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Recent News About West Virginia State Police
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Proposed settlement reached in suit against State Police
CHARLESTON –A proposed settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against the West Virginia State Police after a teenager was shot and killed by a trooper in 2014. -
Former officer accuses West Virginia State Police of wage violations
CHARLESTON — A former police officer is suing the West Virginia State Police, alleging wage payment violation. -
Federal inmate says he was beaten by officers until agreeing to confess to robbery
CHARLESTON – A federal inmate is suing two West Virginia State Troopers he alleges beat him in their custody until he agreed to confess to robbing two gas stations in Clay County. -
Woman sues Mingo school board after principal allegedly slapped daughter
WILLIAMSON – A woman is suing the Mingo County Board of Education after she claims her daughter was slapped by the principal and injured. -
Woman sues State Police after Trooper nearly shot her dog
CHARLESTON – A Wood County woman says she has been the victim of malicious prosecution after she stopped a state Trooper from shooting her dog. -
AG, DHHR and DMAPS reach $800K in settlements with three drug companies
CHARLESTON —The state Attorney General, the state Department of Health and Human Resources and the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, have reached combined settlements of $800,000 with three prescription drug wholesalers. -
Federal charges filed in WVDOH pay-to-play scheme
WHEELING – Four individuals and a corporation are facing federal charges for conspiring to steer West Virginia Division of Highways projects to a South Carolina business in exchange for bribes and kickbacks. -
Welch man alleges state Trooper beat him after traffic stop
BLUEFIELD – A black McDowell County man alleges he was beaten by several members of the West Virginia State Police. -
Two men file lawsuits against state Troopers for beatings
BLUEFIELD – Two men have filed lawsuits against West Virginia state Troopers they claim beat them in the Welch detachment of the West Virginia State Police in a hallway that did not have surveillance cameras. -
Keyser man claims state police, others unlawfully searched him, possessions
MARTINSBURG – A Keyser man alleges he was unlawfully searched by law enforcement during a raid on his employer. -
CALA praises Morrisey for returning more money to general revenue fund
CHARLESTON – A state legal reform group is praising the efforts of Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for the money his office has returned to the state’s General Revenue Fund since he took office. -
Attorney General transfers $1M to reduce drug test backlog
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office will send $1 million back to the state’s general fund and Governor’s Office in hopes it will reduce the backlog of drug tests at the West Virginia State Police crime lab. -
Kanawha County residents allege state police violated their rights
CHARLESTON — Two Kanawha County residents are suing the West Virginia State Police and officers, alleging excessive force, unlawful search and seizure. -
Retired state Trooper sues Town of Alderson after alleged beating by police officers
BECKLEY – A retired West Virginia state Trooper is suing the Town of Alderson after he claims he was beaten up by two police officers in 2014. -
Best practices represent best chance to reduce painkiller abuse in W.Va.
CHARLESTON – Fighting the drug epidemic and reversing its deadly consequences are some of the most important challenges we face in the Mountain State. -
State reaches $4.2M settlement with five drug companies
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office, together with the state’s Departments of Health and Human Resources and Military Affairs and Public Safety, have announced combined settlements of more than $4.2 million with five prescription drug wholesalers. -
Woman sues State Police for car accident
MORGANTOWN – A Morgantown woman is suing the West Virginia State Police after she claims it is responsible for a vehicle accident. -
Elkview couple sues individuals for unreasonable search and seizure
CHARLESTON – An Elkview couple is suing 11 individuals it claims are responsible for an unreasonable search and seizure against them that occurred in 2014. -
Morrisey seeks funds from state to fight substance abuse
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has reiterated his request that $10 million returned by his office to the state’s General Fund be used to fund drug abuse treatment and reduce the backlog of drug tests at the West Virginia State Police crime lab. -
Morrisey sending $10 million to state for drug abuse treatment
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office is sending $10 million to back to the state’s General Fund and Governor’s Office tagged to help drug abuse treatment and to reduce the backlog of drug tests at the West Virginia State Police crime lab.