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Demonstrators challenged policing and pushed for changes from the department to legislative levels. How did policing change?

Heart-stopping images show Culpeper County police stopping man from jumping off cell phone tower Images show police in Virginia trying to stop man from jumping off cell phone tower Heart-stopping images from Culpeper County show police trying to stop a man from jumping off of a cell phone tower. CULPEPER COUNTY, Va. - Police officers in Culpeper County, Virginia climbed a 250-foot cell phone tower Sunday trying to save a man threatening to jump. "We tried the bullhorn and other methods, but it ...

Find out whats happening in Woodbridge with free, real-time updates from Patch. Lets go! The Prince William County Community Services is creating a Missions Workgroup for the Marcus Alert System. Through the workgroup, officials hope to receive feedback from community members. This input will help determine behavioral health crisis system needs. Find out whats happening in Woodbridge with free, real-time updates from Patch. Lets go! submit an application by April 30. For questions, email PWMarc...

Captain Steve Richardson was one of 40 people selected from over 300 nominations to serve as a member of the 40 person Marcus Alert State Stakeholder Planning Group. He was one of the handful of law-enforcement professionals invited to serve in the group. The “Marcus Alert” stands for “mental health awareness response and community understanding services.” It provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Ser...

By ALLISON BROPHY CHAMPION Culpeper Star-Exponent The 44-year-old man killed by a Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office deputy at his house on Thursday morning was an Army veteran who served honorably, according to a local pastor. Donald Francis Hairston, an African-American, was shot to death by police called out for a welfare check to the home on Horseshoe Drive. According to Virginia State Police, the agency in charge of the investigation, Hairston shot a gun and pointed it at de...

ALI ROCKETT Richmond Times-Dispatch RICHMOND — Princess Blanding, the sister of Marcus-David Peters, who was fatally shot by Richmond police in May 2018, has officially announced a third-party bid for governor of Virginia. Blanding launched her campaign Tuesday in a news release and video, embarking on a candidacy under the banner of the newly formed Liberation Party that will emphasize public safety and racial and economic justice, among other progressive reforms. In the wake ...

Style Weekly photojournalist Scott Elmquist chooses some of his favorite images from a busy year. July 4: State Sen. Amanda Chase, GOP hopeful for Virginia governor, was a featured speaker at a 2nd Amendment Rally, Virginia State Capitol. Photographer’s note: When I saw Sen. Chase step out of the black SUV and strap on an assault rifle, I knew I was witnessing an event unlike any other in my 30 years as a photographer. Surrounded by militia also carrying assault rifles, she walked to the Ba...

Gov. Northam signs Marcus Alert into law, creating statewide alert system for people experiencing mental health crisis Office of Gov. Ralph Northam By: Web Staff and last updated 2020-12-16 20:04:06-05 RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Ralph Northam ceremonially signed legislation Tuesday creating the "Marcus Alert," a statewide mental health alert system to make sure behavioral health experts are involved in responding to people in crisis, including by limiting the role of law enforcement....

Just before the confrontation, Peters had struck several cars with his vehicle, then ran onto Interstate 95 during heavy rush-hour traffic. The officer, who also was Black, pointed a stun gun at Peters, who then ran toward him, shouting and threatening to kill him. The officer deployed the stun gun, which appeared to have no effect, and then shot Peters with his service weapon. Blanding lobbied for a law that would give mental health professionals the lead role when police are called to respond...

Governor Northam Signs Legislation Creating Statewide ‘Marcus Alert’ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam ceremonially signed legislation today establishing the ‘Marcus Alert,’ a statewide mental health alert system to ensure behavioral health experts are involved in responding to individuals in crisis, including by limiting the role of law enforcement. The law is named to honor Marcus-David Peters, a high school biology teacher who was killed by a police officer in Richmond while experien...