In brief
Youngkin announces mental health reforms following shootings A day after a manager shot and killed six people and injured several at a Walmart in Chesapeake before killing himself on November […]
Next top cop
Since former Charlottesville police chief RaShall Brackney’s controversial firing last fall, Captain Latroy “Tito” Durrette has acted as the CPD’s interim chief, while the city searches for the department’s next […]
No, thank you
Before ditching Charlottesville for California last month, former Police Civilian Oversight Board executive director Hansel Aguilar evaluated the board’s long-awaited first case, which concerned the violent arrest of a man […]
In brief
(Not) gone for Good Fifth District Republican Bob Good will serve a second term in Congress, after beating Democratic challenger Josh Throneburg on November 8 by 16 percentage points—around 48,600 […]
‘The money is there’
In Virginia’s state prisons, just about everything costs money, from phone calls to soap to toilet paper. And because incarcerated people make less than 50 cents per hour, they often […]
In brief
Activists accuse ACPD of biased policing From July 1, 2021, to February 28, 2022, 20 percent of drivers stopped by the Albemarle County Police Department were Black, though Black residents […]
Face to face
Republican Representative Bob Good and his 5th District Democratic challenger Josh Throneburg met for their first and only forum on October 26 at Hampden-Sydney College—after Good refused or ignored multiple […]
Promoting unity
The University Police Department and National Organization of Black Law Enforcement hosted a procedural justice workshop, titled Policing With Our Community, at UVA on October 26. The event provided insight […]
In brief: City updates policy, and more
Personnel policy updated The City of Charlottesville has updated its personnel policy months after controversy erupted over Allen Groat, a city IT employee who attended the insurrection at the U.S. […]
Good enough?
As Bob Good’s two-year term comes to a close, the representative for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District has reason to feel secure in a potential victory on November 8—VA-5 has elected […]