 * Jonathan D. Toohey, 50, of Marietta, was cited for no operator license. * Christopher L. Stephens II, 20, of Parkersburg, was cited for ...

Authorities investigating body recovered from Ohio River

PARKERSBURG — Authorities in Wood County are investigating the discovery of a body in the Ohio River on Friday afternoon near the Blennerhassett Bridge, according to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. The body was discovered around 3:25 p.m. by a barge deckhand who noticed something ...