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Donnie Blankenship has found contentment in life outside the paddock as a full-time police officer for the Chester Police Department. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi)
CHESTER, W.Va. The city has at least one police officer on the roster who is not afraid of a little horsepower.
Donnie Blankenship, who has been employed full-time as a patrolman in Chester for two years, came a little late to his law enforcement career compared to some.
He always wanted to be a police officer like his grandfather, who served briefly as Hancock County Sheriff, However, he didn’t pursue that dream until several years ago.
3/31/2021
Cumberland’s dive team is better equipped
Firefighter John Rei asks a question about a piece of equipment while training with new scuba gear at the Boys & Girls Club of Cumberland-Lincoln last Wednesday morning. (Breeze photos by Robert Emerson)
CUMBERLAND – Few places make someone feel more alone than descending into the abyss of a dark river and feeling around for something.
Members of the Cumberland Water Rescue and Recovery Team, now training new members and boasting new equipment, say the experience of diving to retrieve lost items is sometimes terrifying but can be addictive.
The team, first formed in May of 2000, has recently received several donations to upgrade equipment to be safer and more efficient. They showed off that equipment in the pool of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Rhode Island last week.
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Last week, we were provided a reminder of just how prevalent illegal narcotics are in our communities.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrests of six individuals on charges involving the possession and distribution of crystal meth. The investigation of a little over a month resulted in several search warrants being executed on a single street in New Cumberland.
The idea of illegal drugs being trafficked through our area is something many of us have gotten used to over the years, but sometimes it is still surprising when such a large operation is announced. The fact the individuals were all found along Commerce Street, pretty much in the backyard of the county courthouse, the sheriff’s department and the New Cumberland Police Department, was even more shocking.
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