The Wheeling Police Department will continue to hold in-person neighborhood crime watch meetings throughout the month of September. In-person meetings resumed this in July and will continue into the fall months.
The department currently holds seven monthly crime watch meetings in various neighborhoods throughout the city. Meetings very informal and are held to build relationships with residents by working together on crime related issues through conversation. Officers also provide monthly crime statistics and talk about upcoming police events and initiatives.
To get monthly schedules, residents can visit the online crime watch calendar at wheelingwv.gov/crime-watch or call 304-234-3708 with questions. The current times, dates and locations are:
Warwood
Date/Time: Second Thursday of the month, 7 p.m.
Location: Warwood Christian Church, 131 North 17th Street
North Wheeling
Date/Time: Third Thursday of the month, 7 p.m.
Location: Riverview Towers, 601 Main Street
Wheeling Island
Date/Time: Fourth Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Wheeling Island Marina Shelter (September only), Island Christian Church (beginning in October)
East Wheeling – Downtown
Date/Time: First Monday of the month, 6 p.m.
Location: Greater Wheeling Coalition for the Homeless, 84 Fifteenth Street
Center – South Wheeling
Date/Time: Fourth Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, 3536 Eoff Street
Woodsdale-Edgewood-Pleasanton
Date/Time: Second Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m.
Location: Temple Shalom, 23 Bethany Pike
Elm Grove – Springdale
Date/Time: Third Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m.
Location: Elm Grove Civics, 21 Sycamore Avenue
