Martinsburg Police Department: A Case Study

The city of Martinsburg West Virginia was founded in 1778 by General Adam Stephen during the Revolutionary War, the city name comes from the late Colonel Thomas Bryan Martin (Martinsburg Police Department.) Berkeley County established its first Sheriff’s Department in 1865, this branch off came from Frederick County, Virginia when Berkeley County became part of West Virginia (Berkeley County Sheriff Department.) From 1865 to 1870 John W. Pitzer served as the first Sheriff and only twenty-nine men have been elected since that time (Berkeley County Sheriff Department.)
The mission of the Martinsburg Police Department is to promote a feeling of security and preserving the safety of the members of the community through the practicing of professional law enforcement services (Martinsburg Police Department.) The jurisdiction for the city police is limited to the city the employs them, and the
After the tests are finalized applications are reviewed based on highest scores first and physical exams are completed, following the exams a background check, Civil Service interview, and medical including psychiatric evaluations are completed (Martinsburg Police Department.) Finally, to join the Martinsburg Police Department sixteen weeks of training must be completed at the West Virginia Police Academy in Charleston, WV. (Martinsburg Police