Beckley Police Department

05/15/2026

Today Cpl. Justice and Pfc. Dickens attended the Police Memorial Service in Fayetteville. During the service the names of 242 West Virginia officers who passed away while in the line of duty were read.

Included in those names were three Beckley Police Officers:

Ptl. Carl Dale Buckland
End of Watch: August 26, 1956

Sgt. David Lee Lilly
End of Watch: May 12, 1975

Detective Cpl. Charles E. Smith II
End of Watch: August 29, 2006

Pictured below with Cpl. Justice and Pfc. Dickens is Susie Smith, Charles Smith's mother.

05/14/2026

Thanks to Cranberry Daycare Center for having Cpl. Justice come and speak with the kids earlier today.

Cpl. Justice spoke to the kids about calling 911, explained his gear to them, and showed them his cruiser.

We appreciate the invitation and look forward to working with you in the future!

05/12/2026

Today, we pause to remember and honor our fallen brother, Sgt. David Lilly, who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the citizens of Beckley 51 years ago today.

Though time may pass, his courage, dedication, and sacrifice will never be forgotten. We continue to honor his memory and the legacy he left behind within the Beckley Police Department and our community.

End of Watch — Never Forgotten. 💙🖤

Sergeant David Lilly was shot and killed during a traffic stop at the intersection of Route 19/21 bypass and New Raleigh Road (present-day South Fayette Street) shortly before midnight.

05/09/2026

Come to uptown Beckley for the kickoff of the Rhododendron Festival! Event is from 11am-2pm today.

Come out and enjoy the nice weather and check out all the vendors.

05/08/2026

Today, Sgt. Snuffer volunteered his time to read to a Pre-K class at Crescent Elementary School and gave the students an up-close look inside his police cruiser.

The Beckley Police Department would like to commend Sgt. Snuffer for taking the time, even on his day off - to serve our community and help build positive relationships with some of our community’s most valuable and important members, our children.

05/08/2026

Thanks to Faith Community Church for providing lunch for the department yesterday afternoon. We appreciate it!

05/05/2026

We want to thank Noah Kapp of Compliance LLC who provided lunch for us from Pasquales today. Also thanks to Greg from Pasquales for delivering lunch to us.

We appreciate you!

05/05/2026

A couple of days late in posting this, but thanks to Girl Scout Troop 34101 for bringing us a basket of cookies. We appreciate you thinking of us and thanks for all you do for our community!

05/04/2026

Thanks to Beckley Walmart for providing lunch for us today. We appreciate you thinking about us!

05/01/2026

Congratulations to the fifth grade students from Greater Beckley Christian Elementary, Cranberry Prosperity Elementary, and Maxwell Hill Elementary (not pictured) for completing the DARE program! 

Thanks to all the school administration, and teachers for allowing Cpl. Justice to come into the classrooms and spend time with the kids over the last 10 weeks.

We look forward to working with you all during the next school year. 

Be safe and responsible!