MARTINSBURG, W.Va – Just over a month after the Berkeley Sheriff’s Department was alerted to the possible sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl, a Martinsburg man has been taken into custody in connection with the crime. Michael Scott Vanmetre III was arrested on Friday after being accused of forcing his 13-year-old cousin to have sex with…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va – After being contacted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for assistance in conducting an arrest last week, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team took two men into custody on drug and firearm charges. Deputy Kolb of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department was contacted last Friday by ATF for help…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va – Three people from the Eastern Panhandle were arrested last Thursday following a traffic stop when a Berkeley County deputy discovered suspected fentanyl, as well as suspected cocaine in both crack and powder forms. Deputy Kolb of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department conducted a routine traffic stop of a 2008 Honda Civic around 4:30…
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The mother of a missing Berkeley Springs teenager says Angel Turner left her phone, her dog, and her medicine behind when she disappeared sometime in the early morning hours of Saturday August 3rd. Angel lives with her dad, who realized she was missing Saturday morning: Her mother, Carrie Michaels tells The Panhandle…
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Berkeley County authorities say a motorist died Saturday night in Martinsburg after his vehicle was struck by a sheriff’s department cruiser responding to an emergency call. Investigators said evidence shows the driver, Peter Christensen, 51, of Martinsburg, did not yield to the cruiser at the intersection of King Street and Illinois Ave.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Shoppers in West Virginia are enjoying a bit of a reprieve from paying taxes on certain back-to-school items through the end of the day. West Virginia In West Virginia, the state’s Sales Tax Holiday runs from Friday to Monday. According to the West Virginia Tax Division’s website. “The West Virginia State Sales…