police

Governor Ralph Northam is now considering dozens of bills lawmakers sent him during a special session on coronavirus and criminal justice reform.The…

Richmond’s new permanent police chief has been on the job for a couple weeks now. He says the city has a great police department, but morale is low. Since…

The ongoing national debate over policing is raising new questions in Virginia about local government spending on public safety.Over the last decade or…

Calls to defund the police are echoing across the country, but where should the money go?Many of the young people shuffled through Virginia’s juvenile…

Earlier this year Richmond Police released a trove of data. It revealed who in the city is stopped by law enforcement, and why. The numbers show large…

Two Lynchburg police officers will serve probation and perform community service for shooting a homeowner.The officers were set to stand trial Monday on…

It’s been six months since RaShall Brackney took over as Charlottesville’s chief of police, and while she pledged to improve relations between the city’s…

Across Virginia, and the country, police scanners are going quiet -- at least for the public. It used to be a scanner or an internet connection was all…

Last week, police in Richmond shot and killed an unarmed man who was charging at an officer. The incident has renewed calls for more transparency around…

Recent years have seen a growing sense of distrust between some members of the community and police. Now one Virginia congressman is trying to forge a new…