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A new policy that’ll assign police dogs to another handler has sparked protest from some Martinsburg residents.
The Journal reports Martinsburg police said in a statement Saturday that supervisors will no longer be assigned as canine handlers.
Police Chief Maury Richards says a review found that supervisors couldn’t perform both tasks effectively.
The policy goes into effect May 1.
The canine handler position will be offered to patrolmen, who’ll complete a two-week training with the dog before beginning their assignments around mid-May.
Resident Melonie Phelps was joined by others as she led a rally Monday for her husband, police Sgt. Craig Phelps, to keep Argos, the department’s canine drug dog.
She says she’s devastated knowing Argos, who she considers a part of her family, will be with another handler.
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew data shows West Virginia is close to achieving "no-kill" status for animal shelters across the state.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn parts of Appalachia, coal mines have given way to a newer industry. Southwestern Virginia has two high-security, supermax prisons: Wallens Ridge State Prison, near Big Stone Gap, and Red Onion, not far from the town of Pound. Prisoners at Red Onion say they live in poor conditions and are often placed in solitary confinement for long stretches of time. Reporter Charlotte Rene Woods has been covering the story.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, the federal government continues to announce funding cuts to programs like Americorps, but Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she is working toward reinstating some federal workers in Morgantown.
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