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Chief Steve Drew tells News 3 he receives fewer complaints for female officers, and generally speaking, people who interact with women in uniform tend to be more open with information.
North End Huntington Heights residents say the shipyard has brought traffic, noise, tense confrontations and a decreased quality of life. They also say shipyard employees have regularly littered the streets with trash and taken up parking spaces in front of their houses.
The Newport News Police Department wants more women to pursue careers in law enforcement so she's no longer seen as an anomaly.
Lieutenant Alison Funaiock is the only woman in Hampton Roads to lead a police department SWAT Team. Author: Janet Roach Updated: 11:22 PM EST February 15, 2021 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News Police Lieutenant Alison Funaiock knew from a very young age that she wanted to go into law enforcement; even a tough childhood disease that nearly landed her in a wheelchair wouldn't keep her from fulfilling her dream. Doctors told her parents that juvenile rheumatoid arthritis would eventually make her wheelchair-bound. "I think it instilled a toughness in me that ...