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- May 06
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WDVM Interview Highlights MPD’s Success and Innovations
Last Sunday, WDVM-TV aired a recent interview with Chief Maury Richards and Deputy Chief George Swartwood on the station’s acclaimed news program, Issues and Insiders, hosted by Mark Kraham. The wide-ranging discussion covered important topics including: the release of MPD’s […]
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- Apr 24
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MPD Announces New Junior Police Academy
The Martinsburg Police Department announced today the start of its new 2019 Junior Police Academy. The Junior Police Academy will be a special opportunity for young people to learn about the job of policing, work closely with expert police instructors, […]
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- Apr 16
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Martinsburg Safer: MPD Annual Report Shows Continued Crime Reduction
The Martinsburg Police Department has released its 2018 Annual Report, announcing a continued significant decrease in major crime during the past year. For the third consecutive year, burglaries and robberies decreased, both down 10% from 2017. In 2018 there were […]
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- Apr 03
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MPD Officers Honored at Elks Law and Safety Day
On Sunday, March 31st 2019 at The Martinsburg Elks Lodge 778, hosted its annual Law and Safety Day Dinner and Award Ceremony. This annual event is the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks program to recognize outstanding Law Enforcement and […]
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- Mar 14
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Landlord Works with MPD to Make Latest Drug House Another Success Story
Chief Maury Richards announced the successful resolution of another Drug House Ordinance case and praised the responsible action of the landlord to fix the problem. Close cooperation between the Martinsburg Police Department and Ms. […]
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- Feb 20
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MPD Shuts Down W. King Street Drug House—Third Violation for D.C. Landlord
The Martinsburg Police Department announced today the initiation of another case under the city’s “Drug House Ordinance” for the rental property at 311 ½ W. King Street, after a recent investigation and search warrant by the Eastern Panhandle Drug & […]
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- Feb 19
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Martinsburg Fire and Police Department: EMS Operations and Joint Overdose Response Strategies
On Thursday, February 14, 2019, Chief Richards of the Martinsburg Police Department and Captain Weller of the Martinsburg Fire Department submitted the 2018 EMS Operations and Joint Overdose Response Strategies report to the Martinsburg Municipal Council at the monthly meeting. […]
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- Feb 07
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MPD Makes Arrest in Raleigh Street Homicide
On February 3, 2019 at approximately 4:00 p.m., Officers with the Martinsburg Police Department and the Martinsburg Fire Department responded to 405 South Raleigh Street for a call of a man shot in the chest. Upon their arrival they found […]
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- Jan 24
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Landlord Steps Up—Works with MPD to Shut Down Another Drug House
Police Chief Maury Richards announced that successful resolution, with full cooperation of the landlord, of another case under Martinsburg’s innovative “Drug House Ordinance.” Yesterday, Richards and Assistant City Prosecutor Nicola Smith appeared in front of Municipal Court Judge Dale Buck […]
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- Jan 09
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MPD Kicks Off New Year By Shutting Down Three More Drug Houses
The Martinsburg Police Department started the New Year by announcing the shutting down of three more drug houses under the City’s innovative “Drug House Ordinance.” Police Chief Maury Richards appeared before Martinsburg Chief Magistrate Ella Buckner to obtain Orders of […]
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