Posted on: April 16, 2021
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Loudoun County, VA (April 16, 2021)- The 50th session of Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) graduated on Friday reaching another milestone in the regionally and nationally recognized program. CIT helps prepare law enforcement officers, on patrol, in the Adult Detention Center (ADC), and emergency dispatchers to calmly and effectively communicate with citizens experiencing a behavioral crisis. The Loudoun County Sheriff s Office (LCSO) has trained over 700 personnel from the local, state, and federal level, as well as private organizations.
The training includes classroom instruction and role play exercises which enable law enforcement personnel to gain a better understanding of the experience of living with serious mental illnesses.
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Loudoun’s Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office experienced significant staff turnover since Buta Biberaj took office as the chief prosecutor a year ago. Two weeks ago, Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Bruce A. Johnson, Jr. became the latest to leave the office. He is under scrutiny by the DC Bar.
According to an automatic reply from Johnson’s email address, he is “no longer with” the office, as of Jan. 6. The automatic reply was signed by Biberaj, who has yet to respond to comment on Johnson’s departure.
As Johnson leaves his Loudoun post, the DC Bar’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel is conducting an investigation into allegations that he mismanaged his former clients’ money. Those complaints stem from incidents in 2015 and 2017 when Johnson was working at a private law firm practicing in Maryland and DC.