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‘It was productive’: Virginia NAACP discusses public safety concerns with Gov. Northam and other state leaders Virginia NAACP discusses public safety concerns with Gov. Northam and other state leaders By Karina Bolster | April 26, 2021 at 1:07 PM EDT - Updated April 26 at 7:52 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia NAACP met virtually Monday with the state’s top officials to discuss public safety across the Commonwealth following a recent deputy-involved shooting in Spotsylvania County. The private online discussion took place between Virginia NAACP President Robert Barnet...

Virginia NAACP to discuss public safety concerns with Gov. Northam and other state leaders The Virginia NAACP will meet virtually with the state's top leaders to discuss concerns about public safety. (Source: Virginia NAACP) By Karina Bolster | April 26, 2021 at 1:07 PM EDT - Updated April 26 at 1:41 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia NAACP will meet virtually Monday with the state’s top officials to discuss public safety across the Commonwealth following a recent deputy-involved shooting in Spotsylvania County. The private online discussion will take place between Virginia NA...

“Mr. Thompson filed this case because Trooper Hewitt’s behavior was unconscionable, and Mr. Thompson is happy with the outcome,” Erlich said. “He thought he deserved - and received - monetary compensation. And although the VSP did not admit to any wrongdoing, Mr. Thompson is heartened Trooper Hewitt is no longer on the street and thinks Virginia is safer for it.” The Virginia Attorney General’s Office confirmed a settlement, but did not offer any other comment. A working phone number could not be located for Hewitt. After Erlich first posted the video on Twitter last summer, it wa...

A white state trooper who was seen on video telling a Black driver “you are going to get your a-- whipped” and yanking him out of the car by his neck is no...

VSP to investigate after Army lieutenant threatened, pepper-sprayed by Va. officers One officer has since been fired, according to a statement from the Town of Windsor GRAPHIC: Lawsuit filed over Va. police stop, pepper spray seen in body cam footage By Hannah Eason | April 11, 2021 at 6:13 PM EDT - Updated April 12 at 9:30 AM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT & AP) - Gov. Northam on Sunday condemned a traffic stop that led to a US Army officer being pepper-sprayed by two Virginia police officers, sparking a lawsuit and national attention. The lawsuit states officers in Windsor, Virginia, drew their g...