Every Officer in Barrackville Police Department Relieved of Duty Simultaneously

The Barrackville Town Council and mayor terminated their entire police force effective immediately — and announced it via a Facebook post.

The Barrackville, West Virginia Town Council voted to relieve all members of its police department of duty at once.
The terminations were effective immediately upon the council's decision.
The announcement was made publicly through an official Facebook post rather than a press release or press conference.
Barrackville is a small Marion County town of roughly 1,200 residents.
No interim policing arrangement was publicly announced alongside the Facebook post.

The Barrackville Town Council and mayor have relieved every member of the Barrackville Police Department of duty, effective immediately, according to a Facebook post published by the town this week.

Barrackville is a Marion County, West Virginia municipality with an estimated population of approximately 1,200 people. The council did not specify in the public announcement how many officers were affected, what precipitated the action, or what agency — if any — would assume policing responsibilities in the interim.

No formal press conference was held. No statement of record was issued to local press ahead of the Facebook post. West Virginia State Police have jurisdiction over municipalities whose local departments become non-functional, though no formal transfer of coverage was announced alongside the terminations.

A town of 1,200 people dissolved its entire police force and told residents on Facebook.