Virginia
Officer Mabry of the Virginia Beach Police Department admires the view after patrolling the oceanfront
The suspect shoved the officer into his cruiser and got on top of him, violently hitting him, getting his gun
Virginia patrol officer’s dashcam video is another reminder that traffic stops can go from routine to life-threatening in the blink of an eye
The man was stopped after a deputy reportedly observed him speeding and driving erratically in April 2022
Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo’s sister, Adriana, was charged by the FBI with assisting in his escape
Dash cam video captures the moment a car crossed the median and slammed into a traffic stop in Fairfax County
Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo, who was being held at Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, Va., escaped with another inmate
The prosecutor argues that the 10 defendants “acted together” and should be tried together
SWAT
Negotiators successfully ended a standoff with an armed woman in a car
Defense attorneys claim their clients were only trying to restrain Irvo Otieno and that there is no evidence of intent to kill
The footage, which has no audio, shows various members of the group struggling with a handcuffed and shackled man
The man can be seen on video ignoring several commands before lunging at the officer and reaching for his gun
“Detective Colas’ decision to fire his weapon constituted defense of another as a matter of law,” Justice Stephen McCullough said
The motion was filed days after a jury awarded Lt. Caron Nazario less than $4K in a lawsuit in which he had sought more than $1 million
Lt. Caron Nazario sued the officers for claims of assault and battery, false imprisonment and illegal search during a 2020 traffic stop
A school official was notified about the weapon before the boy shot the teacher at Richneck Elementary
An investigator used the incorrect search code, which would have disqualified Austin Lee Edwards from employment
“What we know today is that she was providing instruction, he displayed a firearm, pointed it at her and fired a round,” Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said
Newport News police Chief Steve Drew said the boy was involved in “an altercation” with his teacher before he shot her with a handgun
Deputy Robert Rensch had originally trained the inmate on how to use the Heimlich maneuver to assist someone when choking
Virginia’s governor has asked the state’s IG to investigate the hiring of Austin Lee Edwards, who killed the grandparents and mother of a girl he “catfished” online
Brodnax Police Chief Joe Carey, 66, had pulled off to the side of the road to recover the remains of an animal when he was struck returning to his vehicle
“Call it fate. Call it right place, right time, wrong attire, but there is a reason I went that route,” Lt. Tabatha Merell said
It’s unclear if Virginia State Police asked any follow-up questions once Austin Lee Edwards disclosed his past mental health difficulties
At the time of the incident, Austin Lee Edwards had been employed with the Washington County Sheriff’s Department for less than 2 weeks
As part of “Operation Bold Blue Line,” the state will allow departments to expedite certification for lateral transfers down to 8 weeks
The man was shot during a struggle over a TASER
The “error resulted in an incomplete database query during Edwards’ hiring process,” said a Virginia State Police spokeswoman
Video shows the officer trying to subdue a woman, who grabs at a gun in her waistband several times; another suspect then walks toward the officer, pointing a gun at him
After walking up to the SUV, the man sped off, causing the passenger side door to close on the trooper
Virginia State Police are conducting an internal review of Austin Lee Edwards’ hiring process and tenure there
