MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Safe Streets program is back with the return of West Virginia University students in Morgantown.

Morgantown Police Department Deputy Chief Chris Ruehmer said in about a week the population of the city doubled, not to mention a significant increase in vehicle traffic.

He said the first goal of the Safe Streets program is to be visible and accessible to citizens in need.

“The second piece of it was a quality of life piece,” Ruehmer said. “We wanted to make sure we were addressing those things that were a squeaky wheel for us, whether that was litter or nuisance-type activities.”

The program is staffed through volunteer overtime and is moved around the city as needed depending on calls for service, traffic or events. Part of the strategy is to not be pre

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