Feb. 3—The Midland Police Department reported that a man died early Feb. 3 in north Midland as a result of self-defense, a news release said. The Midland Police Department reported that at approximately 4:09 a.m. officers responded to the 1400 block of Daventry Place in reference to a disturbance with weapons, the release said. Police […]
Though it did not provide much additional detail about why Tyre Nichols was pulled over, the newly released footage of his beating offered a look at how some Memphis police officers viewed members of the SCORPION Unit. Other footage showed attitudes that officers from the Memphis Police Department had the night Nichols was beaten. Footage […]
Jan. 30—The story of a missing West Virginia University student went viral in the Morgantown and Pittsburgh area Tuesday after social media posts alerted the community of her apparent disappearance from the Pittsburgh International Airport on Jan. 28. The posts said 22-year-old Taylor Mras, said to be a senior at WVU, was last seen at […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man allegedly shot himself in the neck while trying to steal a car from a dealership in Nutbush Friday. 26-year-old Joshua Garvins has what appears to be a bandage taped to his neck in his mugshot. Memphis Police say he was shot himself while trying to steal a car from Champion […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was arrested Saturday after allegedly stealing a Porsche from a northeast Memphis CarMax. The manager of the CarMax located at 7771 Highway 64 advised police that the customer got in the 2023 Porsche Macan and drove off without signing paperwork for a test drive or talking with staff. Police say […]
Jan. 3—MORGANTOWN — As it does every year, the Monongalia County Commission opened its first meeting of 2024 with a passing of the gavel. Sean Sikora will serve as the body’s president this year. Tom Bloom, who served as president in 2023, is up for reelection in November. Bloom confirmed Wednesday he will seek a […]
The mother of Jaylin McKenzie on Dec. 13 filed a pro se complaint in federal court against Memphis Police Department officials and the city of Memphis. Ashley McKenzie Smith — Jaylin’s mother — cited multiple MPD officials and officers, including Chief of Police CJ Davis, approximately one year after her son was killed during a […]