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Dominion Post
25-07-2025
- Business
- Dominion Post
Vehicle smashes through multiple Pinecrest Plaza storefronts
The Monongalia County Sheriff's Department is investigating how a vehicle ended up driving through roughly 100 feet of storefronts off Point Marion Road on Thursday. According to information shared by MCSD, deputies were alerted to an accident at Pinecrest Plaza at 11:40 arrived to find a vehicle completely inside the mixed-use building owned by RDR Properties, which falls under Metro Property Management. Two vehicles in the parking lot were hit and received heavy damage before the wayward Buick struck the building at a shallow angle and plowed through multiple vacant storefronts before partially exiting the building approximately 100 feet away. Dave Biafora, representing Metro Property Management, said he believes a medical issue caused the driver to lose control. Both the driver and passenger of the vehicle received on-scene treatment before being transported to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital for further care, according to the MCSD. 'Luckily, nobody got really hurt,' Biafora said, explaining the storefronts to the right of the entry point are occupied, while those that ended up in the line of travel are not. 'There was damage to the building, obviously, and all the storefronts – drywall, interior walls, ceiling lights. He basically took out the left half of the building,' Biafora said. 'That type of structure, the basement and lower level is all concrete and metal and steel. The top floor is all wood. The way the car actually went in the middle of the storefronts and came out almost at the end was absolutely amazing, truly.' According to Biafora, tenants in the 18 second-floor apartments were not required to relocate as the apartments were not damaged and the building remains structurally sound. He said facilities personnel with MPM had the site cleaned up by 4 p.m. or so. 'You go back up and look and you'll just think someone took the doors and windows out. It's all cleaned up, everything is stabilized, the building's inspected, the fire alarms checked, the power company came through and everything's good,' he said. In addition to the sheriff's department, Mon EMS, Cheat Lake Fire Rescue and Brookhaven Fire Rescue responded to the scene.
Dominion Post
30-05-2025
- Dominion Post
Monongalia County Sheriff's Office sheds more light on motorcycle accident
MORGANTOWN — A motorcycle rider involved in Thursday's accident on the Mileground has life-threatening injuries, according to the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department. At 2:10 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to the accident at the intersection of Mileground and Hartman Run roads. A press release states a Nissan Xterra was heading onto Hartman Run Road while a Yamaha motorcycle was traveling toward Easton Hill. The two vehicles collided head-on, throwing the rider off the motorcycle. The rider was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital by Monongalia County EMS with life-threatening injuries, the release states. The identity of the rider has not been released. Due to the severity of the accident, the sheriff's department crash reconstruction team was called to the scene to assist in the ongoing investigation.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Caretaker charged after allegedly taking jewelry from seniors in her care for 10 years in Mon County
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — A woman has been charged with stealing from multiple elderly victims in Monongalia County over the past 10 years after a family said she took $20,000 worth of jewelry from a person she was hired to take care of. On April 27, deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department began a criminal investigation into Julia Fowler, 51, of Albright, who had been hired by a family to care for an elderly person suffering from cognitive decline at a home in Morgantown, according to a criminal complaint. Family members had reported that jewelry was going missing from the residence; after the investigation began, the elderly victim's family members were 'able to identify 26 pieces' of jewelry which were sold by Fowler to a pawn shop in Westover, according to the complaint. Man allegedly threw Crown Royal bottle near 2 children while in vehicle in Fairmont Those pieces were sold to the pawn shop for a total of $6,986, but family members said the jewelry was worth approximately $20,000 to $25,000, deputies said. Deputies also learned that Fowler had 'taken care of several elderly individuals' over the course of approximately 10 years, and all have reported jewelry missing during Fowler's employment,' according to the complaint. Fowler has been charged with multiple counts of financial exploitation of the elderly. She is being held in the North Central Regional Jail on $100,000 bond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man charged after allegedly holding newborn by foot while assaulting woman in Monongalia County
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — A man has been charged with allegedly strangling a woman and abusing an infant in Monongalia County. On May 12, deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of a dispute taking place at Timberline Apartments in Morgantown, according to a criminal complaint. While en route, deputies were advised that a female victim had gotten to a different residence and informed the occupants that Doryian Williams, 24, of Braddock, Pennsylvania, had punched her, deputies said. After officers arrived, the victim told them that Williams had taken her cell phone and 'restrained her from leaving' for multiple hours, according to the complaint. During the time Williams held the victim, he also grabbed a newborn infant from the victim, 'held [the infant] by the foot over the bed' and 'slammed [the infant] onto the bed' before knocking the adult victim to the ground and choking her, deputies said. Mary Lou Retton had 'screw top' wine bottle in her Porsche during DUI arrest in Fairmont, complaint says After choking the victim, Williams 'grabbed a handgun and held it in his hand while he began to yell at her angrily' and then struck the victim 'with the handgun multiple times,' according to the complaint. Williams has been charged with strangulation and child abuse. He is being held in North Central Regional Jail. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Felon from Detroit charged after allegedly brandishing firearm at victim in Mon County
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — A convicted felon from Detroit has been charged after allegedly brandishing a firearm at a victim and conspiring to sell drugs in Monongalia County. On May 16, deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of brandishing taking place at an apartment Van Voohirs Road in Morgantown, according to a criminal complaint. When deputies arrived, they spoke with the victim who said that Daron Buford, 34, of Detroit, Michigan, who 'pulled a gun out on him and racked the slide, causing a live round to leave the chamber of the handgun,' deputies said. Deputies then located a .45 caliber 'Blazer round' near the rear driver's side tire of a vehicle which Buford was 'allegedly driving' and were able to obtain a search warrant for the apartment to locate Buford and the firearm, according to the complaint. 8 charged after troopers find drugs, loaded gun within reach of children at Harrison County home During that time, deputies found a gun in a closet 'that had the same ammunition that was found outside in the parking lot'; Buford was previously convicted of a felony, thus prohibiting him from owning firearms, according to the complaint. Also in the residence, deputies located 'multiple' containers of methamphetamine and heroin, as well as packaging materials and sets of scales, deputies said. Buford has been charged with wanton endangerment, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and drug conspiracy. He is being held in North Central Regional Jail $60,000 bond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
