Archive for Press Releases - page 10

“OPERATION SPRING CLEANING” PHASE 2: MARTINSBURG POLICE CONTINUE ARREST SWEEP OF DRUG DEALERS Early this morning, the Martinsburg Police Department launched phase two of the Department’s “Operation Spring Cleaning,” an MPD initiative that is effectively targeting illegal drug dealing in […]

On Saturday, June 11, 2016, the ROCS Classic Norwalk Soap Box Derby will be held in downtown Martinsburg. For this event, the below listed streets will be closed down at 4am on June 11th, and will remain closed until the […]

On June 5th, 2016, at approximately 2:40am Officer T. Gibbons and Officer Smith responded to the 300 block of Woodbury Avenue for a report of a vehicle crash. Upon their arrival, Officer Gibbons made contact with the driver of a white […]

On Friday June 3, 2016 at 12:49am PFC Castelgrande of the Martinsburg Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a blue Nissan Altima in the 100 block of Tavern Road for speeding. He made contact with the driver, Quamir Finch, […]

On June 1st, 2016, officers of the Martinsburg Police Department conducted investigations into solicitation of prostitution in the city limits of Martinsburg, WV. Officers utilized a cooperating individual who would walk in a specified area. The cooperating individual was monitored […]

On Friday, May 20, 2016 officers from the Martinsburg Police Department conducted a search warrant at a residence located at 900 ½ Wilson St, on a bottom floor apartment. This search warrant was the result of a controlled purchase of Crystal Methamphetamine […]

Over the last two months, the Martinsburg Police Department has been conducting a drug investigation related to the distribution of Heroin and Crack Cocaine within the city limits of Martinsburg, West Virginia.   Investigators with the Martinsburg Police Department were able to obtain […]

Martinsburg Combats Opiate Addiction as Law Enforcement and Educators Partner to Present Documentary Film The Martinsburg Police Department and Berkeley County Schools today announced their partnership in co-sponsoring a major public event as part of their joint efforts to combat […]

The Martinsburg Police Department announced today that its new policy establishing that MPD supervisors will no longer also serve as canine handlers will go into effect as scheduled on May 1, 2016. Craig Phelps, the Department’s current canine handler, will continue […]