Ohio Valley Drug and Vice Unit

Ohio Valley Drug and Vice Unit is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Wheeling limits in Ohio County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Wheeling sits across a West Virginia jurisdiction where seasonal and year-round residents share the roads, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Wheeling should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Wheeling city, WV has an estimated population of 26,670.