Martinsburg May Soon Hire Full-Time Police Officer

The time may be near for Martinsburg Borough Council to hire the police department’s third full-time officer.

During council’s April meeting, Chief of Police Kerry L. Hoover said Attorney Matthew P. Gieg of Gieg Law Offices, Altoona, – the borough’s solicitor – verified with Attorney Brendan J. Moran of the Beard Legal Group, Altoona, that Martinsburg doesn’t need the Police Civil Service Commission in order to hire a third full-ti...