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Apartments improve safety with partnership

Sunday, November 6th, 2011
A spate of laundry room burglaries in apartment complexes on the city’s east side 10 years ago sparked a crime-prevention effort that today counts dozens of participants whose goal is safe environments for renters.

Police respond to crime concerns

Friday, November 4th, 2011
FOLLANSBEE - Follansbee officials have pledged to step up police patrols in the city's 2nd Ward and consider lowering the city's curfew for youth in response to complaints of criminal activity. Crimes such as burglaries, car thefts, gas siphoning and vandalism in the areas of Highland, Neville and Clifton streets over the last several months have led a few residents in recent weeks to post signs ...

Follansbee police respond to concerns

Friday, November 4th, 2011
FOLLANSBEE - City officials have pledged to step up police patrols in the city's 2nd Ward and consider lowering the city's curfew for youth in response to complaints of criminal activity. Crimes such as burglaries, car thefts, gas siphoning and vandalism in the areas of Highland, Neville and Clifton streets during the last several months have led a few residents in recent weeks to post signs ...

Follansbee leaders make changes in light of recent crime

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Follansbee Mayor David Velegol held a public meeting on Wednesday night at the city park to address the recent crime in the 2nd ward. City manager John Destefano and police chief John Schwertfeger also noted concerns from residents, mainly those living on Neville and Highland Streets. "I sit in my front room at night with a shot gun over my legs cause they come through the back door, I'm ...

Thieves Charged for Gas Siphoning

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
The RNC have arrested two men after a report theft at the West Gate construction site on Legion Road in Kelligrews. The men were siphoning gas from equipment at the site. One suspect was taken into custody at the scene, while the second suspect was tracked and apprehended using the K-9 unit.