Morgan County Sheriff
Chief Deputy Vince Shambaugh reported these recent calls:
January 6
Assist State Police on Sir Johns Run Road.
Suspicious person reported at Cedar Run S/D. All secure.
Single vehicle accident on Fearnow Road.
January 7
Report of a missing four year old on Laurel Hill Avenue. Child located.
Assist probation officer in Great Cacapon.
Arrest: Dora Rouch of Great Cacapon charged with worthless check.
Arrest: Wendy Teter of Berkeley Springs charged with worthless check.
Commercial burglar alarm on Howard Street. All secure.
Fight in the parking lot of Warm Springs Restaurant.
Phone harassment complaint.
Threats complaint.
January 8
Aircraft in distress call. Call cancelled enroute, plane landed safely.
Unattended death on Gaither Road.
Disabled motorist assist on Cacapon Road.
Two vehicle accident South Washington Street and Broadway Street.
Disabled motorist assist on Valley Road.
January 9
Battery complaint.
January 10
Harassment complaint at Berkeley Springs High School.
Domestic dispute on Long View Lane.
Assist Town of Bath at the Country Inn.
Complaint of ID theft.
Complaint from female about not being allowed to get belongings.
Subject disovered door unlocked at residence. Residence cleared, all secure.
Possession of weapon Warm Springs Middle School.
January 11
Reckless driver complaint on Route 9 E.
Burglary in Cacapon S/D.
Assist Town of Bath with domestic dispute on Wilkes Street.
Welfare check on River Street. Cancelled enroute.
Disorderly conduct on Winchester Street.
Domestic dispute on McClusker Lane. Report filed.
January 12
Landlord—tenant dispute. Agreement reached.
Assist Town of Bath with disorderly conduct.
Welfare check on Hammond Street. All secure.
January 13
Welfare check on Highland Ridge Way. Report filed.
Unwanted person on Highland Ridge Way. Subject asked to leave property.
Call & activities for 2007
Patrol Section—Criminal Investigations: 577; Motor Vehicle Accidents: 166; Arrests: 128 misdemeanors and 64 felonies for a total of 192; Transports: 269; Alarms (residential and burglar): 203; Paper served (civil process, protective orders and arrest warrants): 1256; Service Calls (not requiring written reports): 2644 and Home confinement checks: 106 checks nine of which resulted in revocations.
Additional Assets Section—Sheriffs' K-9: responded to 90 calls to include service calls, call outs and assists to other agencies; SWAT (Speical Weapons and Tactics team): Served seven high risk drug search warrants and responded to one attempted murder/armed subject call; Criminal Investigative Department (CID): Investigated 58 felonies and 21 misdemeanors for a total of 79; Home Confinement (Hook ups and supervision): 30; PRO (Prevention Resource Officer at Morgan County Schools): 20; Animal Control: 57 and Morgan County Deputy Reserves: Presence at nearly every large school function, countless funerals, several major accidents, several tansports and several deputy ride alongs.
