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Martins Ferry resident presses council for answers as police investigation remains open; chief gives August activity totals
Summary
A longtime community volunteer said he has not received results of an investigation involving city officers and asked the council for an apology or explanation; the police chief reported August activity totals and noted partial rollout of license-plate readers.
Greg Roby, a Martins Ferry resident who identified himself as a representative of Kingdom of Heaven, told the Martins Ferry City Council he has not received the findings of an investigation he says involved city officers and repeated his request for answers and an apology.
Roby said he filed two complaints against Officer Cole and asked whether the investigation was complete. “I have not gotten no answers yet,” Roby said. “When I say we, because I think there's a lot of people in the city that was interested about what happened.” He told the council he has recordings and said he was told earlier the matter was finished.
Mayor (name not given) and other council members responded that the matter is an active investigation, and therefore they could not discuss particulars in an open meeting. “As I understand this,…
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