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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 23, 2014

Video: Virginia Officer Prevents Suicide, Just One Week After Intervention Training

Body-mounted cameras on officers recorded as Newport News police officer Andrew Gohn knelt to the ground. He asked the man about his problems and encouraged him to talk about his kids, preventing him from making good on suicide threats.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2014

Video: Former Shelter Dog Joins Va. Police K-9 Unit

A shelter dog graduated from the Alexandria (Va.) Police Department's K-9 School this week and will join the agency's K-9 unit.

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Articlesby Kristine Meldrum DenholmJuly 20, 2014

Williamsburg: Policing Where the Present Meets the Past

A former NYPD cop, Hamilton moved to this quiet Tidewater community more than 15 years ago after her child waited for a bus in New York next to a dead body.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2014

Prince William Police Arrange Treatment for Drug Users After Raids

Virginia officers raided 19 locations and arrested 53 people over three days last month in drug raids. But after each arrest, a detective or other officer sat down with the suspects and offered to have a chaplain take them to a drug treatment center right away.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 2, 2014

Video: Virginia Officer Killed in Shootout with Ex-con

A Virginia teen was shot by an ex-con, who went on to shoot two Norfolk (Va.) officers, killing one, before being killed by police.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 27, 2014

Video: Virginia Officer Shoots Teen

A Purcellville (Va.) police officer shot and killed a teenager who was allegedly threatening suicide. Police report that the teen lunged at the officer with a knife just prior to the shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2014

4 Gang Members Charged in Va. Captain's Kidnapping, Slaying

The people who carjacked, kidnapped, and killed Waynesboro, Va., reserve police captain Kevin Quick were members of the Bloods street gang who robbed stores and sold drugs in the weeks and months leading up to the murder, according to an indictment.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2014

Virginia Deputy Dies During Academy Workout

A Spotsylvania County, Va., deputy died Monday after collapsing during a morning workout. Bryan Berger, 34, was a recruit at the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy and was participating in physical fitness training with his classmates.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 1, 2014

Va. Officer's Son Takes Patrol Car for Joy Ride

The son of a Fairfax County, Va., police officer has been arrested for taking his father’s cruiser out for a high-speed drive, activating the emergency lights, wearing a police uniform shirt, and firing a gun.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2014

Death Penalty Dropped in Virginia Officer's Killing

Before Monday, prosecutors had been seeking the death penalty in their case against Perry, who is accused of killing Norfolk, Va., police officer Victor Decker in 2010. But Monday morning, they told a judge they don't have enough evidence to make that case.

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