Nov 6, 2024 · The special operation took place from mid-August to mid-October after data indicated a rise in crime, fueled by multiple citizen complaints regarding criminal activity in and around the East …

Aug 7, 2017 · — Several people have been arrested in Wheeling for prostitution and drugs after multiple complaints from neighbors. Police raided a home in East Wheeling just after 10 a.m. on Sunday.

Apr 11, 2015 · The history of prostitution in Wheeling really is true history, but it is never celebrated as such, despite the fact that many credit the profession for the city’s legendary “Wheeling Feeling” …

May 7, 2025 · While Wheeling’s mob bosses – first “Big Bill Lias” and then Paul Hankish – operated as many as 24 prostitution locations in Center and South Wheeling, those operations were not …

Sep 27, 2025 · A silver Chevy pickup truck repeatedly circled the parking lot near Lovell Place. The caller suspects the truck driver is soliciting prostitution and persistently knocked on a neighbor's door.

Reports of prostitutes operating in Wheeling have intensified community concerns. Residents note increased activity near Ohio Valley Medical Center and downtown areas after dark.

Aug 7, 2017 · After receiving multiple complaints in the East Wheeling area, the Wheeling Police Department conducted an operation that netted in eight people being arrested on multiple charges.

Jan 26, 2012 · Situated along Interstate 70 near the Pennsylvania and Ohio borders, the city has struggled with sex trafficking and prostitution activity in the area’s rest stops and local hotels, among …

Oct 29, 2016 · Something changed in Wheeling at the turn of the century, and it wasn’t caused by heat from law enforcement of any level. Prostitution certainly continued in Wheeling and still does today, …

Nov 6, 2024 · The Wheeling Police Department today announced the results of a recent two-month-long special operation that resulted in multiple arrests and roughly 200 grams of various illegal drugs seized.