Bath Police Department hires two officers

by Trish Rudder

Two “seasoned” police officers were hired and sworn in by Town of Bath Mayor Scott Merki, said Berkeley Springs Police Chief Bill Carper.

Ronald L. Gardner and Charles D. Hess joined the force on April 11.

Chief Carper, who was hired in early March has hit the ground running to get the department working “to have a presence,” he said recently.

Mayor Merki said in the April 18 council meeting the new…