Philippi Police Department

08/10/2023

Chief Walters final off duty call as Chief of Police.

08/09/2023

To the citizens of Philippi
From Chief Jeff Walters

This is my last week of active duty with the Philippi Police Department. It has been bittersweet and quite a journey over the last three decades.

During my first 10 years of service, unless you were a bad guy, I was relatively unknown to the community. I worked mainly the midnight shift until my promotion to Sergeant in 2005.

In 2013, I became Chief of Police for PPD. Since then, there have been many ups and downs, but one thing I've never forgotten is who I worked for and that is you, the citizens of Philippi.

One of my first priorities then was to make the department more transparent so the taxpayers could see how their money was being spent. To accomplish this goal, I started the social media pages and again, I was amazed at the overwhelmingly positive response.

As a Chief, I could not ask for more supportive citizens than right here in Philippi. I thank you for your support, friendship, and partnership.

As I clean out my office in my final days here, I am finding dozens and dozens of cards, letters, and newspaper articles from you offering support, congratulations and sometimes condolences. You will never know how grateful I am for these expressions of encouragement throughout the years.

Of course, this is not the end of the journey for me as I will be the school Prevention Resource Officer for Barbour County Schools headquartered at Philip Barbour High School. I will now get to serve you by watching over your children and grandchildren.

As a citizen of Philippi myself, I will continue to be involved in the community for as long as the Lord allows me, and will be available to the new Chief as an advisor (I don't officially retire until September 1.) The new Chief will be named soon and I ask that you support them as much as you have me.

Thank you for a great tenure, Philippi!

Sincerely, Chief Jeff Walters

08/07/2023

Philippi Police Department
Activity Report For
July 2023

Calls for service: 277

Group A Offenses:

Assault 2
Burglary 0
Drug Offenses 0*
Larceny 5
Grand Larceny Auto 0
Kidnapping 0
Obstructing Officer 1
Contributing to the 1
Delinq. Of Minor
S*x Crime 1
Firearm Law 1
Leaving Scene MVC 0

Group B Offenses:

DUI 1
Driving Suspended 0
Public Intoxication 0
Disorderly Conduct 1
Destruction of 1
Property.
Trespassing 1

Motor Vehicle Crashes: 4

Notes:

1. This report is that which is submitted to the FBI UCR division and does not reflect active investigations.
2. The majority of drug cases were handled by the Barbour County Joint Drug Task Force and are not reflected on this report.

07/17/2023

BREAKING: WVSP trooper shot during traffic stop, suspect at large >>> https://www.wdtv.com/2023/07/17/wvsp-trooper-shot-during-traffic-stop-suspect-large/

07/06/2023

Philippi Police Department
Activity Report For
June 2023

Calls for service: 214

Group A Offenses:

Assault 8
Burglary 0
Drug Offenses 0*
Larceny 3
Grand Larceny Auto 0
Kidnapping 0
Obstructing Officer 1
Fraud 2
S*x Crime 0
Child Neglect 0
Leaving Scene MVC 2

Group B Offenses:

DUI 0
Driving Suspended 1
Public Intoxication 0
Animal Neglect 0
Destruction of 1
Property.
Trespassing 1

Motor Vehicle Crashes: 14

Notes:

1. This report is that which is submitted to the FBI UCR division and does not reflect active investigations.
2. The majority of drug cases were handled by the Barbour County Joint Drug Task Force and are not reflected on this report.

06/19/2023

The Philippi Police Department is now taking applications for an entry level Police Officer. Please stop by the City of Philippi and pick up an application if you are interested.

06/14/2023

Public Notice:
There was an operation in Mansfield involving the FBI and other agencies, also Law Enforcement are conducting exercises in the area of Southern States. There is no danger to the public at this time.

06/13/2023

We tee off at 10am on Saturday, June 17th. There are still team slots remaining but they are limited. Please message us here on Facebook to register or contact Dan at the Barbour County Country Club.

06/13/2023

🚨TRAFFIC ALERT🚨

Beginning Tuesday, 6/13, Bosworth Street will be closed from Main Street to Museum Street.

06/07/2023

Philippi Police Department
Activity Report For
May 2023

Calls for service: 233

Group A Offenses:

Assault 8
Burglary 0
Drug Offenses 2*
Larceny 5
Grand Larceny Auto 0
Kidnapping 0
Obstructing Officer 0
Fraud 1
S*x Crime 0
Child Neglect 0
Leaving Scene MVC 1

Group B Offenses:

DUI 1
Driving Suspended 0
Public Intoxication 0
Animal Neglect 0
Destruction of 0
Property.
Trespassing 0

Motor Vehicle Crashes: 11

Notes:

1. This report is that which is submitted to the FBI UCR division and does not reflect active investigations.
2. The majority of drug cases were handled by the Barbour County Joint Drug Task Force and are not reflected on this report.

06/04/2023