On August 12, 2017, State Troopers Berke Morgan Matthew Bates and Henry John Cullen III were hovering in a helicopter above the Unite The Right Rally in Charlottesville. As they hovered, the helicopter began to pitch up and down suddenly and eventually crashed into the ground and burst into flames, the lawsuit details.
Read More →Nine police officers with the Hampton University (VA) Police Department have been fired for posting "misogynistic, racist … remarks" on social media.
Read More →The Augusta County Sheriff's Office is investigating a second report of a police impersonator along a stretch of a local highway in the span of one week.
Read More →An officer with the Prince George County Police Department suffered minor injuries in a two-car crash on Wednesday night.
Read More →A gun concealed in a suspect's backpack unexpectedly discharged as officers were taking the man into custody for disorderly conduct on Sunday night.
Read More →A man reportedly threw a Molotov Cocktail onto the parking structure of the Richmond (VA) Police Department on Thursday afternoon. A small container containing a "flammable liquid" was used in the attack.
Read More →An officer with the Timberville (VA) Police Department came under attack of a man wielding a sword at a domestic call on Wednesday, forcing him to discharge his service weapon in his defense.
Read More →Two officers with the Tazewell (VA) Police Department declined to resign following an investigation into their behavior stemming from a traffic stop at which a black man claimed one of the officers stopped him because of his race.
Read More →An officer with the Richmond (VA) Police Department surprised his now-fiancé with a wedding proposal during his police academy graduation ceremony.
Read More →An officer with the Virginia State Police received some gratitude from a stranded motorist after he changed the left rear tire of her minivan.
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