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City audit concludes Virginia Beach Police Department's Body-Worn Camera Program is compliant By: Web Staff and last updated 2021-07-13 23:13:25-04 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. â The City of Virginia Beach released Tuesday details of a city audit of the Virginia Beach Police Departmentâs Body-Worn Camera Program, concluding that the program is compliant. The audit covers the time from January 2020 to April 2021. In April, Police Chief Paul Neudigate announced a change in policy, saying that officers would activate their body cam while they were responding to a call. Previousl...
Today at 3:00pm (Updated at 3:55 p.m.) A national search for Arlington’s new police chief has ended with a familiar choice. Andy Penn, a 29-year veteran of the Arlington County Police Department and its current acting chief, has been named as the county’s new permanent chief by County Manager Mark Schwartz. “Andy embraces the values and important work that is needed around issues of equity, justice, and safety and will work to advance racial diversity and inclusion in all of our public safety efforts.” Schwartz said in a statement Friday afternoon. “He will bring a balanced approach...
Saint John, NB, Canada / The Wave Mar 15, 2021 6:00 AM The Axon Body 3 body camera, which members of the Saint John Police Force will be outfitted with. (Photo: Saint John Police Force/Submitted) The city’s police force blames last fall’s cyber attack for delaying the launch of its body-worn camera program. “Due to the cyber incident in the fall of 2020, the Body Worn Camera Program implementation for the Saint John Police Force had to be rescheduled,” said Spokesperson Jim Hennessey in a statement to Acadia Broadcasting. “As we continue to re-establish our internal programming, a d...
By Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff January 6, 2021 Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff Mayor Walsh signed an ordinance creating an Office of Police Accountability and Transparency on Monday in his City Hall office. Isabel Leon/Mayor's office photo Mayor Walsh has signed an ordinance establishing a City Hall office that will give teeth and subpoena powers to a new civilian review panel charged with investigating police misconduct. The Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) is the last plank in a three-pronged police reform package devised in response to the police murder of George Flo...